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So I have my second exam coming up and feel like I'm going to fail hard.
The first exam was not very bad but still not good.
So for my first exam I attended every lecture, which weren't very helpful.. And textbooks just made my brain more confused. I studied the few slides and tried YouTube, for understanding things. But then on the exam I didn't recognize terms that were just rote memorization.
I have my 2nd exam next week.
I just feel stupid but never had this feeling in law school..I'm a non traditionalist student.
In law school I just read the books and summaries and that was enough for a good grade.
But reading now.. And I don't understand what it's about.. Summaries from other students help but I can't grasp the big picture plus I don't feel I'm memorizing all the facts.
I tried anki today.. I'm filling everything in question form or cloze.. But I did 3 hours for 6 pages off material... And I have >30 pages worth of material.
This way I'll never get to practicing on anki..
I just feel hopeless..
Please help, what am I doing wrong? How can I retain more information?
Should I switch to YouTube again for understanding the more general concepts or continue anki?
The first exam was not very bad but still not good.
So for my first exam I attended every lecture, which weren't very helpful.. And textbooks just made my brain more confused. I studied the few slides and tried YouTube, for understanding things. But then on the exam I didn't recognize terms that were just rote memorization.
I have my 2nd exam next week.
I just feel stupid but never had this feeling in law school..I'm a non traditionalist student.
In law school I just read the books and summaries and that was enough for a good grade.
But reading now.. And I don't understand what it's about.. Summaries from other students help but I can't grasp the big picture plus I don't feel I'm memorizing all the facts.
I tried anki today.. I'm filling everything in question form or cloze.. But I did 3 hours for 6 pages off material... And I have >30 pages worth of material.
This way I'll never get to practicing on anki..
I just feel hopeless..
Please help, what am I doing wrong? How can I retain more information?
Should I switch to YouTube again for understanding the more general concepts or continue anki?