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Exam/Study Prep Walk in and out of your exam feeling confident. Realistic Tools for Real Students
However, with some smarter studying habits, and a look through our Time Management Toolkit & Note Taking Toolkit, you’ll be well on your way to confident exam writing! First thing’s  first: There are no quick, magic tricks for acing an exam.
Where to Start? What do you find is the biggest struggle when it comes to preparing for exams?  i.e. What prevents you from getting 100% on all your exams?
Gravity Form You take hap-hazard notes in class, so when it comes time to study it takes a lot of effort. You struggle when it comes time to synthesize the information and find the big ideas You find it difficult to find the time or discipline to sit down and actually do the work
Time Management Help Time Management Toolkit Take a look through our Time Management Toolkit to ‘up your game’ in: Feel the last-minute panic far too often? -We’re here to help ,[object Object]
Mastering organization
Getting more done in less time,[object Object]
Different methods of note taking for technical vs. non-technical classes
Finding general themes,[object Object]
Gravity Form Do You feel prepared when you sit down to study? How do you know what to focus on when studying?
What does that plan look like? ,[object Object]
What percentage is the test worth?
What chapters are you responsible for?
What type of questions will be on the test?

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Exam study prep toolkit

  • 1. Exam/Study Prep Walk in and out of your exam feeling confident. Realistic Tools for Real Students
  • 2. However, with some smarter studying habits, and a look through our Time Management Toolkit & Note Taking Toolkit, you’ll be well on your way to confident exam writing! First thing’s first: There are no quick, magic tricks for acing an exam.
  • 3. Where to Start? What do you find is the biggest struggle when it comes to preparing for exams? i.e. What prevents you from getting 100% on all your exams?
  • 4. Gravity Form You take hap-hazard notes in class, so when it comes time to study it takes a lot of effort. You struggle when it comes time to synthesize the information and find the big ideas You find it difficult to find the time or discipline to sit down and actually do the work
  • 5.
  • 7.
  • 8. Different methods of note taking for technical vs. non-technical classes
  • 9.
  • 10. Gravity Form Do You feel prepared when you sit down to study? How do you know what to focus on when studying?
  • 11.
  • 12. What percentage is the test worth?
  • 13. What chapters are you responsible for?
  • 14. What type of questions will be on the test?
  • 15.
  • 16. Gravity Form Can you think of anything that you could add to this plan to make it more effective?
  • 17. Birds Eye View ---------------------------Avoid getting lost in the small details of your notes by writing out the major headings in a chapter, and trying to summarize that idea in 1 sentence
  • 18.
  • 19. Developed By Nick Thornton, Sam Wempe, and Gillian CorboChapman Learning Commons Assistants