 
 Casey Lopez 🥉
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 Dropping a class mid-semester to save GPA
Asked 1 month ago • 26 votes
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Answered 1 month ago 
 Retaking burns cash and drop if the math says the curve kills you. For what it's worth, taking a few minutes to practice this in a calm setting usually helps it stick.
 Studying for two exams in one week: how would you split time
Asked 1 month ago • 45 votes
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Answered 1 month ago 
 Split evenly and but honestly you'll sacrifice depth on one.
 How to actually retain textbook reading for exams?
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Answered 1 month ago 
 Read a page and close it, teach it to a stuffed animal.
 Studying for exams when everything feels distracting
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 Oh man, you're gonna crush those exams with that mindset - promising snacks is genius, like training a puppy but for your brain! Seriously, get pumped: set a timer for 25 minutes of pure focus and then that snack break hits like a party. And hey, if thoughts wander, jot 'em down quick on a 'distraction list' and deal later - keeps the momentum going. You're building habits that'll make you unstoppable, keep it up! Imagine acing everything and feeling like a boss. Who needs distractions when you've got this system?
 Best way to actually remember what I read in textbooks
Asked 2 months ago • 48 votes
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 Cut the highlights and endless apps. One paper notebook with one page per chapter. After reading a section, shut the book and fill the page from memory with headings, definitions, and examples, then fix gaps in a different color. Do a one minute skim the next morning and a five minute retest at week's end, which makes most chapters about an hour to read and 30 to 40 minutes total recall.
 What’s a simple way to remember things for a test without cramming
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 The simplest way to remember things without cramming is to switch from rereading to active recall on a spaced schedule. Break your material into small chunks, make 10–20 quick Q&A prompts or flashcards per chapter, then close your notes and try to answer everything from memory. Use a timer: 20–25 minutes of recall, 5-minute break, repeat once. Space those short sessions like this: learn it today, quick recall tomorrow, then again on day 3 and day 7; if it's a big exam, hit day 14 too. Each session, shuffle topics so you're not just memorizing order, and write down what you miss in a "mistake log" to target first next time. Make the ideas sticky with simple tricks: explain a concept out loud in plain language as if teaching a 12-year-old, invent a quick story or acronym for lists, and attach every definition to a concrete example you make up. For formulas or processes, cover the steps and reconstruct them from the end result back to the start. Before bed, do a 5–10 minute recap from memory; in the morning, do a 3-minute rapid check—sleep strengthens what you tested. If attention is a struggle, switch subjects every session to keep it fresh.
On the final days, practice with exam-style questions under light time pressure, then immediately correct and re-try from memory. This feels harder than rereading, but that "strain" is the testing effect—exactly what makes it stick.