One of the best things I have learned in the GSE is not to study for hours and hours straight. You should study for about 50 minutes, and take a 10 minute break. I used to listen to books on tape for that 10 minutes to take my mind away from what I was learning. You have a learning curve, you usually retain the most from the first 10 and the last 10 minutes of studying.
One of my colleagues used to have the same problem of studying for hours and getting sleepy by hour number 3. The thing that worked for him is taking breaks. Like a 30 minute break every 2 hours! he either had to get out of the room he was in or let his mind relax. i think what you DON'T want to do is over do the Coffee/Energy Drinks/Soda.....I think the caffeine eventually wears off and it's only a temporary relief. I know in college life it is hard to manage any free time you have let alone manage how you are going to study, but I ALWAY found time to study AFTER a nap. I had to have naps in order to study....
An important tip is that in stead of cramming it in the week before or during the finals, you should have set some time before that to study. What I do in College is that I began studying about 2-3 weeks before the finals. During this time, I would compile a list of things that I have studied (not to mention some practice problems, whatever). By the time you finish studying, you will have an outline of things that you have studied. Use this outline to jolt your mind before the finals. Read each section of the outline, and see if you can remember what the important things are. If you can, then move to the next line in the outline. Go through the entire outline until you feel comfortable. The outline will allow you to go back to certain things if you forgot something.
One of my colleagues used to have the same problem of studying for hours and getting sleepy by hour number 3. The thing that worked for him is taking breaks. Like a 30 minute break every 2 hours! he either had to get out of the room he was in or let his mind relax. i think what you DON'T want to do is over do the Coffee/Energy Drinks/Soda.....I think the caffeine eventually wears off and it's only a temporary relief. I know in college life it is hard to manage any free time you have let alone manage how you are going to study, but I ALWAY found time to study AFTER a nap. I had to have naps in order to study....
An important tip is that in stead of cramming it in the week before or during the finals, you should have set some time before that to study. What I do in College is that I began studying about 2-3 weeks before the finals. During this time, I would compile a list of things that I have studied (not to mention some practice problems, whatever). By the time you finish studying, you will have an outline of things that you have studied. Use this outline to jolt your mind before the finals. Read each section of the outline, and see if you can remember what the important things are. If you can, then move to the next line in the outline. Go through the entire outline until you feel comfortable. The outline will allow you to go back to certain things if you forgot something.
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