Can u pass with an A + without studyingthe whole book?

YOur answer is very helpful indeed, I am a science freak, not the physics, but more like what the scientists have discovered and all, and a little math. It totally does not make sense reading the whole text book though, because I understand the content of it, only when I have to look up for certain questions i read it out on text books. About memorizing, I don't like to memorize what I don't understand. Otherwise I prefer putting it in my own words, but sometimes there's no better words, since some books are written in the same style I write. I totally agree, I am a self taught student, and I am for now won't have lecturers, so it's basically books and books. I prefer reading one subject from many books than from one book alone, because some books explain it rather irrelevently compared to others, I like it straight to the point. I was stump so many times, because I didn't go through exercises and questions, and found out in school that it wont' help if i just study the work. Experience is important, so experience will be rewarded by a lot of question answering, I'll rate you on this!

Thank you for saying that because I always feel so stupid when other people tell me that they have their studies done and they did not have to lift a finger. I have horrible, and I mean HORRIBLE, test anxiety, and it eats away at me sometimes. I will study for hours, and I will feel like it is never enough. I always wish that I was granted the gift of a great memory, or that I could think as quickly as others, but apparently, none of that is in the cards for me. And my family is just on my back to graduate college because they will feel like I am a failure if I do not, I will feel like a failure if I don't.

i do get anxiety attacks now and then, but i shouldn't forget how well i did though, but it'sjust fear, and i know there's nothing to fear about, I thought that I am losing track of my intelligence, but I know this is self illusions. Just breaking that fear is the greatest accomplishment, plus even if I do alot of work, I think I am not made to do little, cos I can't sleep at night without draining myself

I think it is the matter of the mind... some people believe it is a must to read the textbook, and others will just feel that they must trust on their talents, and luck. When I study, I usually preview the book, and the most important part of every heading is the introduction or lets say the first paragraph, once i understand the first paragraph I avoid spending all my time on the paragraphs...and in order for me to see if I understood the work, i test my performance by answering questions, if I do not get it right, then I look it up, when one becomes more practical then one learns more and the experience cannot be forgotten therefore the chances of getting the wrong answer in the exam is small. I also sometimes get those anxiousness, and I am also that that i am smart and intelligent, but i do feel sometimes feel inferior..it's a threat, that's a matter of the mind again, so if you believe you'll make it, nothing stops you but ifyou believe it's hard it'll be hard. So you can choose y0ur level of challenge not the course itslef.

I prepared only for the questions that appeared in the last 5 years. That's my secret. Also I have a photographic memory, which helped me a lot.

what you are saying is very true, because i do well in those subjects i pay much attention to, as well as love them... about the subjects that i lack interest in, i do okay.

I absolutely agree with you... that's what I have been doing ages, and I always stand out...I hardly read word to word from a textbook, instead, i understand as if it were natural

out of all the answers ive read I think the first one is the best one probly cuz i do the same thing and I still manage to get an A. I think that you learn more and catch things better by listening than by reading them because when you read something you forget about it like an hour after but when you hear something you still remember that days after you heard it.