how to study ?

India
May 12, 2012 4:53am CST
i am very confused about one thing that is how to study . i am always failing in exam although i am preparing for 6 hours a day . i am doing so much hard work but i am unable to pass the exam . my parents are so much discouraged about my exam results . now what can i do to pass out the exam please tell me any sugession. now i want to stop my studies because i am not able to pass the exams i am very bad about my studies .
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@berting600 (3453)
• Philippines
12 May 12
You should put in your mind that you are having an examination tomorrow.Take plenty of time and relax so that you will not get panic during the time of your test.Just remember this that no one is a loser and that includes you.
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• India
12 May 12
thanks my dear friend for responding to my problem. i am very well concentrated on the examination i am relaxing and doing meditation and so other tricks in order to increase the concentration and memory. i also take the good dietry supplyment and maintain a good diet balance and are very well focussed on the exams syllabus and i try to complete the all the topics at the prescribed time . i do it but the time is not favoured to me i was lost the exams and my failure was continuing it is not going to stop . i am in a full of frustation . i dont now how would my problem is solved
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• Philippines
12 May 12
I think you are just nervous about your incoming examination that is why you do not do well in the time of your test.Be calm all the time and try to relax by that moment you could concentrate what you have been studying and thereby you can answer all your questions.Good luck and I know you can do it.
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• India
12 May 12
thank you for your valuable suggestion and i would try to be like as you mentioned here . i should not become nervous
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• India
12 May 12
Hello friend, I think you don't use your mind when you are do your study. So keep concentret to your study. I think it will help you. Have a nice day.
• India
12 May 12
Hello friend, In that situation I think you do some mind yoga. You can do it at early morning in every day. I think it is help to grow your concentret. Have a nice day.
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• India
13 May 12
once again thank you for your response . my dear friend . ok friend i will try to do yoga for morning section . actually i have stopped yoga in the last few weeks . i think it is not working properly . i am now increasing my concentration by doing meditation myy dear friend. good morning and have a great day to you
• India
12 May 12
first of all i would thankful for your great response for my problem . i am very happy because i have got a so many responses . friend i am using my mind but i am forgetting in the exam . i am so much concentrating on my studies but i am not able to pass out the exam and in the exam days some times i was subjected to stress any way thank you m dear friend for giving a valuable suggestion to me i will surely use my brain in the forth coming exams
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@saiKO92 (392)
• Malaysia
12 May 12
Hello. In studying, one can't always study hard. Cause hard work is a must but not continuously. What you need to insert in your schedule is studying smartly. In an instant, you study 6hours per day (that's a real hard work I guess). But how about this, 2hours you use to study hard continuously with a break about 5-10 minutes for each hour (this may be done during day time). In the evening, spend about one hour doing outdoor exercise such as jogging or riding a bicycle. While doing that, try to imagine what you have study during the two hours period. Then, spend another hour to study at night, preferably before you go to bed. I suggest you go to bed early, before midnight will be the best time. The next day I suggest you to wake up early in the morning, around 3 or 4 AM. Why? Because during that time is the highest concentration of oxygen available for the brain, hence you will have better understanding in your study. During this time, spend the leftover 2hours you still haven't you yet.
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@saiKO92 (392)
• Malaysia
13 May 12
You are welcome my friend. If you're afraid that it is impossible for you to wake up early, ask you friends or family members to wake you up. If they're unable to help you, try to use meditation that you learn to set your mind to wake up early. I tried it in the past and it worked out for me. Maybe for the first few days it wouldn't show the result that you want, but you will wake up slightly early for each passing day. On the day before exam, DON'T study anything. It will make your mind stressful. On that day, just do some relaxation and don't do like you did in the past. The next day before answering the paper, imagine yourself are holding what you've been studying.
• India
12 May 12
first off all i am very thankful to you because you are responded to my problem and i am very much thankful to you my dear friend. really hard work means i think more than 6 hours . because i has a very less memory . i have use so many memory improved techniques such as yoga and meditation . and some kind of pills . but it was not working so good . so i simply leaved this techniques and mainly focusing to improve concentration on my studies for a each and every possible day . i am taking break for about every one hour . and relaxing by listening the music and radio . and also i take tea and coffee for better stimulation of the nervous system, i never go to bed during the exams because of the exam fever i never go to bed . i will be still reading the book early morning, i will try to do like this if it is better and working it i will surely follow in the further examinations also. as more oxygen is availabe . the brain works more actively i now that fact but i cant do this because if i slept means wake up is not possible because i wake up very very late in the morning so i cannot dare to do like this. finally once again i am very thank ful for this my dear friend
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@viju0410 (2286)
• India
12 May 12
HI, Please also go thru the other discussion started by david under student titled 'can't study'. Don't be afraid of the exam result even before the start of it and that too negatively. Please be positive and just focus on the studies. i think you are over-tensed. Relax a while and choose a quiet place to study. Do the interesting studies first and as you say you study for 6 hours, do take break of 10 min.in between. please make a habit of writing the answers rather than reading/memorizing them. This will help you to gain confidence of writing at the exam hall. Make a planned schedule and try to follow it strictly. Best of luck...
@viju0410 (2286)
• India
14 May 12
You are welcome srikanth. I added you as friend so you can Pm whenever you need help. I am sure with a strong determination, you can achieve success and bring laurels and make your parents feel proud of you. What exams are you preparing? Best of luck!
• India
14 May 12
thank you my dear friend i am preparing for pharmacy exams .
• India
12 May 12
first of all thank you my dear friend for giving me response to my problem and i am very happy because you are responded to me . keep in touch to solve my problems in future also my dear friend . i alraedy saw a david discussion regarding cant study . i have received so many tricks in that . but my problem solving things are very few and i am very much feeling bad about the exams . why the education system is putting the exams i am not able to understand and i felt in future their should be no exams in the education system. i am so much focussed in the exams while i am preparing to the exams but i am not able to gain good result from the exams .and i am always failed in the exams i don t no the reason but i think my fate is like that i cant do any thing beyond that . i have participated in many discussion and shared many lots of opinions with my freinds in facebook and twitter . but felt mylot is the best site i have so much satisfied with this site . i am taking break for every one hour and my break time is about 10 to 15 minutes , i am very much thankful because you have given a better answer that one make practice on writing rather than studying and memorizing because i have not done like this in my previous time . mu exam plan schedule was very much planned . i will surely strictly follow it for the further examinations thanks for that my dear friends
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@MissPiggy (1748)
• Indonesia
12 May 12
I hope this would help you if you would at least try it, as I was like you when I was still at school, moreover to the subjects that I didn't like. Well, the first thing you have to do is that you must feel comfortable with yourself first. Don't underestimate yourself, and try to accept the fact that you got bad mark. Oops, I am sure you think I'm crazy, but I'm not. Accepting the fact can help you to understand in which subject you have less interest or focus. And then you can get some help from a friend. Seriously, don't be hard on yourself because I think that you do. Relax. Trust yourself. Study at the most convenient environment for yourself. I used to play my radio out loud to memorize some lessons and I told my parents not to disturb me because I was studying and I needed to play the radio. Luckily, they were very supportive. Even if I got some bad marks, they would only ask why did I got only that much and after I said I didn't really like the lesson, they just let me go. That can happen because in some subjects that I loved, I got a very high marks. So, the next thing you have to do is to convince your parents that you really need their full support even if you got bad marks. Trust me, their support can really help. How would you do this? Talk to them, of course. In a very good way. If you can't talk to your father, then talk you your mother. She can the best ally you've ever had, you know. Then, dig in what subjects you got less marks and what subjects you do best. Focus on how you could work it out, whether you need to join a group study or a private tutoring, or anything else you have in mind. If you have felt comfortable with yourself and your situation, I'm sure you can overcome your study problem. Good luck.
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@MissPiggy (1748)
• Indonesia
13 May 12
Oh, I wasn't only suffered because of exams, I really wished I could make them disappear! Even now I teach at an Academy and I still hate exams. I think assignment is more than enough. Making questions for exams is killing me, more over when I have to grade them. Well, I think your situation can be controlled better than I thought then. You have the supportive environment, so now it all depends on your mind. I think you need to relax more often now. You get the tense too much. Instead of thinking that you'll get bad results which can make you scared, you better think how to calm your mind. You're doing great my friend. Good luck!
• India
13 May 12
first of all i am very thankful to you for riving response to my problem . i really like your answer because i think you are also suffered like that only because of the exams . i am so much comfortable and i am not underestimating me all the facts that are going bad are accepting . yes i am little bit crazy yes i focus on the little things which subjects are i am in poor , i had taken a help from the several friends ok will not be so hard now onwards i also put radio out loud to memorize lessons same to same i also tell to my parents not to disturb me while i am studying . yes i am also so much lucky because my parents are also supporting me . similarly my parents also do not scold me when i get failed they simply tell that now onwards you study well and do not waste time un necessarily and be well concentrate on your studies . no need to tell that because my parents are always supportive to me i all my problems for that thing i am proud of my parents . i had a great attachment with my father and mother i will concentrate on subjects which are very less in getting marks ans so on today i have got a so many tricks from mylot as a result now onwards i am very happy for that i am so comfort and i am very much happy for that . once again thank you my dear friend
@GajaGamini (1065)
• India
12 May 12
if you are studying then you should get pass but as you said you are not getting passed. I would suggest you to change your way of study means if you are reading only then try to write down the questions with answers or you can make points when you read books and then you can read the notes anytime and it will reduce the time of reading book again. the important element in study is Understanding, if we understand the content then we can write it in our own words and that is what examiner expected, they do not want word to word answers and I think that is impossible to write paragraphs word to word from book after study, there is only way to do that is copy and I wont suggest you to copy or cheat.
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• India
12 May 12
first of all i would say thank you for getting this response from you . i felt very happy after reading your response ans i am very lucky today i have got a great response from all of my friends in a well manner . you also suggested so good information in which others are not suggested and i am very much thank ful for that my dear friend . ok with reading i cant get any thing and i will agree with opinion ok i will prepare the notes regarding that i will try to understand the things perfectly i will write the exams in a meaning ful way which is easily understand by the examiner i should copy or cheat i should write in a concise manner which is easily understood by the examiner
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• India
15 May 12
do not say thank you, it is our duty to help friends, I am just doing that. i can tell you cheating tips as well lolzzz..
@dandan07 (1906)
• China
12 May 12
It depends on what is your aim to the study. If you just want to pass the exam, you can get the former exams as the sample and find out the test region then learn the region carefully to pass the exam. If you really want to learn something useful, you have to pay more attention and time to the course and try to use it in daily life. If you can not do that, at least do some experiment on it, so that you can learn it well. If you only do not do well in some subjects, there is no need to be discouraged, change to some other thing which you are good at, then you can get self-confidence from your success.
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• India
12 May 12
first of all thank you for your valuable response for my problem and i will surely respond towards to your opinion and i am very much happy and hopeful to solve my problem. i will explain towards your guidance my aim to to learn subject i just want pass along with learning subject i am paying much more attention to the course ok i will do the things according to your decession once again thanking you for your valuable decession
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@megamatt (14292)
• United States
12 May 12
Six hours a day, well that just underlines a huge part of your problem right now. Really it is not adequate to really start studying for the exam right in the lead up right before the examinations. For most, stress rather tends to really pour right into people, causing our concentration to rather falter and it is really just is hard to focus. I remember how I used to study in the lead up, the week leading right to the exam, before I realize that I was doing much more poorly than I would have. Therefore, I really just tended to really take notes, studying, preparing through the class. Then I dialed back by studying in the days leading right up to the exams to really be able to focus and do better. Of course, that is just one method but waiting too late into the game is going to cause problems as it just seems to leak right out of the mind.
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• India
12 May 12
first of all i would be thankful for your response towards my problem and i am very much happy to have a good suggestion from you. i would surely follow your guidelines in order to achieve success in the examination . yes may be every day six hours reading is also may be a big problem for me yes i am feeling so much of stress in the night during the exams that s why i am forgetting in the exams this mistake was known to me today only . ok i also really take notes from the class and study well in the day to day update studies i will focus in the core subjects of the syllabus . any way once again thank you for your valuable suggestion and i will implement in the further exams and i will surely pass out with a good percentage .
@SIMPLYD (90727)
• Philippines
12 May 12
Perhaps my friend, when you study you just memorize them, without trying to understand why is it so or the reasons behind it. Because if we simply memorize, once you forget a word or two , the whole of it will be lost in your memory. Or maybe the subject is of no interest to you, so they don't retain in your memory well.
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• India
12 May 12
first of all i am very happy to have a great response towards my problem and i am very well pledged to receive your opinion and i will surely respond towards your valuable response . i would follow your guidance i will try to memorize them all ok thanks for your valuable response
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@tiffnkeat (1673)
• Singapore
12 May 12
I would like to offer some simple steps. I know that worked for me: 1. Make your own notes when studying your lecture notes provided by the teacher or copied in class 2. As you revise through your own notes, summarise and make a summary notes 3. Repeat as often as you feel the need to. 4. Whenever there is something you do not understand, ask someone. Do not let it pass. 5. For numerical test, practice, practice and more practice. Wishing you well.
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• India
12 May 12
first of all thank you for your valuable response for my problem and now i am very much happy because today i have got a so many solutions regarding my problems in the examinations now i am very much happy for that, surely i will be happy for your tips first one ok i will prepare own notes from class room second one ok from the revised notes i would make a summarised notes third one ok i will repeat this fourth one ok i will ask the not understandable things to the others fifth one ok i will practice for the numerical tests an do for my best thank you my dear friend for your valuable precious opinion
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• Philippines
12 May 12
study hard.. do not just read or review your lessons but understand them as well.. studying during dawn is a good time to keep those information in your mind since there would be no annoyance.. if you easily forget what you have studied, i suggest you to take mind booster supplements.. during exam time, take chewing gum and chew it while the exam is going on.. that could help you in remembering what you have studied.. have a good posture during exam.. do not bend your head too much.. carry the test questionnaire if possible because if you keep your head bend, the blood carrying oxygen for your brain couldn't pass along the spinal cord and if this happen, billions of brains cells will die and TIA or transient ischemic attack may occur. That's a temporary attack which will cause you to forget such thing but will also get back into your memory later on.
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• India
12 May 12
first of all i am very much thankful to your response for my problem and i am very much happy because today i have got so many responses from a different kind of nature and all are so much well pludged . and when comes towards your opinion it is some what different from the any other because you are answered like a doctor . ok now onwards i always prefer to study during dawn second thing is i will surely take the mind booster supplements third thing is i will commonly take chewing gum while taking exam fourth thing is i will maintain a good posture during exam fifth thing is i should not bend the unnecessorily ok i will improve all the above mentioned conditions a will surely pass and i would brought a great response from it
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• Philippines
12 May 12
Then how about cheating? Joke! I am just kidding. Haha. In studying i think it's better if you'll not memorize it, instead analyze it and understand everything you read. Also, try to explain it to your parents i am sure they'll understand plus you are also striving so hard to learn.
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• India
12 May 12
first of all i am very happy because you are responded to my problem and i am very well pledged about this my dear friend ok my dear i will not memorize from this time onwards i will always analyze and i will think a lot regarding the subjects and i have a great fun and stuff in my brain. from now onwards i will always be get passed in exams . i have got so many valuable guidance from the mylot and i will rectify my mistakes and then i will surely passed in the exams and i will show what i am in the exams . thank you my dear friends for giving this great guidance
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• Philippines
12 May 12
Nah!!You should focus your mind in studying. Don't think of anything except of what you're reading. Especially, relax and rest your mind after you study because I guess you felt nervous during the examination day which might cause you to fail?Don't ever think of negative things,remember be POSITIVE!
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• India
13 May 12
i am very much thankful to you my dear friend . i am very much focus on my studies i am not thinking anyone other than any thing my dear friend i am so much relaxed after my studies . at the beginning i am very much nervous during exams now i will not becomes nervous because i have got a numerous suggestions for that i am very well concentrated for that i am always positive towards my exams but unfortunately becomes negative only after exam results
@zhihao12 (363)
• Singapore
12 May 12
Firstly, you should not only think about the examinations when studying. It will be easier if you understand why you are learning what you are learning and try to apply it to real life instead of memorizing the stuff. Note that memorizing and gaining knowledge does not equate to each other. Once you manage this, not only will it be fun to study, it will also be less stressful on your mind. Secondly, studying for 6 hours IS counterproductive and do NOT continue that practice. It will only tire yourself and you wont be able to learn as much as you normally would. Instead, you should study for 1 hour and then take 15 min break. During this break, you can get yourself a drink to refresh yourself or just chat with your family. After which you can continue for another round of studying but do not over exert yourself. Once you feel tired and moody, you should stop immediately. Lastly, do not give up after one or two failure. After all, they say failure is often a stepping stone towards success. AND do not keep telling yourself that you are not good in it or whatsoever because the reason you are not doing well is most likely due to your inefficient way of studying so once that is corrected, you will pass with flying colors. :)
• India
12 May 12
first of all i am very much thank full towards to your response to my problem and i am very happy because of your response and i will reply you for further action thank you my dear friend . while preparing for exams i always think about the exams . that thing is always in my mind and i never heard about that . i would always take a break for every 10 to 15 mins and i would concentrated on the very well fulfilment of the my exam need and i am very well focussed and well advance in the exam preparation . i have received a lot of response from my friends i would surely take help from them regarding the exams and i would follow to all the response , i should always try tom change the my opinions and my attitudes regarding the exam preparation . and i would surely pass in the further exams thank you my dear friends
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@adforme (2114)
12 May 12
In order to study, one must be able to focus. I find that being clear from distractions and having factual information to study from is essential. You should be able to understand the concept of what you are learning fully, this is accomplished with adequate teaching and good learning sources. Believe me, this is not enough if you are not in the zone to learn. If you are able to focus on your studies and lessen distractions that gives you a better opportunity to learn. Remember, learning is best done when you are in an environment that you can concentrate in. Here are the keys to studying: effective teaching, places/people to help you practically apply concepts, and your undivided attention. I hope this helps you.
@adforme (2114)
13 May 12
You are welcome. I wish you well in all that you study. It is such a pleasure to learn.
• India
13 May 12
first of all i am very much thankful for the exams i have received from you my dear because i am very much and enjoying well . from my lot i have got a lots of response regarding my problems as a result i am very happy because from all the myloter who responded to me are given a very valuable guidelines and as a result i felt very happy and is really enjoying so much and feeling very very happy . any way all the things are go to wards me and i will pass out all the subjects and i will show that what is i am . once again i am very thankful to to you
@anil02 (24688)
• India
13 May 12
Hello, Srikanth, very sad to listen that with 6 hours study you are always failing. you didn't write what are you studying. you are doing collage education of some professional course. Ple write it so I can guide you.
@anil02 (24688)
• India
14 May 12
You have problem of back papers. Indeed it is problem. I know some person who have problem like you. First thing change your study method. prepare notes in your own words. It is best you take some help of your teachers. I am not from science. I am from commerce back ground. So it my suggestion do maximum writing.
• India
14 May 12
first off all i am very happy to have a great response from you for my problem my dear friend . now i am studying pharmacy i have 2 to 4 subjects are remaining for each and every sem and i am unable to clear out these subjects and although i am studying for a long period of about 5 or 6 hours daily i was unable to do so . and i am being unhappy and going to frustation for every period of time when i am seeing the results . at that time i think that it is better to stop the the studies at this time and to do alternate work by stoping studies but my parents felt bad so that's why i am unable to stop studies . so kindly helo me to pass out and i will be very happy for this my dear friend so please help me dear
@mythociate (21438)
• Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
14 May 12
The memory works by association ... that is, you remember something better by 'how it's connected to something else' than -by itself. I guess the main thing is to know what you're learning it for. Like 'names of generals in World War II': they're easier to learn if you set them in their place in the war. (Kind of like the 'Memory Palace' that a memory-expert talked about on 'TED' ("Search the Web" for 'TED, Memory Palace,' & maybe you'll find that video.))
• India
14 May 12
first off all i am very happy to receive your response for my discussion and i am thankful to you very much my dear friend. and thanks for your valuable response . i will surely obey your guidelines and i would achieve success in my life by passing out the exams with a great results and once again thanks for your valuable response
@ryanong (9665)
• Vietnam
13 May 12
Oh, you can study hard before an exam but don't be panic. However, the day before to take an exam, you should not study much or stay up late more, just try to be relax and go to sleep early. If you are so nervous before doing an exam, try to take a deep breath to keep you be calm down. Believe in yourself and take it easy, I hope you will take a good exam results.
@ryanong (9665)
• Vietnam
14 May 12
You got a point...and for sure you will get good results in the next exam. Believe in yourself!!!
• India
13 May 12
first of all i am very happy to have a such great response from you . today i am very happy to have a good response from you regarding my problem. i will surely do the things that you have suggested today for me my dear friend . ok i will study hard before exam every time ok i do not be panic ok i will study for a some period only i will relax and go to sleep early i i should not be nervous before exam i will take a deep breath and be always calm i will believe myself i had a hope of good results thank you for your suggestion
• Philippines
12 May 12
We must focus only in studying when we are in school, or house, just sleep earlier let's say 8 pm then wake up 3 or 4 am, because our memory is sharp in the morning, really tested. then do not simply memorize the notes, but to learn it and retain in our mine. don't think that you can't pass, just pray with god to ask guidance then a patience to pass the test.
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• India
12 May 12
first off all thanks my dear friend for responding to my problem . i am mainly focussed in the exam only i am so alert . but one false thing is i cant sleep the whole night . i am fear about exams so i am unable to sleep that time . the whole night i was much more cocentrated on the exams only. so at this time their is no am and pm . for the sack of memory i do yoga and meditation and i take memory pills for improving my memory . but i think memory pills are not properly working because it is not showing any action . i will prepare a good notes. and i will do the revision for 2 or 3 times before the exam. so i had a great commitment to wards my notes while preparing my notes before exam . i always positive .before exams i think i will surely pass but after completion of the exams i cant pass .thats the reason i am not able to recognise . why it was happening like that to me only . at that time i was very much dissapointed and become so much frustated i should pay for god for better guidance and help . even god also cant to any thing for me . i am a bad luck person
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• Philippines
17 May 12
well i think that your over loading your brain. too much is never a good thing you know You should trying putting breaks in between. your brain couldn't possibly work to its full potential if it exhausted. try lessening the time but do it frequently like at the end of each class try to skim through your notes for at least 10 minutes. Also try have someone tutor you my be you misunderstood the things you learned and that's your getting bad results. anyways i hoped this helped and good luck
• India
17 May 12
yes previously i do like that only but now i started to give rest to my brain my leaving the lot more stress to my brain by just throwing out all the in necessary thoughts . and i think it is the best thing to have a this kind of opinion to all the students who are suffering with this kind of stress during the exams . they all felt that passing out the exam is a big thing in this world and beyond this problem there is no such problem exists . so i simply telling to all those are feeling stress to this they could simply be quite and listen music , take coffee or tea and watch any other which will give relax to our brain