One of the most common emails I get from students is how to prepare for a hard exam, that’s coming soon, that they haven’t prepared for. Cramming is the act of studying non-stop right before an exam. It usually, although not always, involves review notes rather than doing practice or recall. (A bad idea). It […]
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