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    Default I need to write a cheat note

    I have a test tomorrow and I haven't started the cheat sheet yet. I have to know like 20 textbook pages of history, including names, years and how they all connect to each other.

    Boo-urns

    Who can give me good cheat note writing tips?

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    Default Re: I need to write a cheat note

    Is that slang for a study guide or are you actually planning to cheat on an exam?

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    ^ I'm guessing its a teacher allowed cheat sheet. Sometimes my profs let us have one index card of notes or rarely a page.

    OP, my best tip is to color code things so they're easily identifiable. Also, write small!

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    Use shorthand and abbreviations that are familiar to you to save on space, write tiny, and organize the information in a way that makes sense to you personally. Go through the pages and write down the most important concepts/facts, etc. and write signals or mental triggers down. The color-coding is a great idea!

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    Default Re: I need to write a cheat note

    Here's a good tip that will help you.

    Read your 20 pages. Highlight what you think is important in the book. Take notes on what you read. Read the notes. Create flashcards on the dates and events and use those to study. Re-read the 20 pages but skim over it, mostly focusing on your highlights. Ask a friend to quiz you using the end-of-chapter questions.

    And then go take your test.

    If you cheat, you're only cheating yourself...and cheapening your education. Are you there to learn or just pass a test?

    Sound polly-anna-ish? Well, it's also true.

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    Default Re: I need to write a cheat note

    what i sometimes do with powerpoint notes, or you can scan textbook pages in, delete the parts you don't need and shrink the text to barely readable
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    Read the pages and make notes on the important stuff. Then self quiz. Skip writing down the info you know solidly.

    Condense everything down to the basic info. Strip out all the stuff that you don't need.

    *I'm studying for finals right now too (well, I'm supposed to be, anyway).


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    Default Re: I need to write a cheat note

    I've never heard of this, is it common?

    Anyways, good luck.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mr Hyde View Post
    Here's a good tip that will help you.

    Read your 20 pages. Highlight what you think is important in the book. Take notes on what you read. Read the notes. Create flashcards on the dates and events and use those to study. Re-read the 20 pages but skim over it, mostly focusing on your highlights. Ask a friend to quiz you using the end-of-chapter questions.

    And then go take your test.

    If you cheat, you're only cheating yourself...and cheapening your education. Are you there to learn or just pass a test?

    Sound polly-anna-ish? Well, it's also true.
    ^^^ What he said.



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    I don't think she is actually planning t cheat in a dishonest way. I remember some teachers would allow us students one piece of paper, and allow us to fill it with whatever info we could for the test. They would of course never narrow the study field to make it easy. We had to read all the chapters, even though we would only be tested on say 3. We were'nt told which chapters were going to be covered. In a way after all that reading and writing on our "cheat sheets", we actually retained alot of info and hardly ended up needing to even read our cheat notes.

    There was a meathod to the madness.....we actually learned and retained info.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sinder View Post
    I don't think she is actually planning t cheat in a dishonest way. I remember some teachers would allow us students one piece of paper, and allow us to fill it with whatever info we could for the test. They would of course never narrow the study field to make it easy. We had to read all the chapters, even though we would only be tested on say 3. We were'nt told which chapters were going to be covered. In a way after all that reading and writing on our "cheat sheets", we actually retained alot of info and hardly ended up needing to even read our cheat notes.

    There was a meathod to the madness.....we actually learned and retained info.
    Exactly! It's not really a "cheat" sheet, but rather a test-taking aid that the professor allows. It's similar to an open-book test: even if the student has all the facts at her fingertips, unless she knows how to utilize the information, it's useless due to the limited time on the test.

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    The interesting thing about using a cheat sheet is that when I've spent all night deciding what's most important and making it perfect and organized on a card or whatever the prof allows, I end up not needing it during the test. I think some profs use the idea to make students study without them realizing it. Of course, some will buy someone else's cheat sheet, but whatev..

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    Quote Originally Posted by Meea View Post
    I have a test tomorrow and I haven't started the cheat sheet yet. I have to know like 20 textbook pages of history, including names, years and how they all connect to each other.

    Boo-urns

    Who can give me good cheat note writing tips?

    I do the best by organizing the info and thinking of ways to remember the connection, for example, if you need to know history, names , year and hwo they are connected, I would create a master list of them all, starting with the first one, with name and year, then list the one that is connected to that nextm and how they were connected. I would do this for all of them, then break that list down into 5 sections, and study each section until I knew it, then move on to the next. When I know all the sections, go over the entire list to make sure I've got them all.
    I'm a big fan of makign up dumb sayings, or songs even or acronyms, or somethign to help me remember.
    For history, finding somethign that interests you in thattime periods really helps for memory. Even if it's not somethign you must learn, if you have to google that time period to find a fact that interests you, that fact will help you remember. * So in this year, this really cool thing happened, and oh, this dude was there, and this dude was there, and that led into this next event, which happend in this year...blah blah)

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    Default Re: I need to write a cheat note

    If it is disallowed cheating then don't do it, the consequences just aren't worth it.However if its allowed "cheating" as suggested then i'm jealous.
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    My method of studying is to break down the content into sections, write a plan (e.g a chapter every 30 mins) and go through the text writing notes in a definition style, (keyword underlined followed by explanation or dates in your case).
    Once i am finished i do two passes of my notes, one for learning, and one where i cover up the explanations, look at the keywords and try to recall the explanation, Anything i can't remember goes in a third set of notes which would eventually become your cheat sheet
    I just finished a run of 9 exams, all with 1-3 days between them and now am a cramming expert lol.
    Also explains why my last exam was Fri and haven't logged on til today

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