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If you can find some other students with whom you feel
comfortable, you might try setting up a study group to go over
exam material.
But let me mention two caveats here. First, don’t make
any such arrangements with students who are mainly interested in
partying or chatting, or who are so hopelessly behind in their work that

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they can’t provide helpful contributions. Second, even with a good,
productive group of fellow students, you should still concentrate mostly
on private study, and limit your group study severely. A couple of hours
a week at most is all that’s usually needed for this type of joint
preparation.
The Last Three Days
You’re in the final hours of exam preparation—but still, 
don’t cram.
Keep
your life as relaxed and calm as possible.
Studying until you’re excessively fatigued or sacrificing sleep to get in
extra hours with the books will do you more harm than good at this
point. Becoming overtired will promote anxiety and even panic, while
staying rested and relaxed will help keep you calm and confident.
Remember: With your term-long program, you’ve already been
studying more regularly and efficiently than the vast majority of your
fellow students. Now, if you stay rested and relaxed, you’ll be in a
position to put out maximum effort on the test.
So mark in on your weekly study schedule the number of hours you
feel you can comfortably study in these last three days, without getting
wiped out. As you study, you will probably want to focus on these areas:
• Facts and concepts you can’t recall or understand easily. Really try to
nail down these items in the last few days.
• Questions posed in your textbooks. If you haven’t answered all of these,
try to finish them. These questions may help you organize and
assimilate the material better for the test.
• The index and summary paragraphs in the book. You may find points
or categories of information here that you’ve overlooked in your other
studying. If so, add them to your recall patterns.
• Stay positive. Don’t engage in negative conversations about the
upcoming test or anything else. Putting on your favorite music for an
hour or so each day may help.
If you tend to be happier and more relaxed in the company of certain
friends, make it a point to spend time with them now. Or if you find you

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can maintain a better attitude when you’re alone, avoid other people for
these three days.