Do practice problems/exams, answer study guide questions, go thru the powerpoints and discern what concepts I might need to know from front to back versus things I could reason through if I saw them on the exam.

At my mental peak (first year or two of college) I would study nearly every day. Towards the end of my 2nd bachelor's most of my studying was like 2-4 days before the exams

shrugs Bad memories 😂 I don't remember studying for anything really. It's either in my mind or not. Losing a night of sleep isn't going to help. But school was like Alcatraz for me. I just wanted out.. i look at the exam paper thinkng you killed a tree for nothing because i will not remember this 30 secs after i leave this classroom🤣

AFAIR I never did prepare for exams, too lazy.

nothing special, I usually show up and do fine either way...if I don't feel confident about the material then I might read through it a day or two before, I just know that the world is run by C students (at best) and nobody cares so I don't get too fussed about it

Study?

I am a short term preparation type. I do intense preparation for two days. In case I have huge blank pages in my memory and have to repeat stuff I start repeating some weeks in advance.

Ugh I was the worst. Left everything to the last day. Coffee, chocolate, all nighters

I used to not be so good at it in college - I would cram a lot. But ideally, I would study the material at least a few days ahead, and I would write down little points that stood out that I thought I should remember. It was tricky, though - some material stuck with me really well, and others I would still forget.

usually I don't do anything except skim the material. if it is math i will practice problems.

Study and try to solve as many questions about the subject as I can. I often spend the night before the exam doing just that.

Never prepared for an exam