HELP! Midterm Study Frenzy

Dear Dee:
I'M STRESSING OUT! My midterms are next week, and it seems like I don't know how to study. It's a problem for me, because midterms mean a lot on my grade.

Can you help me in anyway?

The best formula I have found to study for tests in high school and in college is to totally commit MURDERS ... not the illegal kind, but the totally legal kind that doesn't harm ANYONE! Check it out:

Mood: Study in positive surroundings, free from distractions and noises. Also believe in yourself and your ability to absorb the information.

Understand: Don't just memorize it ... UNDERSTAND it. If you don't get it, you can't possibly expect it to be easy for you to RECALL it.

Recall: Figure out cute ways to memorize facts. We're not talking the Hannah Montana BONE DANCE or anything, but something that jives with how you learn.

Digest: Digesting your study facts is the perfect combination of Understanding and recollection -- it means the info has totally clicked with you and is not only engraved in your brain, but is now a part of your knowledge base.

Expand: Don't look at expanding on your information as more work -- think of it as a way for you to achieve understanding, recollection and digestion. Expansion allows you to really get to the core of what you need to know.

Review: This is where study partners come in ... reread those chapters, glance over those notes and quiz until you go crazy ...

Sleep: Don't underestimate the power of a good night's rest before test night. Don't cram late the night before -- pace your studying the week before your test so you just have to review the night before ... then eat right and turn in early.

If you follow this strategy, you'll do a great job on those tests. Trust me.