Graduate physiology?!! Help!

[WSUNurse]

I'm currently taking PSL 7030 and am having a horrible a time!  I'm doing well in all my other classes but can't seem to do well on the exams in this class.  I have employed various study methods - flashcards, study groups, etc... Does anyone have any suggestions?

Thanks!

[bsharpe269]

Well, I havent taken graduate physiology but have taken other graduate level bio classes.

 

My tactic is to read along in the book (a bit each day, not last minute) and take detailed notes on eveything I think that I need to know as I read. If I dont think I 100% understand something that I read then I do some additional reading on it or watch youtube videos if there are those. This turns out to be a ton of notes and time consuming but worth it! Some professors give weekly quizes which forces me to also keep up with momorizing the material. If you prof doesnt do this then I recommend setting aside some time each work to memorize the notes.

 

When test time comes I go back through all the notes and make a study guide with anything that isnt quite drilled into my head perfectly yet. By this time, I dont need all of the details in the notes because these details are in the back of mind already. I pretty much need to focus on memorizing all of the freakin terms at this point and making sure I know details of various processes. The study guide usually ends up being like 5-7ish pages long. I try to have this made a day or 2 before test time so that have to spend just memorizing every word on it. I have ended up with all A+s in bio classes with this method and material doesnt leave after the exam, I actually retain most of it!