How to CRAM for an Exam in 24 Hours 

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When i was in college in asia, i often skipped classes or slept during lectures. I ended up failing the test and had to retake one. I procrastinated until the last 3 days and able to stuff the whole semester worth of text books in my head, passed the test with high score. While other buddies cheered me on, one of my classmate asked me with :”so you had to do it anyway, why didn’t you just do it right from the beginning?”. It’s like a slap of reality and a total wake up call for me.

Love how this video came out just as I was about to cram my calculus finals in three days 😭😭

Summary: Focus on high yield concepts. 80/20 rule, 80 percent of test questions are on 20 percent of core concepts. Use high return strategies - avoid passive studying, mindless note taking. Do not brute force cram info. Utilize practice tests, flash cards etc. find patterns and connections. Get sleep. Eat enough, drink enough water.

This is pretty much the way to actually study anything, excluding time pressure and lesser exposure to theories. We just need consistency. A couple of hours a day for 3 - 4 months of this strategy, can take your far ahead.

CRAMMING ⭐ do not need to go through EVERY DETAIL 1. focus on 20% -- the core concepts 2. learn those knowledge you can understand quickly ⭐ high return study 1. practice problems (understand concept) 2. make connections (patterns, similarities and differences) ⭐ take strategic breaks 1. Pomodoro technique (study 45mins, rest 10mins) 2. SLEEP 3. snack through the day (fruit, chocolate...) one week before my IB finals good luck !!!!!!

Man I use to get so stressed before exams. Dmv Nerds hook it up like I'm on Xanax 😂😂

I did everything you said, I exactly had 4 hours to study for an exam. it wasnt a big one but still an exam.. i was stressing so i decided to trust you, your video and applied what you said. i focused on high yiel concepts got my sleep ( i mean 4 and half hour but it's more than usual..). and i did well ( i hope so, i will update the result when i get it) Update : I got 74% which is really great for me ! Especially when you study for only 4 hours

I saved this to my ‘watch later’ so i can actually watch it within 24 hours of my exam

my exam is tomorrow morning .......and im watching this now meanwhile having a mental breakdown.....lovely....

These are the notes I took throughout the video! I hope this helps: **Step 1: Focus on the high-yield concepts** - Figure out what's most important to study - Not all information is created equal Criteria 1: Is this concept high-yield 💡 Ask the teacher what to focus on → If given vague answers, use the 80/20 rule 80% of classes are tested on 20% of the core concepts Ask yourself: - What was the main point of the lecture? - How does it relate to the main point of other lectures? Criteria 2: Can I easily learn this concept? If the concept is unfamiliar: 💡Read the summary or wrap up - Can I learn this concept without spending the entire day? No? Teach back the main idea from the chapter summary in your own words **Step 2: Use High Return Strategies** 💡 Avoid passive studying "Mere Exposure Effect”: where we tend to develop preferences for things that are familiar to us. 1. Use practice problems (Be strategic) 2. Learn the thought process 💡 See if you can think about how to change the wording of the question so that another answer choice is correct. 3. Use strategic memorization Make connections between the concepts - Patterns - Similarities - Differences Differentiate > Understand their relationship 4. Take strategic breaks 💡 Use HIIT (high-intensity interval training) - Study goal → Break (Pomodoro) **Step 3: Maintain high energy studying** How to keep up your energy: 1. Don't pull an all-nighter! 💡 Go to bed for 6 hours, wake up early and study 2. It's okay to skip meals, but don't skip food altogether. - Snack throughout the day (Pick those that are nutrient-dense) - Stay hydrated 3. Be careful with your caffeine intake - Call it quits after 4 pm

What I do when I have 3 days for a test ( and not revised) is simply get a whiteboard and blurt out the highest priority topics/areas. I do this until I can do it from memory. Then, the morning before the exam, I will blurt and be confident. Confidence is really important. If you convince yourself you understand something, you are more likely to get it.

literally cramming my exam as I'm watching this lol

I got 15hrs before my accounting final. I started studying a couple of days ago, but I’ve been stuck on the same chapter bc I’ve stressing and procrastinating (cramming up with no plan). Let’s see if I can pass by doing what the video says. I’ve already started off by pulling an all nighter, but I did take a 3hr nap… Let’s see! Will update when I get the grade back!

feel confident since i found this video before i went to bed and ive been doing everything he said all day! exam at 9am tomorrow, its 3am, im gonna sleep for 3 hours get up have some food, do last minute recall of stuff from last night, and smash it! Good luck everyone

Amazing and great way to cover "Cramming" in a video! I love how you tied this back to "regular" studying to show that if we can be efficient in this "Cram" phase, what's stopping us from always doing the most efficient practices? We must evolve 😈😤

Thanks for this video, depression and anxiety made me develop very bad study habits and now I have an exam with 10 chapters in 5 days and I haven't studied anything.

I'm horrible at exams and I'm also horrible at studying. I'm glad I found this channel, ty

Thanks . I really need this right now. My exam is in 2 days

Thank you so much . I have my maths board exams in next 2 days . I was so nervous and feeling guilty for doing this:( After seeing so many people struggling the same thing , I feel relaxed that I'm not the only one . I think I can do it now ^^ I'll update how it went , remind me UPDATE!!! I'm actually happy :) that I just wanted to pass the exam but after exam I am confident that I will score more than average ^^ ( as someone who fear maths :_) , yk how that feels ) So moral ? It doesn't matter how much time you have right now . Just start giving your best from now and you'll survive :) . Also focus on imp topics. Width >> depth ( for exams )

Damn, this video was recommended to me at the right moment. I have two unit tests tomorrow and I have not prepared for any of the two. Will be applying these and see how my results went.

My A level exams start on friday. It is 29 past midnight, its now officially tuesday. I should of been better. I was doing so well. Then I had to put my dog down, then I lost all my friends that I see in person daily. I now have 2 friends only. I see them once every 6-8 months. DO NOT BE LIKE ME! BE BETTER! NEVER GIVE UP! if youre here its too late. But dont let it happen again.

Thank you so much dude. I passed the exam to my dream school, and on the last day i just rested and it surprizingly worked!

i literally have my physics exam tomorrow, this really helped. thank you

My main way to cram exams is to stand up, act like a teacher, and say all of the info that I have remembered in class. I will now check my notes and if I didn't say some of the info I said, I would focus on that particular subject and would repeat this over and over. I mastered this and now I practically get 1-6 mistakes every exams. Most of the mistakes are from things that the teacher didn't teach or didn't put it in the pointers.

Your timing is epic!! Tomorrow I have a math test

Does 2 hours before also work? Let’s find out (I’ll update after the test) Update: the history test actually went quite well! All I did is making a timeline of all the events and then researched the importance and connections between a all events and how they influenced each other! Now we wait for the grade and see if it actually worked… Okay so results are back. It’s not high but it’s a sufficient grade. It’s a 59% what’s not a lot but in the Netherlands you have to get a 55% to pass 65% and higher is considered really smart

1. 80/20 principle What is the main concept of this chapter and how does it relate to the concepts of other chapters. Figure out the big picture. 2. Can I easily learn this concept? (High yielding topics) Q/A, youtube videos -- general understanding if short on time. 3. Do active studying and slow down -- Use practice problems and try to solve them with understanding the concepts behind it. Learn the thought process. Tip - Changing wording in question so that other answer choice is correct. For maths, use guided solutions. 4. Use strategic planning - find connections - patterns, difference, similarities, relationship, trends. 5. Take breaks (pomodoro) clearly defined goals and breaks. Super high effort = uncomfortable = learning is happening. Sleep, eat food, hydrate, low on caffeine to have high energy throughout the study sessions.

A few minutes ago I was crying 'cuz exams are near and I'm procrastinating Thanks, love you!

Hi! I discovered your channel today, discovered I am a Kitsune, and now I am here I have an exam the day after tomorrow and your channel is a gold mine, I cleared my head, actually studied and didn't just procrastinate And memorised way more than I could have even thought( I get bored, lose motivation and mindlessly scroll ) Anyway I just wanted to say Thank You and Good Luck for the future of this channel, you guys are working really hard! Kudos :)

Thank you. You motivated me and gave me a sense of control that I lost because of anxiety. ❤

I know these things before but with my high levels of stress I'm almost forget every thing about me, like it's really good to hear things you already know coming from others , I feel like i can see what I might need>>> anyway, I FEEL like this channel giving me that "safety feeling" to restart my brain cells again with out being scared of losing your time for nothing I'm so lucky and grateful to discover this channel last year, especially this video Cause my level has been improved comparing to the last year

Nah 3 days is plenty mine is 5 hours away🗿

Tomorrow I'm having an exam on Microbial Diagnosis in Health Clinics & luckily got PYQs from seniors, and yes I did shortlisted the core concepts from PYQ & made Mindmaps out of it... So now I'm just watching YT Videos for all those core concept & I just took a break by watching your video 😉 Thanks Cajun Koi Academy 😍 💖

im cramming for a big exam happening in a week and i'm guilty of that passive learning lol, but yea thank you so much for these tips i'll be sure to apply them!

My 10th boards starts in 15 days, and I have 21 chapters in total to cover for SST.. I am hopeless even before starting to study and I'm convinced I won't be able to make it , it's all so hard to study and memorize, especially history. I try to gather some motivation but lose it all after studying few pages cuz I'm already hopeless. But from this video, I get a bit of hope

love this man always come in need

I have always been the last mintue studying person with the highest grades. What I do is, I never pull alnighters , I never go crazy with memorizing stuff ( it might also be because I only ever had to read it twice to memorize any concept ) Instead I learn the concepts in the chpaters , if its a subject like economics. for subjects like history I read the whole book and then look at the practice question, I don't evaluate myself I just learn though them. And yes I don't eat huuuuge meals hehe

IM SO LAZY EVEN WATCHING THIS YT VIDEO

I got my prelims from 19 this month. Haven't touched the books and thiss is a lifesaver

Literally got this video 24 before my exam... *Beautiful*

This is handsdown the best last minute revision video I've watched and I literally procrastinate with how to cram videos 😭

Just want to notify everybody again is that cramming is not better than studying 1 month prior exam. You’ll definitely get a higher score as well as attaining a much more confident spirit walking in and out of the text. This video is just for cases of force majeure where you’ve to resort to this. How to stop procrastination , that’s the ultimate goal you’re getting at. Just start doing it :) , and when you’ve have got into the grind , then it’s ez peasy

4 months left till the exam except this exam is literally the most important one of my life as of now. It's a med school entrance test and now imma cram my ass off cuz I've been procrastinating for way too long 🤧

I can't tell how many times I applied these strategies this week for my finals. It's a great revision technique.

saving this to my watch later until it's 24hrs and 9mins before my exams instead of studying

Feels like this video is a direct message from the universe to me! I _just_ crammed for my Physics exams till 3:30am. (It was okay, not truly horrible but I could have done a lot better). I've been doing the same thing for the past few exam sessions, studying within one or two days. I haven't watched the video yet, but I'll update the comment as I go. 0:00 Man, that intro really got me. I'm in the _exact_ same situaton. Procrastinate till a few days before the exams, get worried and start to study, then get distracted and procrastinate. Then beat myself up mentally... and proceed to procrastinate some more. It's like you've been spying on my life 👀 0:35 Definitely true! That's how I still top my class despite studying the night before. Teachers also help us out, usually, and tell us what's important during the lectures themselves: so you've got to pay some attention in class. If you focus on those topics, you can get decent enough marks. 1:45 Yes, I started doing this recently. Up until class 10 my syllabus was such that I could cram most of the stuff in a few hours, but now, even if I really do study well for a few days, it might not be enough to fully understand everything. Some stuff is complex too. So I first finish up the concepts I already know well or which are relatively easy, and then move on to the more difficult ones. 5:13 This part is interesting. I know I'm supposed to take breaks, but I also know that if I start, instead of 10 minutes I'll be on my phone for who knows how long. It's hard to control myself... Plus, I often feel very sleepy during studying, it's hard to beat that sleep. Yesterday even after drinking coffee (which I nearly never drink), eating chocolate (unrelated but it makes _me_ feel more energized) and washing my eyes with cold water repeatedly, it was hard to keep my eyes open. (My sleep schedule has been in a very bad state recently.) I've heard 20 minute breaks are the best duration for a short nap, so I recently I've started doing that. It feels refreshing, more than I expect, so that's something I think I'll continue. As for regular breaks, I'm trying to implement them without getting too carried away. 6:35 H-hey! Sleeping 3 hours isn't pulling an all nighter, is it? 8:07 That's a pretty interesting idea! I suppose it isn't obvious because, well, cramming is usually associated with lots of uncomfortable things like force-feeding information and sleepless nights, but I wonder if it can actually work as a study strategy... I guess the thing would be to make sure there is no negative feelings associated with the study sessions, and to make cramming comfortable. I suppose I'll try that out. If you've read this far, thank you! It's my first time doing something like this, haha. Probably the longest comment I've ever written. Took me way too much time though. What are your experiences while studying? Positive, negative, useful or distracting, anything goes! I'd love to engage in a fun, productive conversation here. Thank you, Mike and Matty, for the useful video. I was proud to see I already followed some of these tips. Let's see what I can achieve with proper studying and all the rest of ideas. Have a wonderful week. ❤ (Also, did RU-vid suddenly change are to skip-in-3-seconds instead of 5 seconds? On this video I encountered ads like that. Well, cool.)

Well I am about to say may not be useful for people who are already cramming but my best tip is don’t cram. I feel like that will allow you to enjoy studying and learning more. You should try the 13579 message. There are videos on RU-vid about it but I will quickly summarize it right now. Nine days before your exam you study and you do a good study session and review everything. Then seven days before you repeat then five days work for European again and then three days before you repeat again. Then finally on the day before your exam you repeat again. During the sessions you make sure though it’s not just a quick five minutes you make sure you review all your concepts. If you have more time you could do this by week’s event and start nine weeks before if able. Hope this can help someone. Keep in mind I am legally blind and so is this with hard to read I apologize

thank you sm trying to cram for TWO exams tomorrow !!

I‘m lucky enough to have for weeks left but I really never learned how to actually study so this is still really helpful!

3:20 you made laugh in the middle of my mental breakdown

This was so helpful, thank you!!! Your channel is underrated. God bless

Thanks I am gonna come after my maths exam which is tomorrow!!! hope your techniques will work

A good night of sleep is the most valuable thing there is for your test 💫

Thanks so much !!!! I really needed this I ve my pre boards after tomorrow but just gotta ryt whatever i studied and can and try my highest in the final board exam.

i asked my teacher what important topics to focus on in algorithms and the only reply i got was study everything and if you want some important exam questions examples then ask the teachers from other divisions

"3 days away" LMFAOOO it's tomorrow

Tomorrow ima have a final exam in anatomy “practical” and needless to say I have lots to cram so For all my fellow procrastinators who got an exam Tomorrow and r gonna pull an nighter We got this👽💪 *lets c how this goes

Always have problem with studying since I was student at elementary. Bored at class, cannot routinely study every night, struggle to study in a long time. It shaped me to be a person who dislike memorizing and other related study. Then, I choose Math as my major. Which is, damn... it's to abstract but I love it. Never had notes, only came to class for the lesson, and desperately trying to understand the lesson before the exam. I feel like my choice was right to choose math as major because i love it. After few years, I'm working full time, then one time we had a test from the company. Turns out I have ADHD, and that's why I have problem with studying. But glad, I know it just now, so it was not become my alibi on why i sucks in studying.

Im writing in 24 hours gonna start studying now wish me luck ! Will be back with the results Update: I managed to get 52 % ! A pass is a pass considering that I studied the day before

I have a big Precalc test tomorrow, so I'm gonna use this to help! Hopefully I pass!

Read the summaries and overviews of the chapters included in the exam. If there are "Introduction" videos linked for a chapter or topic, chances are, almost all of the concepts you need to know in those particular chapters/topics are briefly discussed in those introduction videos, so they're actually helpful for cramming and you don't have to linger too long in the text materials. If the lessons are text heavy, actually pinpoint/identify the key words or concept names and google them 😂 search results show the briefest explanations that can progress to more common complicated related questions, therefore expounding on the topic automatically for you; so you at least have an idea or impression about the concept idea. It's going to be superficial kind of knowledge, but it will make going through the course materials a little easier cuz you're already debriefed about them (at least, that's how it was for me for open distance learning with almast zero face to face or video rec'd lectures).

Good luck to everyone on their exams 🥰

Once again, back here and feeling guilty for cramming

"dont pull an all nighter" me who's watching this at 3 am right now: oh...ok.

"Discomfort means learning is happening."-Cajun Koi

your videos are truly awesome!! 🙌 Thank you for the tips:)

what really sucks here is that no matter how hard i study i never get it right :/ questions are always one hyperspecific point of the class and not only did i study everything else for nothing, i dont know enough about those precise 2 lines in a 150 pages course. i hate when they do that, it doesnt test anything, and it has been most of my finals this week (all failed).

I have an exam in about 32 hours so I'm here because my study style is low. That concept about cutting losses and focusing to easy to learn concept, that's what I'm going to do. Thank you!

this motivated me to cram, just to prove that this video works.

Once again, back here and feeling guilty for cramming

It's difficult for me but I'll try. Because I don't always find the right time to study. But I'll take these man's methods and try to pass the concepts so as to pass the exams.

I have an exam tomorrow of a course, that I didn't study thoroughly and now I have to cram for it, What's weird is that it's night before my exam rn and I find the course really interesting, but still a good amount of syllabus is left, which is putting me in a guilt of " I should have start studying it earlier, because I'd have really enjoyed it, and probably would've aced the exam ", since cramming isn't actually studying, it's just trying to memorize some stuff, that I'll forget by the next exam.

less than 3 hours before my ap bio exam and im shaking . i didnt pay attention in class all year because of adhd and an overall lack of motivation . when i do study , i know the material and im able to pass tests , but im never able to study . im currently at a 0% in this class by not doing any homework at all . im extremely scared and disappointed in myself and im going to update this . please .. please wish me luck . - 8:48 am ; exam starts at 11:30am - 12pm .

I'm a junior in High School and I'm taking 3 APs, AP Calculus AB, AP Physics 1, and AP Computer Science A. I finished the APCS exam last Wednesday. I had my AP Calculus AB exam today and I didn't study that efficiently until the last 2 days before the exam. Especially yesterday. Yesterday I started at around 11 AM and studied until 11 PM with around 1 hour of break time. I went through 2 practice exams in the 2 days before the exam and I reviewed everything. When I took the school-administered mock exam I got a low 4 because I wasn't able to answer most of the FRQ questions but now that I practiced I was able to score some solid 5s on my practice exams. Of course, it's not over yet since I have to cram for the AP Physics 1 exam this Thursday and I have other tests next week and other major assignments.

A massive thank you, I really Love your channel And I desperately needed this video ❤❤

i have a week and a half until my exam but the high yield concept is sooo helpful thank you !

I studied more about this video than my actual test

Wow, a video about studying that was actually useful? Damn. Thank you 😎

Best way to study 24 hours before a test is to watch a RU-vid video talking about cramming.

I have inattentive ADHD and ADHD paralysis very often causes me to only start studying the day before because it's a stressor that gets my brain going. This is something I'm trying to work on and am getting meds for. This is fr helping me so much for the exam I have tomorrow😭😭😭

Back when I was in junior high I cram a lot and still get high score but things are different now that I'm in senior high. I guess the pandemic really destroyed me... It's hard to recover...

Thanks so much dude need this help myself find my study method

I have my data structures exam in 24/2 , Design and analysis of algorithms exam in 25/2 , and discrete mathematics exam in 28/2 and linear algebra and analytical geometry exam in 3/3. I haven't studied anything. And I'm in super panic mode right now 🥲💀.

I forgot to study for my 3 finals tmmr. Thanks for the advice brother!

Oh god his videos shows up at right time 😂 Literally I have test tommorow.

Achually a life saver, my exam is in 25 hours. Going to religiously follow these tips today

Thank you 💕💕💕😊💕😊💕 that was really helpful for the ones cramming like me

Thank you so much for this. 😭

Have my exam for Computer Organization and Assembly Language tomorrow. Hoping this gets me through!

my exam is 2 weeks away, yes i still have quite a bit of time but i have a TON OF STUFF TO STUDY!!! i have 3 languages, science, math plus history and geography! total marks are 230 marks, and each subject has sooo many chapters and i am so so stressed about which is why i looked up this video hopefully, ill be able to concentrate and study well and go answer my exam

Summary in my own words: - Create a study plan focusing on only the most important topics first, you can figure this out by using past papers or model papers made by the board to find the most frequently asked questions and topics - Use high return strategies, solve past paper questions, make your own, solve flashcards(as long as they are pre-made because making flashcards for large topics a few days before the exams might be a waste of time) and find patterns and connections between questions and topics - Take care of your health, get enough sleep( you can set an alarm 2-3hrs before your normal wake up time to feel alert after your wash your face with cold water), drink water as soon you wake and keep a bottle of water near you while you study at all times and eat healthy food full of energy, specifically fruits, vegetables, whole grains and maybe some meat if you feel like it

ahh perfect, this video came out 24 hours before I had 24 hours left to my exam so now I can cram info into my head 👀

Watching on my grading break!

This got recommended to me too late, ìts 11:30 pm and my exam starts at 9:00 am. wish me luck 😢

Man, you just don't how perfect the timing is.

Super helpful. Thank you!

I have a exam in 3 days for which I have been preparing for last 3 years And I m still procasting due to stress

Hit like after 10 seconds when you said “you have three days until the exam and you’re behind on your lectures… sooo you procrastinate” 😅😅😅 so true, that’s why we’re all here innit? Thank you for keeping it real bro

I have less than 48 hours to prepare for my math midterm, I will try this technique and tell you the results when I get them :)