Introduction 1
Part I: Releasing Your Potential to Pass Exams 7
Chapter 1: Passing Exams: Preparation Is Everything! 9
Chapter 2: Meeting Your Amazing Brain 21
Chapter 3: Discovering How to Learn 43
Chapter 4: Thinking Strategies for High Performance 63
Part II: Relaxing Comes First 85
Chapter 5: Exploring the Power of Relaxation 87
Chapter 6: Finding Ways to Relax 93
Part III: Reviewing and Rewriting Your Notes 105
Chapter 7: Knowing Your Academic Purpose 107
Chapter 8: Reviewing Your Notes 115
Chapter 9: Improving Your Reading Techniques 119
Chapter 10: Preparing Your Study Notes 129
Part IV: Remembering with Pictures and Patterns 143
Chapter 11: Making the Most of Memorizing Skills 145
Chapter 12: Using Mnemonics: Simple Memory Techniques 155
Chapter 13: Fine-Tuning Your Memory: Advanced Visual Techniques 165
Part V: Rehearsing for Recall and Performance 177
Chapter 14: Rehearsing Your Recall 179
Chapter 15: Rehearsing Your Performance 185
Part VI: The Part of Tens 191
Chapter 16: Ten Tips for Exam Day: Before the Event 193
Chapter 17: Ten Tips for the Exam - No Going Back Now! 199
Chapter 18: Ten Ways to Maintain Momentum between Exams 207
Part VII: Appendixes 213
Appendix A: Planners 215
Appendix B: Relaxation and Visualization Scripts 219
Appendix C: Learning Style Quiz and Motivational Reminder 223
Index 227