<p>Hey guys I’m a student at USC and I would appreciate some advice about test taking. I have been studying really hard and I go into the test knowing every topic. Even during the test I feel confident about my answers. But when I get my grade back I barely break the average. Are there any strategies that can improve my critical thinking skills and/or test taking skills?</p>
<p>Thank you all for your time!</p>
<p>practice, practice, and more practice. Does your prof. give out old exams for students to practice with? Most of my profs do, and I use that to become familiar with the test format before I take it.</p>
<p>Yes he does and I do the practice exam twice and take notes on the questions I don’t know. And I still can’t break through. It just gets really frustrating!</p>
<p>You could go talk to your professor or a learning specialist at your school. Professors usually know the best way to study for their tests. </p>
<p>If none of that works, then sometimes you have to just have to give in and accept that you will be doing “just average” in a class. That has happened to me in 2 college classes so far. Most other classes, I have been able to do a lot better than just average, because I was able to adapt to different teaching styles and testing methods.</p>
<p>I’ve heard USC pre med is ridiculously hard? How is it? Liking the school?</p>
<p>haha it’s kinda hard to love it when I’m not having that much success in the classroom but other than that it’s great!</p>