Revise your most important information last

Your brain remembers the last thing that occurs or most recent times. Which part of a movie do you usually remember? Which part of a novel? Usually the ending. Both the first and lasts are important for your memory.
Here are some interesting statistics. If you read a traditional accelerating learning book it will tell you, quite correctly, that there is a period of time you can be learning for, in a lecture type situation, and then your brain will get full and information recall will get harder. This happens approximately every fifty minutes. These books suggest to study or learn for 50 minutes and then take a 10 minute break.
However, if you do this, you study for 50 minutes and take a 10 minute break, in an hour time frame how many firsts and lasts do you have? Two. One at the beginning of the session and another at the end. There are two opportunities for what you are studying to be very, very memorable.
If you just study a little bit smarter, and studied for twenty minutes, then took a five minute break, three times over a one hour period, how many firsts and lasts have you got now? Six. That means that six times over an hour, it's easier to remember your information.

Learn your most important information first

Do you remember your first day of school?
Do you remember what you were wearing and who you talked to on that day?
Do you remember the first time you drove a car?
Do you remember your seventh day of school? Or your tenth?
Probably not as these aren't as memorable as the first. Generally, anything that happens first in your life will be more memorable than subsequent times.
When you sit down to study, go over your most important information first, it will be more memorable for you. Revising your notes from yesterday is a great first at the beginning of your study time.

Study at your best thinking time

Are you a morning, afternoon or evening person? Study when you are most alert. If you are a morning person, get up an hour earlier than normal and study then. If you prefer to stay up late at night, study during this time. Make sure you study in a place where you're not going to be disturbed. You may prefer to study at a desk or a table, but you might lie on the floor or on your bed when you study. If you do this, here's a word of warning. Don't lie in the same position as you do when you're sleeping. If you do, you are likely to fall asleep.
You might like to study outside. Take your notes with you to the nearest park, riverside or beach. Others might like to study in the shower. Write your notes out, laminate them or put them in a plastic bag and stick them high up in the shower. Read them while you're shampooing.
Use plenty of colour in your notes. You'll not only be able to see them more clearly through the water, but the colour will help you remember more.
The worst time to study is one hour straight after school. remember to take time after school to refresh and relax for an hour and then complete homework, assignments and study.

Practice old exam papers

Rehearsal is one of the most important aspects of studying. Practice and practice old exam & test papers. It may take three or four weeks to complete them.
Make sure you get someone to check the answers for you so that you can learn from the questions you got wrong.

Wear comfortable clothes

Wear comfortable clothes during exams
It sounds so obvious and simple however, many people don't do this. If you wear your school uniform, make sure you have a jersey or a jacket with you as the room may get cold. Remember, you're in an exam for up to three hours and the weather can change quickly.
If your clothing is tight or uncomfortable you can very quickly lose focus. You will be thinking about how uncomfortable you are and you'll lose your concentration. Wear comfortable, loose clothing when you're studying and also during your exams.
A great tip a student once gave me was to use your jacket or jersey to sit on during an exam. It makes those hard chairs a bit more comfortable

Music

Play Baroque music quietly in the background while studying
An interesting study on music and silence was done at Stanford University where they set up three identical rooms full of plants. In the first room, there was complete silence for three months. The second room was filled with loud rock music for the three months and the third room had baroque music pumped in. At the end of the three months, the plants that were in complete silence were still just normal healthy plants. The plants with the rock music were shrivelled and dying. And the plants with the baroque music were flourishing and growing more than anyone had thought possible.
What was even more amazing about this room was that every single plant in the room was growing towards the speakers. Now, your brain isn't a plant, but if this kind of music enhances plant growth, maybe it also enhances brain function. You don't have to listen to this kind of music all the time but it can be very, very useful when studying.
If you're studying maths or learning a new language, listening to Mozart's music can be very helpful. Gordon Shaw from the Californian University in Irvine has scientifically proven that listening to Mozart for ten minutes will increase your ability to learn maths and a new language for approximately thirty minutes.

Study with low lighting

Lighting shouldn't be too bright in your study area. Bright light reflecting off a white page can stress your eyes and make learning harder. Research shows that for 70% of students, studying with low lighting is best. Did you ever read under the bed covers when you were very young? Your parents probably told you you'd ruin your eyesight, but this isn't true. For most children and teenagers, low lighting is the most effective.
In fact, as we get older, into our mid 20s, our eye muscles start to weaken and we need brighter light and sometimes glasses. If possible, avoid fluorescent lights as these flicker at a different rate than your brain and interrupt brain processing. They can cause tiredness, lack of motivation and even headaches.