you are smarter than you think

[kats]

I just got this book a couple of days ago from Amazon.com. (Don't you just love that website?) Anyways, the book was reccommended here and I finally got around to buying it and doing the exercises yesterday. I don't know how much it will help until I actually take my first test after studying this way, but it seemed to make sense. I ended up testing as a combination language processor for reception, my reorganization was spatial, and retention was musical and knowing others. I have been reading my notes out loud while listening to quiet classical music and using different color inks to map out my outlines from my texts. I will also be using the different color inks, blank papers, and mapping for taking notes in class. How many of you have used this method? Has it worked well for you? What did you test as? Thanks in advance for sharing.

[VaMedic]

Thanks for pointing out this text. I just ordered it from Amazon and will definatly use it for my next exams. Anything that will help is well worth the money, just wish I could have had this while I was in Paramedic school 4 years ago.

Rob

[marilynmom, LPN, NP]

OK, I am going to go ahead and order You are Smarter Than You Think as well :) You all have me convinced and I'm excited to read it.

Marilyn

[marilynmom, LPN, NP]

OK, I just went to amazon and it said the book normally ships in 12-13 days! How long for those of you who ordered it did it take to arrive at your house??

Also I want to make sure I am ordering the correct book, is the author Renee, MA Mollan-Masters. I'm asking because I saw another book on amazon with the same title and a different author.

Thanks

Marilyn

[VaMedic]

Just thought I would pass this on....

Found a website with alot of study tips and tricks.

http://www.iss.stthomas.edu/studyguides/

[2ner]

Marilyn, yes it is by Renee Mollen-Masters. I got my from the school bookstore. It was 21.75 which wasn't much more expensive than books-a-million (they can order it for you too - maybe quicker to ship than amazon). You may even be able to find it at a nursing school library. It was such a great book (wish I'd had it when I was memorizing stuff for a&p). Another thing that's cool about it, you only have to read like a third of the book (it's a small book anyway) but it means you could do it in a night or two.

[kats]

Thanks VaMedic, that web site looks great. I am definately going to be reading that alot.

[nurse_gigolo69]

ok so i got the book and finished reading it. Ive learned that im a

combination processor for reception

logical/spatial for reorganization

body kinesthetic/knowing self for retention

for reorganiztion and retention i had ties for each and the ties just edged out the others by just 1 point. What does this mean? Also for those with a similar learning style i have, how have you found the system? Benefical or not?

[2ner]

Somewhere in the book it tells you how to break ties, i think.

i'm combination/spatial/knowing self & others. i have been reading EVERYTHING out loud, and mapping my notes (pullin the bs out of the text and concentrating on the important stuff) it's helped me tremendously - i found that i don't have to study as many hours as i used to and i'm actually storing the info in my ltm instead of stm like before. i don't draw the frilly little pics on flashcards - that'll take up too much time (which you have little of as a nursing student), but w/ just the reading and the "mapping" i've done great so far. i think it suggested using different color pens (i can't break away from the mechanical pencils, so i opted for highlighters instead) :)

[dreamon]

marilynmom-Everything I order from Amazon gets to me within 3 or 4 days. I ordered express shipping the first time, and it took longer than they said it would. So the next time I got standard/regular, and it came quickly everytime after that. I was surprised.