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1. you ace tests by overlearning. you should know your notes/flashcards/definitions basically by heart. if someone asks you about a topic when you’re away from class or your notes and you can answer them in a thorough and and accurate answer, then you’re good, you know the material. 

2. if you don’t understand something, it will end up on the test. so just don’t disregard and hope that this specific topic won’t be on the test. give it more attention, help, and practice. find a packet of problems on that one concept and don’t stop until you finish it and know it the best. 

3. sometimes you just need that Parental Push. you know in elementary school, they would tell you “ok now it’s time for you to do your homework! you have a project coming up, start looking for a topic now!” ONE of your teachers might be like this. be thankful for it and follow their advice! these teachers are the best at always keeping you on track with their calendar. if not a teacher, then have one of your friends be that person that can keep you accountable for the things you promised you would do. 

4. you just need to kick your own ass. seriously. i know it sucks and its hard to study for two things at once. BUT. I DONT CARE IF IT’S HARD. you need to do it and at least do it to get it over with because you can’t keep putting things off. If you do, you will eventually run out of time and you will hate yourself. force yourself to do it. i made myself sign up for june ACT even though there’s finals because if i didn’t, i probably never would. like do i think i’m gonna be ready in one month? probably not, SO I BETTER GET ON IT AND START STUDYING! 

5. do homework even if it doesn’t count. if you actually try on it, then you will actually do so much better on the tests, it’s like magic. 

Hmm..this one is quite a common problem but I do have some tips:~

**kinda long 'cause i went full out :p**

First, is to do a fact check---

Which one of the following is the real problem:

a) Your cell phone is suddenly an oh-so interesting entity.

b) You are distracting yourself from the task at hand by being on your phone because 'it is easier.'

c) Both a & c.

d) Others.

Case 1: (a) Then i would recommend you to:

(i) log out of the apps which you frequently get distracted by.

(ii) Even better, go the extra mile and delete the apps. This can work as a reward mechanism when you complete said work and install them back in and everything is merry again.

(iii) If that doesn't seem to work, then leave the phone alone in another location. Say, across the whole house.

In case you need your phone for your work, try the Forest app.

Show no mercy on yourself, block every little distracting site there is to exist, seek success.

Case 2: (b) You are distracting yourself from the task at hand by being on your phone because 'it is easier.'

This is your brain being a mean bitch to you. Usually, it is as I call it - "The Fear of The Unknown".

Simply putting it, your brain, being the coward it is decides to see the problem as a mountain and instead of getting across, that mf just decides to sit at the foot of said mountain and get absolutely nothing done.

This is common, only natural.

My personal tip is to go in detail before the problem gets the time to make more friends of it's own kind.

"Problems are like pokemons, the more you feed them time, the more they evolve."

Call me a bad trainer but no! I ain't seeing my cute pikachu turn into a whole raichu and send me to the depths of hell!

So, get the microscope out and dig that shit up. It should go something like this for example:

To-do list <<

<< Learn chapter 3 << [ Read textbook << today, from page 1 to 5 << tomorrow, from page 6 to 10 ] <<

<< Watch any 2 YT videos over unclear concepts << Read 2 pages from reference book .... and so on.

So, simply putting it : Break down the task into way smaller parts than what society calls shameful (they can leave, we're tryna live here).

Once, your past the "idk what to do or where to start" stage, we leave for the 'Trying to Stay Constantly Motivated' stage, cause not everyone has the will to live let alone succeed.

Obsessions help: It's about time y'all start obsessing over studies ^^ . I'm pretty sure you DO know that you ace that test with over learning, don't you?

You hear that voice in you head saying 'oh how i wish i could see some insta reels rn~~' ?? that's the neighbourhood aunt ,she is making sure that you fail in making yourself proud. And, you soldier, have a mission - To Not Let Her Get Her Way!!!

I could recommend the popular Pomodoro technique but personally it does not work for me. My brain just goes "Why should i take a break after 25 minutes when I can take a break RN?!" and i'm there like "I can't argue with your assessment, buddy".

So know your type, if you’re a student, you should know your study pattern by now, that is, whether you are a :

Visual learner.

Aural  learner.

Verbal  learner.

Logical  learner.

Solitary learner.

Or a mix of the above.

Know which type of method works best for you.

Note that not every subject requires the same method, add a bit of frazzle-dazzle in your methods if that helps you.