text: if u have to LISTEN to it, get somebody (a sibling, a best friend, ur boyfriend or even ur mom) to study with u... or record urself reading the material, and listen to it!\n\nstudying with somebody always helps, seriously, for various reasons:\n\n1. the motivation - u appreciate that this person is taking time out to help u and u wanna be cooperative by NOT wasting their time.\n\n2. the visual & audio effects - if that person is explaining something to u, its more likely to stick bcuz of the examples they give from personal experience, or the joke they make, or the coffee that spilled that very second while the person was waving her/his hands around... u see what i mean? just the facial expressins will stick.\n\n3. its a lot more fun than studying alone for the reasons above - the misunderstandings, the jokes, the waving around trying to show u how to put X and Y together to get Z...\n\n4. if u dont understand u wont feel subconscious or stupid, cuz that person will NOT mind repeating him/herself over and over again, bcuz ur friends. and then they'll make a joke abt how ur a tubelight and THAT comment will help u remember that thing u didnt understand (while ur in the exam).\n\n5. even if u dont need somebody to EXPLAIN anything, get somebody to at least dictate u chunkc from the portion that u have to study, that way u'll be listening to the info AND manually writing it down - a combo that is bound to make it stick. use colored pens/paper, draw bubbles around titles, space it all out well (dont try to fit too much on a page) - and u've got urself a combination of ALL the psychological, audial and visual factors that help human beings absorb information.\n\nconclusion: get somebody your age to study with u, who won't mind adding a little light-heartedness to the session. DONT ask like ur dad to help cuz he'll just turn into ur teacher and be all stern.\n\nhope this helps.