How to study for an exam and make it stick
Rereading your notes and highlighting feel productive, but they're among the least useful things you can do. What works best is testing yourself: trying to recall without looking. And reviewing on different days instead of all the night before. Dottya helps you do both with your own material: a review plan up to exam day, flashcards and questions to practice.
How it works
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Make your plan
Tell Dottya which exam you have and when, and it builds a day-by-day review plan.
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Test yourself
Upload your notes and ask for flashcards or a quiz. Answer without looking before you check.
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Review what you missed
Ask for more questions on exactly what was hard, and come back to them another day.
Techniques that work
- Testing yourself instead of rereading
- Reviewing on different days, not all the night before
- Explaining the topic in your own words, as if teaching it
- Mixing problems from different topics when you practice
- Studying in short blocks with breaks, like 25 minutes on and 5 off
Frequently asked questions
Ideally at least a week before, reviewing a little every day. With less time, Dottya helps you prioritize what matters most.
It helps you remember something the next day, but you forget it fast. Reviewing over several days makes it stick for the exam and after.
Yes. With Exam Mode on the Premium plan you take timed exams with a score, and review your mistakes at the end.
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