For this reason, one of the best study tips we can give you is that you should rewrite ALL of your notes by hand starting two weeks before the exam, and as you recopy, say the words out loud. With all of these paths going, it makes it much more likely that you'll remember the information. Use mnemonic devices In spite of your efforts to organize your information, you may still find that you have a big list of stuff to remember. Mnemonic devices are used to associate a sound with a concept, so that you only have to remember the sound. If, for example, the first letters of each item in the list can be assembled to form a word, even a nonsense word, you will have to only remember that one word in order to recall each item of the list.
Mnemonics can work for long lists, too.
But you recognized that immediately. Plus, it only took us about two minutes to make up. Easier to memorize that sentence than Hydrogen, Helium, blah blah blah. And as we said earlier, more brain means better memory. Think about it.