Meet regularly, several times a week if possible. He or she will suggest study strategies or clarify how or what the group is doing. Set an agenda for the study group session. Bring class notes, reading notes, and assigned reading material to the sessions. Other students clarify, add, or give own interpretation of notes.
Process notes from reading or assignments.
Do mind maps of a lecture or reading assignment. This gives you the big picture. Find the main ideas from each lecture or reading assignment. Test predictions-predict several questions from each lecture or reading assignment which might appear on the exam. Answer the questions as a group.