Exam Preparation
What is a simple but effective way to reinforce information after learning it?
Rewriting notes in your own words
Located in the Commons Hall (UW2), this office provides career counseling, résumé reviews, and internship opportunities for students.
Career Services Center
This technique involves working for 25 minutes, then taking a 5-minute break.
What is the Pomodoro Technique?
This type of planner, whether digital or paper, helps students track assignments, deadlines, and exams.
Planner or Calendar
What is the Feynman Technique, and why is it useful for studying?
It’s a method where you explain a concept in simple terms as if teaching it to a child, which helps identify gaps in understanding.
Students can visit this library, shared with Cascadia College, to access research materials, study spaces, and technology support
UWB/CC Campus Library
This method involves prioritizing tasks into "Urgent/Important" quadrants.
What is the Eisenhower Matrix?
Making these colorful cards with questions on one side and answers on the other is a great way to memorize facts.
Flashcards
Why is it better to study multiple subjects in one session rather than focusing on just one for long periods?
It engages interleaving, a technique that improves long-term retention by forcing the brain to constantly switch and adapt to different types of problems.
This on-campus resource offers counseling, mental health services, and wellness programs to support student well-being.
Counseling Center
This method involves using a physical notebook to organize tasks and events.
What is the Bullet Journal method?
Instead of talking to friends or looking at your phone, doing this in class helps you understand the lesson.
Listening
Why do students often feel like they understand material while reading but struggle to recall it later?
This is due to the “illusion of competence,” where passive reading feels productive but lacks active engagement needed for deep learning and retention.
UWB students can find free food, hygiene products, and other essential supplies at this resource center designed to combat food insecurity.
Husky Pantry
This type of procrastination involves focusing on less important tasks to avoid the important ones.
What is productive procrastination?
Taking these during class, whether by hand or on a laptop, helps reinforce key concepts and improve retention.
Notes
How does retrieval practice improve long-term retention?
Actively recalling information strengthens neural pathways, making it easier to remember later
This campus center offers free tutoring for writing, math, and science, helping students improve their academic skills.
Quantitative Skills Center and Writing & Communication Center
This method involves scheduling every minute of your day to maximize efficiency.
What is time blocking?
Before a big test, your teacher might give you one of these to help you review the most important information.
Study Guide