BIO 243 exam prep checklist
Exam: ____________ Date: ____________ Chapters: ______________________
7 to 10 days before- Find the exam date and chapters in the syllabus.
- Build a plan in the Exam Planner and add it to your calendar.
- List your shaky topics in the Spaced Review Tracker.
- Check which Reading Guide sections count for this exam.
- Blank-page recall for each chapter, then check with OpenStax.
- Practice questions without notes; review every miss.
- Mixed sets: shuffle questions from different chapters.
- Bring one specific question to student hours or an SI session.
- One timed, mixed practice set across every chapter.
- Finish the Reading Guide (usually due the night before at 11:59 p.m.).
- Make a one-page brain dump of the hardest facts.
- Light review of your brain dump only. No new material.
- Pack what you need (ID, pencils, water, a charged device if online).
- Set an alarm and get 7 to 9 hours of sleep.
- Eat something and arrive early.
- Three slow breaths before you start.
- Read every stem; watch NOT and EXCEPT; predict before looking.
- Skip and return when you stall. Change an answer only with a clear reason.
- Fill in the Exam Wrapper within a few days.
- Add missed topics to the Spaced Review Tracker (they may show up on the final).
- Write one change for the next exam.