What should I do the day before the exam — new material or a full review?
By the time you're close to your exam date, your material has split into what you know solidly and what still hasn't clicked no matter how many times you've gone over it — and that weak list is different for everyone.
Short Answer
By the time you're close to your exam date, your material has split into what you know solidly and what still hasn't clicked no matter how many times you've gone over it — and that weak list is different for everyone. For SPI, for example, one person might struggle only with Transducer content, another only with Doppler. The day before the exam, all the way through the moment you walk into the exam room, review only that specific list of persistently unclear topics — not what you already know well, and not new material either.
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