REVIEW THIS LIST AFTER EACH TEST: If you ignore these suggestions and do well, fine. If you ignore these and do poorly, maybe it's worth trying these before the next test. If you followed them and did poorly, they may be wrong for you, or maybe you didn't really follow them as well as you thought.
DON'T LOOK AT ANSWERS TO PRACTICE PROBLEMS TOO SOON: The longer you struggle with a problem before you check the answers, the better you'll understand the answer and the more likely you'll arrive at it on your own. Looking at the answers before you've struggled long enough can mislead you into thinking you're better prepared than you are!