James R,
Thanks!
Sounds like your approach is the prevailing advice. 30 seconds float, kick like hell, repeat
Like you said, just gotta make it work! We have the 800 yard snorkle next week so I know I have at least two weeks to practice floating...should be able to get it. I just don't want to pass with the minimum since our instructor stated that final decretion is his whether to certify. If I can get a 20 I have a much better chance.
Now the physics is another story, for me it's a hard read. Have any flash cards you wanna share?
Thanks for the advice!
AZdiver,
You should try creating your own flash cards. The act of creating the flash cards should help you to retain the information a lot more than just reading them.
Additionally, a trick I used with students (Computer Science, not scuba diving) was to let them bring a single sheet of paper (8.5" x 11") with whatever they wanted to put on it. I did this knowing full well that all the information they needed for the final exam would never fit on the sheet, even if they used 2 point font. Just the act of trying to figure out what would fit, how they could get the most to fit caused them to pour over the information again and again. By the time most of them had their 'cheat sheet' prepared they didn't need it.

I haven't looked at how much information we need to know but it might be small enough you can get it to fit on a single sheet. In that case, see if you can get it all to fit on a 3" x 5" flash card.
