Even though better pedagogies might exist—that, say, require you to do the memorization at the same time as doing something that involves more in-depth thinking and learning—you have to be there and do the exams anyway, so it’s best to see them in a positive light, which will hopefully increase both your ability to pass and your ability to get something out of them. The information IS a valuable tool, and seeing it as such will help you use it.
And, certainly, rote studying is FAR better than coasting by on one’s enormous intellect—at least, if one doesn’t have anything better to do.
Seconded.
Even though better pedagogies might exist—that, say, require you to do the memorization at the same time as doing something that involves more in-depth thinking and learning—you have to be there and do the exams anyway, so it’s best to see them in a positive light, which will hopefully increase both your ability to pass and your ability to get something out of them. The information IS a valuable tool, and seeing it as such will help you use it.
And, certainly, rote studying is FAR better than coasting by on one’s enormous intellect—at least, if one doesn’t have anything better to do.