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I think what works best depends on the person.

In college, one of my roommates and I were both finance majors. He learned by rote and had to work problems repeatedly. I learned by figuring out the underlying principals. He would study 3 hours a day and all night before a big test. I would study more in the beginning and taper off. The night of the test I would do a quick review if anything at all.

My roommate needed to constantly remind himself of all of the concepts. I needed to learn them early and if I didn't know them by test time, it was too late for me.