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sweetmisty · 08-06-2008, 11:29 AM

Hi Everyone,

I'm new to this forum and am hoping for some advice. I'm starting college soon and would like to improve my memory so that I can perform better on exams. In high school, I studied a lot but often times found that I would "blank" out and forget some of the things that I know I spent time studying. I want to take a good course on memory improvement, because I feel that a good memory is very important to doing well in school.

I've done many Google searches and there are SO MANY options out there. It's hard to decide. I've pretty much narrowed it down to two though: School of Phenomenal Memory course and Chester Santos' Memory Fun 101.

The School of Phenomenal Memory has so many testimonials that it sounds so convincing. It's very expensive though, and I wonder about whether or not the testimonials are real. Also, I don't know if the inventor of the course has any real qualifications to teach memory. I saw a thread about that school in this forum and it put doubts in my mind. Apparently some people asked for refunds and didn't get it, it sounds very time consuming and difficult, and the founder seems to be a very mean person based on post to that thread. However, it does seem like it might be a really good course.

On the other hand, I read about Chester Santos in the SF Chronicle and there are SO MANY articles on him. He is the USA National Memory Champion and seems incredibly qualified to teach memory! His accomplishments are so numerous and I'm positive that he knows what he is talking about. I loved his CNN and Wired interviews on YouTube. He seems like a very nice guy too. Also, his course seems like it will be a lot of "fun". It also has a money back guarantee. However, I don't see any testimonials for his course anywhere, so I'm not sure. Has anyone taken it? I'm definitely leaning towards his course at this point, but any input would be appreciated.

Any other suggestions besides those two? I would really like to improve my memory before I start college in the fall.

Thanks,
Misty

08-06-2008, 11:29 AM	#1 (permalink)
sweetmisty Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 3	Memory Improvement for School? Hi Everyone, I'm new to this forum and am hoping for some advice. I'm starting college soon and would like to improve my memory so that I can perform better on exams. In high school, I studied a lot but often times found that I would "blank" out and forget some of the things that I know I spent time studying. I want to take a good course on memory improvement, because I feel that a good memory is very important to doing well in school. I've done many Google searches and there are SO MANY options out there. It's hard to decide. I've pretty much narrowed it down to two though: School of Phenomenal Memory course and Chester Santos' Memory Fun 101. The School of Phenomenal Memory has so many testimonials that it sounds so convincing. It's very expensive though, and I wonder about whether or not the testimonials are real. Also, I don't know if the inventor of the course has any real qualifications to teach memory. I saw a thread about that school in this forum and it put doubts in my mind. Apparently some people asked for refunds and didn't get it, it sounds very time consuming and difficult, and the founder seems to be a very mean person based on post to that thread. However, it does seem like it might be a really good course. On the other hand, I read about Chester Santos in the SF Chronicle and there are SO MANY articles on him. He is the USA National Memory Champion and seems incredibly qualified to teach memory! His accomplishments are so numerous and I'm positive that he knows what he is talking about. I loved his CNN and Wired interviews on YouTube. He seems like a very nice guy too. Also, his course seems like it will be a lot of "fun". It also has a money back guarantee. However, I don't see any testimonials for his course anywhere, so I'm not sure. Has anyone taken it? I'm definitely leaning towards his course at this point, but any input would be appreciated. Any other suggestions besides those two? I would really like to improve my memory before I start college in the fall. Thanks, Misty