#TLDR

It all depends on the type of the course imo. I also think the type of "learner" you are will affect these ratings a lot. Your IQ too, I think.

#Reading the Textbook

This should be pretty self explanatory. I think this only works for course's where the content is entirely built on top of the textbook. For first year engineering this would be APS110 and APS111. These are courses where resources only include the textbook or slideshows with just paraphrased content from the textbook. Overall, an A tier method cause it works and you save alot of time (i.e. not showing up to class!).

#Reviewing Notes

My notes fucking blow so I'm putting this in F. I did stop showing up to the majority of lectures after October(?) so that might be why but it was lowkey the profs fault. If you show up to class and the professor is good and take "good notes" (what is good?) then it's a solid method. B or A?

#Grinding Practice and Textbook Problems

Pretty much the same as reading the textbook. It's very course dependant as problems in the textbook might be irrelevant for the midterms and exams or just way to easy. Usually the latter afaict (from my experience with first semester).

Assigned practice problems from what I can tell are usually similar to the big tests for MAT186, but I can't say for the other courses. The MAT186 teaching team for my year and previous years refuse to post solutions for the practice problems so if you need correct and well thought out answers you have to attend their office hours to ask them how to solve problem X (you end up seeing some blind leading the blind situations in the engineering groupchats because no one acctually knows if they're right). Overall a B tier method as I would still use another method along with it.

#Past and Practice Midterms and Exams

I think this is the best method. Past/practice midterms and exams will probably be the most similar to your actual exam/midterm depending on the course (should the syllabus be unchanged). S tier. (if you're not doing this, are you really studying?)

#Reading PCEs

To those who are unfamiliar, PCEs = Pre Class Essentials. I think these were "ok" for MAT188 (some readings were way too long imo) and decent for MAT186 (covered most of the important stuff). Overall a B tier method. If you only did these for the entire course, I think you can pass?

#Office Hours

I have personally only ever gone once (so take it with a grain of salt) and it was for the second MAT186 midterm, but it didn't help at all as the professor just solved the tutorial problem (something we already had the full solution for). C or B tier.

#Takeaways

Go to class (if and only if its useful or mandatory), study ahead of time, don't be overconfident going into a test (the results will crush you probably), and if you find yourself to be productive in a group setting, find a study group. If you can't find one, make one with your friends. If you don't have friends, idk what to tell you. Should you ever be unsure of a topic, ask a TA right away in your tutorials or just email them (they will probably respond).

#Final Tier List