Sounds like you have a good attitude about the whole deal...keep it up.
You'll never be required to recite FARs word for word. You should know the rules that apply to the type of flying you do though. When you become an instructor and you teach the same regs over and over (which you should do, contrary to a lot of instructors who think their responsibility ends after the flight is over) you will get to the point that you can recite the regs and their numbers. For me, it is a constant process of reviewing and learning, as I do not have a photographic memory.
Anyway, know the big things for your first stage check (landing currency, minimum altitudes, your school's policies, etc.). Hope your first stage check goes well, I'm sure you'll do great.