Lads, I am sure that we are all starting to brick it about upcoming Easter exams. Please post some good tips on how to succeed at this .
I've not done so well in my essay work (I get lots of 'good point' comments but always wonder from the topics) therefore I am looking to seriously get my arse in gear about organizing genuine study time.
My recommendations are:
-Get leechblock on your browser and block everything none work related. This includes the porn.
-Actually schedule your time, most phones will have a calender feature for this so no excuses
-Don't read anything outside of what you have been given.
>>4163 I am super lazy and didn't want to spend weeks going over things to make sure I could remember them.
Instead, I adjusted my sleep schedule to use the 12 hours before the exam cramming everything, so that it would still be fresh in my mind. Never failed one, got a 2:1.
My flawed logic was to leave revision until the last minute, as I could only motivate myself to revise/do essays under pressure, before deciding that if I didn't know it by then, I'd never know it. I ended up with a solid 2.1, though. I could have got a First if I'd actually tried. It didn't help that in my final year I made a spreadsheet that showed how much I'd need to get on each exam/assignment to get a First and a 2.1 and it just pointed out how much I could dick around during the year and still be on track for a 2.1.
I'm doing professional exams now and I properly study for these. I find it helps to make revision notes and then further revision notes based on my initial scribblings.
Now I've got my offers I need to actually get into the unis.
I'm pretty lazy and my previous strategy of sweating out revision by skipping lessons before exams doesn't work that well because I'm only just getting high Cs.
I intend to stay motivated enough to do work outside of lesson. Any advice on how to revise properly?
>>4166 If the exams are fairly consistent year to year then work on a lot of practice or past papers to get a feel for the types of questions that will come up.
Try to work on any areas you find difficult, but using different source material than the text books or your notes. The different approach may be enough to get a concept to 'click' in your head.
This sort of advice is probably best for exams without long essay questions.
Don't get too stressed about this point in your life either, if you fuck up and miss out on your grades then you can always enter university through foundation courses or just resit your A levels. Having a year or two between college and university can be a good little breather that helps you out in the long run.
>>4167 Thanks, I'll take out some books from the library.
I was more thinking join the forces, I don't think I could stand staying in my town any longer. I heard from students doing third years that the college is now unsure if they'll get the funding for them to do a third year due to the recent A-level changes. I'm not sure this is true but my tutor claims it is.
Okay with the exams approaching I have no idea on what revision actually entails.
I have been redoing all of the seminar work and have been considering writing up a few essays covering what I have learnt. Am I doing this correctly or should I be doing something else?
