How to Review for your Exam in Crunch Time
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We have a final exam tomorrow, and these are the list of what me and my colleague did.
- Drink Coffee or Soda with Cheese in Hot Pandesal – Coke + Caffeine = Cocaine
- Play Chess with somebody in the same class – So that if you fail, you have company.
- Eat a lot – So that you will have a good sleep.
- Expect the unexpected – Fail your grade.
- We are just joking – Prepare for your exam. Don’t Cram.
The only reason we always come up cramming to review for exams is procrastination. As much as i hate it, I always end up doing it. Making plans to beat deadline is good. Honestly, I never fail to plan for my deadline but beating the red light is tough. But if you can’t help it, here’s some of the real tips from my friends.
- If you still have one night before the exam, scan all the materials before you sleep. – They say that your brain can still process what you read even when you’re asleep.
- Know the subject – Note the pointers that your teacher has given (if your professor is gracious enough) and focus your effort on those subject. If you don’t have some pointers, guess it. Try your luck. Hope that it appears on the exam.
- Use mnemonics – Try to arrange the first letters of the lists for easy memorization and you can even come up with your own story of your review material.
- If you’re with your classmates, group study is best because you’re not only reading your subjects but also hearing it from others. Try to ask one another and share some thoughts.
- Lastly, Gen, one of my Japanese friend said, write things down and you will not forget it.
These pointers are not complete, of course, and I hope you can share your styles and techniques as well. But more importantly, as much as possible, don’t cram and study ahead of time.
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I’ve never revised for an exam in my life and I passed 15 GCSE’s, (1 distinction, 1 merit, 6 a*’s, 5 a’s, 2 b’s), and 6 A2′s, (2 a*, 2 a, 2 b), as well as numerous uni qualifications.
if your thick, and have just messed around for the past several years of your school life, no ammount of revising will save you, it’s your fault you decided to mess around than pay attention, for those of us who buckled down and worked hard, we do fine in life
it’s called natural order, if this wasn’t the way, those of us smart enough to say “bigmac and fries” wouldnt be served by the idiots who can’t even spell GCSE let alone gain one
good news for the idiots though; mcdonalds accept people without qualifications