Hey peeps!
Soooooooo.... I won't be writing about food today. :o
I'm pretty sure most of the Malaysian students are sitting for their mid-term examination now.
It is too late for me to write this post but just take this as an early reminder for your future examinations, IF IT HELPS.
Well, it works for me. I don't know bout other people. I'm weird so weird things work for me. so yeah. :p
This exam, i did a huge mistake.
And i regret it, A LOT.
I procrastinate like a lot and i didn't feel the pressure even though exam has started.
I take everything easily and i did ALL last minute revision.
I screwed up MOST of my papers.
And i'm really afraid to see my result.
I'm not even looking forward to get my result.
So, i decided to go back to the me last year where i start to prepare early and steps i take to revise so that i won't feel stress.
I think my boyfriend was kind of scared to see me so stress this term. ( SORRY BABY! )
I even stay up all night just to finish studying a subject. That's how stress i am.
No, you don't wanna try that. I stay up late EVERY night just to finish studying throughout the whole exam period.
Tips :
1) Study a month earlier.
-Don't try to be a superman/woman and study a week before the exam. Maybe it works for some of you, but not everyone. And trust me, when you run out of time, you'll be really really cranky.
2) DO NOT create a study timetable.
- You know you will never do according to the plan you've wrote in the timetable. So why do you even waste time creating it? This will only make you feel guilty which lead to stress if you skip any of the studying hours. And you can still study without a timetable. There is no problem with that.
3) Do it at the right time.
-Don't try to study when you've just woke up or late at night. Unless you're really in the mood to study, then go ahead. Otherwise, all the hours will just go to a waste since you won't be paying attention and eventually nothing will go into your head.
4) Do not procrastinate
-Last minute quick revision works. But cramming everything into your brain the last minute doesn't help. Be well prepared before the exam starts so that you can do a quick revision a day before sitting for the paper. And by be well prepared, i mean study. Not by just flipping through all the pages. and quick revision means that you refresh your memory after you've studied.
5) Finish studying one subject at a time.
- Maybe studying many subjects in a day is useful for many people. But i don't find it useful. I always finish all the topics for a subject before i move on to another subject. Maybe on ordinary days, i will study a few subject. But not during the preparation for my exam. I think it will only confuse me since many subjects have about the same facts.
6) Read and then DO maths (or any subject that you need to practice)
-Don't be like me. I literally READ maths and add maths this term. Well, for maths it is alright. But i did it for add maths also because i really run out of time. and i regret it, a lot. Some people wonder why i read add maths. I read the formulas and look through the workings before doing it so that i know how to apply the formula. This works for me. But i'm not sure about other people. Cause some people find me weird when i told them i read add maths.
7) Do past year questions.
- This is just to get a rough idea of the format of the exam. Usually past year questions are the questions that will not be repeated. But that's what our teachers usually stress on as well. So why not just do it so that you know the type of questions that will be coming out? It might not be the same but at least you know how the format will be so you won't blackout when you see the question paper.
8) Find your comfort zone.
-Be smart and don't study in front of cute babies/handsome guys/hot girls. :P those group of people will distract you from concentrating in your studies. :p So choose a place where there is no one, or if possible, just hide yourself in a room that is sound-proof. That way, no one can distract you. (But make sure you get enough air to breathe. Don't die. ) And do not study anywhere near tv! I'm sure you'll be like me, watching TV instead of looking at the book. :p
9) Discipline yourself by staying away from the laptop/computer when you're studying.
-Laptop.......... that's the hardest gadget to resist. I had a hard time not using it for 1 week. 1 WEEK OF NOT SKYPING WITH MY BOYFRIEND. I hate exam. But yeahh, i managed to do it. So you can do it as well! Trust me, once you on you laptop, you are about to say byebye to your studies. You'll most probably be studying using facebook/twitter/tumblr or like my bestfriend, she blogged when she was staying up to study.
10) Take a break in between.
-This doesnt mean that you study for 1 hour and take 4-5 hours of break. (that is what i usually do last time though. I'VE CHANGED!)You should study for 1-2 hours and just walk around or relax yourself for 30 minutes. Don't sit for too long. You might even be paralyze for sitting too long. (NO JOKE) Nothing will enter your brain that way.
11) Finish easier topics first. Do the hard ones later. (If you have plenty of time left)
-If your teacher give you any tips on what is coming out, study those that will be coming out for structure and essay questions first. That's the best thing to do if you're running out of time. But if you have plenty of time left, study shorter topics first. So that you can focus on the hard ones. But if you're lack of time already, do the hard ones first.
12) Get enough sleep during the examination period.
- again, don't be like me. I stay up all night without sleeping to study my history. And i end up getting cranky cause i cannot finish studying it. I pity my mom and boyfriend cause they both have to suffer from my moodiness. So don't! Don't torture yourself and people around you. Sleep is really important to make sure your brain functions well to do your exam.
13) Drink plenty of water.
- I don't believe this last time. BUT YES. OMG. it really works. When i get really tired, instead of drinking cups and cups of coffee to stay up, i get a cup of PLAIN WATER, and you have all my attention. So drink plenty of water so that you can think properly and you won't feel tired.
I think that's all for now. I hope what i've stated above will help those that will be sitting for their examinations. But if it doesn't, I'M SORRY! :(
And DO NOT GIVE UP if you fail any of the subjects. Even if you fail all of them, don't give up. Failing once doesnt mean that you will fail throughout your whole life. But if you give up now , you'll surely be a failure and a quitter for your whole life. :)
Love,
ElizaTeh.