10. Effective revision/ Exam techniques

The exams are getting closer and I started to revise all the subjects. I did not know where to start first so I've made ​​a revision time table in details to look how much I have time to prepare for my exams.  

In order not to mix up the subjects I took them one after the other. If I notice that one subject is more difficult for me, and I want to spend more time on it, to make sure I understand and that I revise correctly. I divided the subject into topics, I wrote down all the question and I tried to answer as many as possible, if I didn’t find the answer I’d go back and read over it again and again. I highlighted the key words to remember their meanings. I repeat aloud. I passed the time that I had in my scheduled for that subject, but at the end my revision was effective. I know that I am quite slow but this is a method that works for me.

As a guide I looked at the last exam papers.  They helped me very much, to see how the format of questions were asked, and I tried to answer them.

Here are some tips that I hope will help you to have an effective revision for exams :

·         Plan a revision time table

·         Break the subject in topics

·         Answer  all the questions

·         If you loss,  go back and re read  

·         Highlight the key words

·         Read aloud

·         Look after yourself

·         Don’t panic

Good look!

9. Time management,

Sometimes it may seem that there is not enough time to do everything that I proposed. This leads  me to build up pressure and makes me very stressed.

To be organised and to know, how to manage the time efficiently is very important in a student’s life, family and day to day life. If I didn’t have time before, after I started the college, the time was insufficient than ever . Even if I wanted to add couple hours at the day it is not enough time to share my time between my study, family and work. I started to think very deep and find out the way that helps me to know how to use the time efficiently in my favour. My goal is to pass the examines and get good grades, for that I know I have  to study hard and it is my first wish.

Here I want to share a few tips with you which helped me to spend the time efficiently.

•   Use a planer every week , write down all things you have to do, add breaks and time for  recreation, meals and socializing with your friends
•          Prioritise the task. Decide to which task is more important and be completed first.
•      Organise the space for you study, some people need to be isolate d in a quiet room, for others noise does not matter.
•       Force you to do things you don’t like to do, split the difficult lectures into small task, if you fill loss, take a break of 10 minutes and when you   return be more focused on the subject.
•      Use the dead time, if you travel by bus or train use the time summarising the lecture.
•     Be flexible, if the unexpected happens you need to be able to fit into your planer.
•      Don’t be shy ask for help.

I hope these advices can help you to use the time efficiently and can avoid the stress of examines or others circumstances from day to day life.