annabackwards
<3 Prophet 9
Sleep. Dear heavens, sleep!
I did an english exam after a night/morning of gaming and felt awful - ending up falling asleep half way through it and getting a crappy mark lol. Thankfully that was in year 11, not in year 12.
If you're in year 11, find your best study method. That is, work out where you study most effectively - I for one worked out that the table in the meeting room at my house worked better for me then my table in my bedroom. Work out whether you prefer typed or written notes and work out some filing/organising system for said notes. Try different combinations of making notes/doing past papers/question and see what works best for you, for each subject.
Try and work consistently, even if it is in short bursts. It'll make your life a lot easier! And bursts of about 45mins is a good guide if you can't study for that long; you'll actually remember more if you do short study blocks with little breaks in between ^^
If you're a crammer and cannot/refuse to change your ways, at least try to make notes. You may be able to cram in last minute practise questions but you WILL not be able to quickly write notes - i learnt that the hard way when i started writing notes a few days before the trials LOL. I strongly suggest making a small study group (about 3 people is a good number; too big and it'll fail) and you guys can split up the syllabus and trade notes every few weeks. It'll be much quicker
Oh and if you're a tad unorginised like me, just make mental lists in your head for the next two weeks or so. I tried the hole make a calendar nonsense and it really did not work - thinking that far ahead and making plans always failed because i'd either forget or the plans would get changed. Make sure that you do the things on the lists! Making friends with people who ARE organised and can tell you what is due etc will also help.
By the way, unless you LOVE studying/are going for 99.50+ you won't need to study every minute of the day. As i said before, just make lists that you have to complete for the day/week and if you finish early, take a break and do whatever you want to
I did an english exam after a night/morning of gaming and felt awful - ending up falling asleep half way through it and getting a crappy mark lol. Thankfully that was in year 11, not in year 12.
If you're in year 11, find your best study method. That is, work out where you study most effectively - I for one worked out that the table in the meeting room at my house worked better for me then my table in my bedroom. Work out whether you prefer typed or written notes and work out some filing/organising system for said notes. Try different combinations of making notes/doing past papers/question and see what works best for you, for each subject.
Try and work consistently, even if it is in short bursts. It'll make your life a lot easier! And bursts of about 45mins is a good guide if you can't study for that long; you'll actually remember more if you do short study blocks with little breaks in between ^^
If you're a crammer and cannot/refuse to change your ways, at least try to make notes. You may be able to cram in last minute practise questions but you WILL not be able to quickly write notes - i learnt that the hard way when i started writing notes a few days before the trials LOL. I strongly suggest making a small study group (about 3 people is a good number; too big and it'll fail) and you guys can split up the syllabus and trade notes every few weeks. It'll be much quicker
Oh and if you're a tad unorginised like me, just make mental lists in your head for the next two weeks or so. I tried the hole make a calendar nonsense and it really did not work - thinking that far ahead and making plans always failed because i'd either forget or the plans would get changed. Make sure that you do the things on the lists! Making friends with people who ARE organised and can tell you what is due etc will also help.
By the way, unless you LOVE studying/are going for 99.50+ you won't need to study every minute of the day. As i said before, just make lists that you have to complete for the day/week and if you finish early, take a break and do whatever you want to
