• Question: How did you revise for a test when you were a teenager? Did you guys procrastinate?(haha)

    Asked by Cabbagelife to Carrie, Cedric, Ellen, Ines, Rupert on 8 Mar 2017.
    • Photo: Carrie Ijichi

      Carrie Ijichi answered on 8 Mar 2017:

      Yes I did! It’s not a very good idea though – I don’t recommend it. Tests always seemed to be in the summer when I really wanted to be outside with my animals. I liked to make new notes over and over again but I don’t think I got good at revising until after I left school – it takes practice

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      Ellen Williams answered on 8 Mar 2017:

      I always procrastinated – i still do now… i am pretty sure i was doing just that when i read about this competition though so it has it’s bonuses!

      Actually for me i used to process most when I wrote it down. So to revise i would get my notes, read them, write them down in another form and then re-read and re-read. I also did lots of past exam papers to help me process that way. Breaks are important though, and I always think fresh air helps me to refresh my brain a little when it gets tired! As long as you have done your best before the exam I think that is all you can do. Good luck with your exams!

    • Photo: Ines Goncalves

      Ines Goncalves answered on 8 Mar 2017:

      It depended on the subject. Classes I enjoyed, I revised my notes often so I didn’t have to study so much for the exams. Other subject I didn’t like as much I would probably wait until 2-3 days before the exam and then manically revise for the exams. I used to summarise my class notes and filter all the information down to keywords and dates, then slowly build it up again with all the extra information. For my national exams (to get into uni) I studied with friends though. I wasn’t sure it would work, and the first couple of sessions we were quite distracted and chatted more than we worked, but after we calmed down it actually worked really well cause if we didn’t know an answer or say a process of something we could ask each other and someone else would explain it.

    • Photo: Rupert Marshall

      Rupert Marshall answered on 9 Mar 2017:

      I think everyone procrastinates, me included. Sometimes it’s because we would prefer to be doing something more interesting. Sometimes it’s because we are afraid of not doing something the right way – in fact we are better to have a go because you can’t be right if you don’t have a go.
      At school I planned a revision schedule, 30 minutes on each topic so I didn’t get too fed up with each one. I practiced doing lots of examples in maths and practiced writing essays for other subjects – it made sure I knew stuff and could just pick the bits of information I needed and talk about them.

    • Photo: Cedric Tan

      Cedric Tan answered on 13 Mar 2017:

      Hehe well I went to the library after and before each lesson to find out more about the topic and make notes on my lecture notes. Also I used many coloured pens and highlighters to help me remember the important facts.

      I am sure we all procrastinate a little, but I was pretty adamant on not doing it too many times and rushing for the exams.

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