A new semester is here. Love it or hate it, exams will always be there; from CATs to the main exam at the end of the semester. Yo...
A new semester is here. Love it or hate it, exams will always be there; from CATs to the main exam at the end of the semester. You might have flopped last year, but that’s not the end of the race to get that good grade that will put you in a better place in the job market. How can you get right back on track and pass your exams? Follow this guide and it will surely work, but only with faith, determination and with God incorporated in your endeavors.
Get a curriculum
As the semester begins, you should get yourself a curriculum for your course work which you will undertake that semester. The curriculum may involve a set of books that you should borrow from the library or read online. Ensure that you are reading the right topics as stated in the course outline and develop the knowledge that you need for the exam.
Look for past papers
Past papers are a good guide to next year’s exam. The questions may be repeated but this time modified. Once you got the past papers, go through them thoroughly even if it’s the first week of reporting back to school. Even if this might seem frightening, at least it gives you an opportunity to see the standards you are aspiring to attain however unachievable they may seem.
Prepare early
It’s never too early to start reading for an exam. You should have a curriculum and past papers while the semester is still young. Attend all classes and press your lecturer to explain the subjects in more depth. Classes are or should be more than just a part of your exam preparation.
Accept that revision for exam is not necessarily enjoyable.
Good quality revision hurts and if it doesn’t, it’s probably being done in the wrong way. Students tend to revise the areas that are easy and skip the difficult parts in endeavours to make revision bearable. This is just a waste of time because the more you know about something; the harder it is to improve your knowledge and understanding. Therefore, you should concentrate on ensuring that each day you learn something new in a certain subject and focus more on those subjects that you consider difficult.
Choose the exam questions that you are good at.
Once in the exam room, go through all the questions first so that you know which questions you are conversant with as most exams come with the opportunity to choose questions to do. Avoid wasting time and ensure that you give ample time to each question that you want to tackle so as to avoid handing over the paper when not finished.
Practice writing in general
Remember that your examiner is human and will prefer a paper that is easier to mark. Make your work legible because it’s no fun for any marker to open a page and find illegible scrawls, spelling mistakes and untidy work. Your writing style should be neutral as possible so that the marker will have the motivation to mark it even if it’s not all exciting for him or her.
These are just a few guidelines that are sure to help in passing your exam. Follow them keenly as they are sure to work. All the best and may you pass your exams this year.