Tips when studying for an exam!

Dear Internet,

So, obviously being a student myself and a nearly straight A student, I get questions a lot on how I manage to do so well (god that sounds braggy haha). I have high standards of myself and also my parents try to help me in any way possible and I try to please them. I have strategies that help me as well, and here are some of my tips!

Use a notebook!

Scientist have found that writing things down makes you remember things better than typing with a laptop. So get that dusty old notebook out and start writing!

Write with colours!

Another scientifically proven fact is that if you use colours, you remember things more. I mostly use pink, purple, green and blue pens. Orange can be accepted too, but don't use yellow, because you cant see it most of the time! 

Use sticky notes!

If you have a massive text book or a notebook filled with way to much information, use sticky notes to label all the information that is relevant or important.

Make a list of everything you need to know!

Find everything important and write it on sheets of A3 paper, once you have one set of notes, do two more and stick one on your wall in your room, one on the mirror in your bathroom and one on the fridge!

Ask your teacher for as much revision as they can give you!

Your teachers will know the test, so they will tell you exactly what you need to know and what isn't relevant.

Start revising a month before the exam!

This is how I revise;
One month before the exam: 2-4 hours of revision that week
3 weeks before the exam: 3-5 hours of revision that week
2 weeks before the exam: 3 hours during the week and 2-3 hours on the weekend
1 week before the exam: 4-5 hours during the week and 3-4 hours on the weekend 
The day before the exam: 4-6 hours that evening/afternoon
The day of the exam: Just quickly go over your important notes for about 5 minutes every half an hour before the exam. 

Get at least 8 hours of sleep the night before!

The more sleep you get means that your brain will operate properly, if you hardly sleep at all, everything in your head that you spent all night revising will turn to mush!

Don't panic!

If you work yourself up about the big test, you will walk in stressed out and will probably not to as well as you could. Keep calm and do the best you can.


Hope this helps,

G x