PREPARING
      FOR
      TESTS
      AND
      EXAMS
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ell
      here
      it
      is
      mid-Oc:
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ran
     
     
      Thanksgiving
      is
      already
      behind
      us.
      I
     
     
      hope
      everyone
      had
      a
      great
      three-day
     
     
      break
      before
      heading
      into
      the
      last
      six
     
     
      weeks
      of
      classes.
      Yes,
      I
      know
      it's
      hard
      to
     
     
      believe
      but
      we
      really
      are
      into
      the
      second
     
     
      half
      of
      this
      Fall
      2003
      semester.
     
    

    
     
      Many
      of
      you
      are
      in
      the
      midst
      of
     
     
      the
      infamous
      "mid-terms"
      and
      many
      have
     
     
      been
      writing
      tests
      and
      quizzes
      on
      most
     
     
      weeks
      throughout
      the
      term.
      In
      December
     
     
      almost
      all
      of
      you
      will
      end
      your
      semester
     
    
   
   
    
     
      with
      the
      End-of-Term
      Exams,
      known
      tra-
      |
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ditionally
      as
      the
      Christmas
      Exams.
     
    

    
     
      Perhaps
      one
      or
      more
      of
      the
      fol-
     
     
      lowing
      tips
      on
      study
      strategies,
      and
      on
     
     
      changing
      the
      talk
      that
      can
      go
      on
      in
      your
     
     
      head
      may
      be
      of
      some
      help.
      (This
      list
      is
      —
     
     
      by
      no
      means
      all-inclusive,
      it
      highlights
     
     
      some
      key
      points.)
      -
     
    

    
     
      Most
      people
      commit
      information
     
     
      more
      effectively
      to
      long-term
      memory
      by
     
     
      speaking
      it
      aloud.
      Unfortunately
      as
      we
      -
     
     
      get
      older
      we
      tend
      to
      think
      that
      oral
      work
     
     
      is
      only
      for
      young
      children,
      and
      that
     
     
      "mature"
      adults
      learn
      silently.
      Not
      true.
      .
     
     
      As
      long
      as
      you
      will
      not
      be
      disturbing
      oth-
     
     
      ers,
      give
      it
      a
      try.
      Talking
      to
      yourself
      can
     
     
      really
      pay
      off!
     
    

    
     
      Be
      adventurous
      and
      walk
      around
     
     
      when
      you're
      talking
      through
      material,
     
     
      especially
      if
      you
      are
      having
      difficulty
     
     
      with
      it.
      The
      more
      active
      we
      are
      in
      the
     
     
      learning
      process
      the
      better
      we
      retain
      what
     
     
      is
      learned.
     
    

    
     
      Forming
      small
      study
      groups,
      in
     
     
      which
      each
      individual
      gets
      a
      chance
      to
     
     
      question,
      respond,
      explain,
      and
      discuss,
     
     
      can
      be
      a
      great
      way
      to
      put
      the
      first
      two
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Suggestions
      into
      action.
      Some
      other
      ben-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      efits
      of
      study
      groups:
      clears
      up
      something
     
     
      you
      didn't
      understand
      or
      maybe
      even
      hear
     
     
      in
      class,
      but
      someone
      else
      did;
      reduces
     
     
      day-dreaming;
      provides
      an
      opportunity
      to
     
     
      socialize,
      maybe
      meet
      someone
      new.
     
    

    
     
      If
      you
      just
      have
      not
      prepared
     
     
      well
      throughout
      the
      term,
      try
      to
      find
      out
     
     
      which
      areas
      of
      the
      course
      are
      most
      likely
     
     
      to
      appear
      on
      the
      exam
      sheet,
      and
      choose
     
     
      some
      of
      these
      areas
      to
      cover.
      Scale
      down
     
     
      your
      expectations
      of
      what
      you
      can
      —
     
     
      achieve,
      and
      aim
      for
      a
      different
      approach
     
     
      next
      time.
     
    

    
     
      Do
      not
      give
      the
      fate
      power
     
     
      Over
      what
      you
      think
      and
      feel
      about
      your-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      self.
      Though
      the
      mark
      may
      be
      important
     
     
      for
      some
      reasons
      (e.g.
      admission
      into
      a
     
     
      certain
      program,
      retaining
      a
      scholarship),
     
     
      itis
      NEVER
      __
      the
      measure
      of
      your
      _
     
     
      intrinsic
      value
      as
      a
      human
      being.
      And
     
     
      rarely
      does
      one
      course
      mark
      even
      make
      a
     
     
      difference
      in
      term
      of
      program
      admission
     
     
      or
      the
      keeping
      of
      a
      scholarship.
     
    

    
     
      Human
      effort,
      genuinely
      given
     
     
      to
      learning,
      has
      value
      in
      itself,
      whatever
     
     
      the
      outcome.
     
    

    
     
      Stay
      with
      the
      present.
      You
      can-
     
     
      not
      change
      the
      past
      as
      it
      is
      gone;
      you
      can-
     
     
      not
      live
      the
      future
      for
      it
      hasn't
      arrived.
     
     
      You
      give
      away
      your
      power
      to
      be
      fully
      in
     
     
      touch
      with
      the
      material
      at
      hand
      when
      you
     
     
      are
      distracted
      by
      thoughts
      of
      the
      past,
     
     
      (e.g.
      I
      missed
      four
      classes)
      or
      of
      the
     
     
      future
      (e.g.
      I
      have
      10
      chapters
      in
      Biology
     
    
   
   
    
     
      to
      study,
      12
      chapters
      in
      Political
      Studies
     
     
      to
      cover,
      three
      other
      exams
      to
      write...
      .
     
     
      ).
      This
      is
      a
      difficult
      but
      extremely
      impor-
     
     
      tant
      personal
      and
      academic
      skill
      to
      devel-
     
     
      op.
     
    

    
     
      Think
      of
      each
      new
      piece
      of
     
     
      information
      learned,
      understanding
     
     
      gained,
      as
      a
      deposit
      to
      your
      bank
      account.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      While
      you
      might
      prefer
      to
      have
      $1,000
      in
      -
     
    
   
   
    
     
      the
      account,
      $500
      is
      better
      than
      any
      lesser
     
     
      amount.
     
    

    
     
      Each
      test,
      each
      exam,
      each
     
     
      assignment
      is
      one
      part
      of
      one
      course,
     
     
      which
      is
      one
      component
      of
      one
      semester,
     
     
      which
      is
      one
      short
      period
      in
      a
      total
      pro-
     
     
      gram,
      which
      is
      usually
      about
      four
      years
     
     
      in
      a
      life
      span
      of
      70
      years
      plus.
      It's
      almost
     
     
      microscopic!
      So
      try
      not
      to
      sweat
      what
     
     
      may
      in
      the
      long
      run
      be
      truly
      small
      stuff.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      While
      each
      test
      and
      exam
      is
     
     
      important,
      seldom,
      if
      ever,
      is
      one
      vital
      to
     
     
      your
      educational
      or
      career
      success
      and
     
     
      never
      to
      your
      personal
      success
      and
      happi-
     
     
      ness.
      DO
      YOUR
      BEST.
      BELIEVE
      IN
     
     
      YOURSELF.
      YOU
      CAN
      DO
      IT!
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Please
      do
      not
      hesitate
      to
      get
      in
      touch
     
     
      with
      either
      Mike
      Connolly
      or
     
     
      myself,
      counsellors
      in
      the
     
     
      Department
      of
      Student
     
     
      Services(566-0488),
      second
      floor,
     
     
      North
      End
      of
      the
      WA
      Murphy
     
     
      Student
      Centre.
      If
      we
      are
      unable
      to
     
     
      help,
      we
      will
      do
      our
      best
      to
      direct
     
     
      you
      to
      someone
      who
      can.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      PARLIAMENTARIANS,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Length:
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Submission
      date:
     
     
      Received
      by
      ©
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Essays
      vvill
     
     
      Winners
      will
     
     
      farniliarized.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      be
     
     
      vith
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      GOVERNANCE
      INNOVATION,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      be
      judged
      on
     
     
      iovited
     
     
      rrow
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ESSAY
      COM
     
    
   
   
    
     
      THE
      EDUCATIONAL
      FOUNDATION
      OF
      THE
      CANADIAN
      ASSOCIATION
      OF
      FORMER
     
     
      “9N
      PARTNERSHIP
      WHITH
      THE
      CENTRE
      FOR
     
     
      STUDENTS
      FRORA
      CANADIAN
     
     
      COLLEGES
      AND
      UNIVERSITIES
      TO
      ENTER
      A
      NATIONAL
      ESSAY
      COMPETITION.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      INVITES
      UNDERGRADUATE
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Title
      of
      Essay:
     
    

    
     
      “the
      World
      Bank,
     
     
      the
      IMF
      and
      Democratic
     
     
      Reform
      —
      the
      Canadian
     
     
      perspective”
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Up
      to
      1000
      words
     
    
   
   
    
     
      October
      St,
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      substance.
     
     
      their
      prizes
     
     
      Canada
     
    
   
   
    
     
      be
     
    
   
   
    
     
      functions
     
    
   
   
    
     
      and
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      2
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