Exam
      Time
      2
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Well,
      it
      is
      that
      time
      of
      year
     
     
      again.
      We’re
      sneaking
      up
      on
      exams
     
     
      —
      don’t
      let
      them
      sneak
      up
      on
      you!
     
     
      One
      of
      the
      main
      reasons
      people
     
     
      don’t
      do
      well
      on
      exams
      is
      lack
      of
     
     
      long-term
      preparation.
      If
      you’ve
     
     
      been
      looking
      over
      your
      notes
      and
     
     
      reviewing
      at
      least
      once
      a
      week,
      then
     
     
      congratulations!
      But
      if
      you
      haven’t,
     
     
      it’s
      still
      not
      too
      late
      to
      start.
      We
      have
     
     
      a
      great
      long
      weekend
      ahead
      of
      us
     
     
      that
      we
      wouldn’t
      normally
      have
      for
     
     
      exam
      preparation,
      so
      take
      advan-
     
     
      tage
      of
      it.
      :
     
    

    
     
      Now
      is
      the
      perfect
      time
      to
     
     
      begin
      preparing
      for
      your
      exams.
     
     
      Here
      are
      a
      few
      simple
      rules
      to
      guide
     
     
      you
      through
      the
      process.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      1.Gather
      everything
      you
     
     
      need
      for
      each
      course
      into
      one
      spot,
     
     
      including:
      textbooks,
      lecture
      notes,
     
     
      reading
      notes,
      lab
      books,
      seminar
     
     
      handouts,
      etc.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      2.Create
      a
      schedule.
      Every
     
     
      student
      needs
      to
      set
      priorities,
      such
     
     
      as
      figuring
      out
      how
      much
      each
     
     
      exam
      is
      worth
      may
      determine
      how
     
     
      long
      a
      student
      spends
      studying
      for
     
     
      it,
      especially
      if
      you
      have
      two
      exams
     
     
      in
      one
      day.
      Schedule
      enough
      time
      to
     
     
      study
      for
      each
      exam,
      and
      leave
      time
     
     
      for
      review.
      It
      is
      a
      good
      idea
      to
      over-
     
     
      schedule
      time,
      so
      that
      you
      have
      that
     
    
   
   
    
     
      buffer
      if
      there
      are
      unforeseen
      prob-
     
     
      lems.
      Review
      is
      very
      important
      to
     
     
      establish
      the
      knowledge
      in
      your
     
     
      long-term
      memory,
      so
      make
      sure
     
     
      not
      to
      leave
      it
      out.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      3.Begin
      your
      actual
      study-
     
     
      ing
      by
      taking
      30
      minutes
      to
      review
     
     
      everything,
      so
      you
      know
      before-
     
     
      hand
      what
      you
      are
      going
      to
      be
      look-
     
     
      ing
      at.
      This
      is
      a
      kind
      of
      “warm-up.”
     
    
   
   
    
     
      4.Create
      a
      detailed
      listing
      of
     
     
      everything
      you
      will
      need
      to
      know
     
     
      for
      the
      exam.
      During
      your
      30
     
     
      minute
      review,
      write
      out
      each
      topic
     
     
      as
      you
      come
      across
      it.
      Take
      a
      look
      at
     
     
      your
      list
      and
      decide
      what
      fits
      and
     
     
      what
      doesn’t,
      and
      add
      things
      you
     
     
      may
      have
      missed.
      Organize
      your
      list
     
     
      appropriately.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      5.Review
      each
      topic
      on
      your
     
     
      list
      intensively
      by
      reading
      all
      the
     
     
      material
      you
      have
      on
      the
      topic.
     
     
      Read
      slowly
      and
      carefully,
      then
     
     
      check
      off
      each
      item
      on
      your
      list
      as
     
     
      you
      finish
      it.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      6.Practice
      everything
      on
     
     
      your
      list
      A
      LOT.
      This
      can
      be
     
     
      achieved
      by:
      teaching
      it
      to
      someone
     
     
      else;
      making
      flash
      cards
      and
      using
     
     
      them;
      mnemonic
      devices;
      creating
     
     
      a
      song,
      pictures,
      or
      doodles;
      or
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Shawn
      Murphy
     
    
   
   
    
     
      MP
      for
      Hillsborough
     
    
   
   
    
     
      writing.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      7.Test
      yourself
      frequently
     
     
      on
      your
      ability
      to
      recall
      what
      you
     
     
      know.
      Flash
      cards
      are
      a
      good
      way
      of
     
     
      achieving
      this.
      Or,
      if
      you
      have
      to
     
     
      write
      an
      essay
      for
      the
      exam,
      write
      a
     
     
      practice
      essay.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      8.Repeat
      steps
      5-7
      until
      you
     
     
      feel
      you
      know
      the
      information
      so
     
     
      well,
      you
      hardly
      need
      to
      think
      about
     
     
      it.
      You
      may
      think
      you
      know
      it
      now,
     
     
      but
      will
      you
      be
      able
      to
      recall
      it
     
     
      under
      the
      stress
      of
      the
      exam?
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Often,
      professors
      will
      give
     
     
      you
      hints
      as
      to
      what
      form
      the
      test
     
     
      will
      take,
      so
      skipping
      the
      last
      class
     
     
      is
      not
      a
      good
      idea
      —
      these
      classes
      are
     
     
      probably
      the
      most
      valuable
      to
      you
     
     
      for
      the
      final
      examination.
     
     
      Professors
      don’t
      want
      you
      to
      fail,
     
     
      and
      they
      don’t
      set
      out
      to
      deliberate-
     
     
      ly
      trip
      you
      up.
      They
      are
      probably
     
     
      your
      biggest
      fan-club,
      and
      will
      help
     
     
      you
      in
      any
      sort
      of
      way
      you
      need
      to
     
     
      help
      prepare
      for
      the
      exam.
      And
      who
     
     
      knows
      better
      than
      the
      person
      writ-
     
     
      ing
      the
      exam,
      anyway?
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      night
      before
      the
      exam,
     
     
      make
      sure
      you
      get
      a
      good
      night’s
     
     
      sleep,
      and
      have
      a
      healthy
      breakfast
     
     
      the
      next
      morning.
      Your
      brain
      will
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI
      Cadre
      April
      5,
      2004
      page
      12
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      need
      the
      extra
      energy,
      if
      you
      don’t
     
     
      normally
      eat
      breakfast.
      Don’t
      try
      to
     
     
      learn
      anything
      new
      just
      before
      the
     
     
      exam
      —
      review
      what
      you
      already
     
     
      know.
      Think
      positively,
      and
      you
     
     
      will
      do
      fine.
      Sit
      in
      a
      place
      where
     
     
      you
      are
      most
      comfortable,
      and
      if
     
     
      you
      are
      in
      the
      gym,
      ear
      plugs
      have
     
     
      been
      a
      good
      suggestion.
      Focus
      on
     
     
      your
      own
      work.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Make
      sure
      you
      read
      the
     
     
      entire
      question
      before
      you
      start
     
     
      writing.
      This
      is
      so
      important,
     
     
      because
      if
      you
      miss
      out
      on
      part
      of
     
     
      the
      question,
      you
      miss
      out
      on
      poten-
     
     
      tially
      easy
      marks.
      If
      you
      don’t
      know
     
     
      the
      answer,
      leave
      it
      and
      come
      back
     
     
      to
      it
      later;
      get
      the
      easy
      questions
     
     
      first
      to
      give
      yourself
      confidence
      and
     
     
      to
      warm
      up
      your
      brain.
      Come
      back
     
     
      to
      the
      questions,
      and
      if
      you
      still
     
     
      aren’t
      sure,
      put
      down
      anything
      you
     
     
      think
      might
      be
      correct.
      The
      effort
      to
     
     
      do
      this
      may
      help
      to
      jog
      your
      memo-
     
     
      ry,
      and
      if
      not,
      at
      least
      you’ll
      have
     
     
      something
      down
      that
      may
      get
      you
      a
     
     
      mark
      or
      two.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      With
      these
      strategies,
      you
     
     
      can’t
      lose.
      Good
      luck
      on
      all
      your
     
     
      exams,
      and
      have
      a
      great
      summer!
     
    
   
   
    
     
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