Study tipsy

Below was a message from my maths prof, she giving us some tips on how to study better. This is crazy lor, wad kind of life was dat? but seriously i think i need to follow this, this seem to be the only way but i'm not KS!

Exam preparation

When to start preparing for exam? On Day 1! You might recall that I was a typical (?) KS Singaporean, well, from the way that I handled lectures and tutorials, it is obvious that preparation for exam was continuously going on, only perhaps at a less intensive pace.

The most intensive part was carried out during recess. Recess: a time to work hard, not to relax. I would draw up a plan, not only that I list the subjects that I was going to revise, but also how much I was going to complete (e.g. how many chapters/pages/tutorials). Of course the plan had to be a feasible one, no point if it could only be achieved by Superman, right? I would follow the plan strictly, yes, never gave myself the excuse that I could push the incomplete portion to the next day. How many hours a day for revision? Approximately

24-7-3=14 hours (7-hour sleep, 3 hours for meals, bath, etc).

Not too bad, huh? Nowadays, many undergrads get less than 7 hours of sleep. I guess the remarkable point is: I was disciplined enough to carry out all these way ahead of exam. The key is: start to prepare early, the earlier the better.

How about during term time? Was there revision carried out also? Of course, but since there were new lecture notes and tutorials kept coming, the revision was done at a slower pace. I tried not to waste time, for eg, during the few min sitting in the LT waiting for the next lecture to begin, I would read the notes or my summaries.

A month before exam: The finale. Stop watching TV completely !!! Can you imagine that !!! Other than necessary daily routine, all time was devoted to revision. More on this later.

sincerely,
Dr Patricia

To be contd.