Originally Posted by entwisi (Post 435348)

When I was at school I took 10 O levels, In them days you only normally took 9 but I managed to scam my way out of PE to do a prototype O level in Electronics.

At college I took the usual 4 (3 chosen + General Studies) , I took Maths, Physics and Computer Studies.

I must admit that up to and including A levels I never revised for any exam, I'm lucky that I have (or certainly used to) a photographic memory. In exams I would read teh Q and then sort of 'play back' teh lesson quickly in my head.


At Uni I specialised into Applied Mathematics and Computation, In the first year i had to take Pure Maths, Applied Maths and one other, I wanted to do pyschology but the forced me to do Physics, I got 95% in Pure, 97% in Applied and 26% in Physics (Oops!) I hated Physics.............

Due to them deciding to decoratre the Uni there were no resits that summer so I was being forced to wait a year. I thought about just bumming around the SU for a year but in the end decided I wanted some cash in my pocket so I dropped out and started in the real world i.e. work.

Since then I've taken a few exams and never had to revise for any of them. (Catering and IT qualifications)

Ian

Originally Posted by entwisi (Post 435353)

One of the worst things you can do before an exam is test each other, you end up doubting your knowledge.

Get there and have a laugh at something completely un exam related, a fresh mind is far better at recalling stuff than one thats been battered for teh last 2 hours.

Liewise, if you hit that blank spot halfway through give it a max of 5 mins then move on, you can always come back when the knowledge pops back in your head(Just think how often by not thinking about something the answer comes to you, your brain is brill at multitasking and the sub concious is far more powerful than the concious mind)

Originally Posted by entwisi (Post 435368)

Absolutely Margaret

If I had finished my degree I would probably be teaching now instead life has thrown numerous 'opportunities' at me and its got me to where I am today(which I'm very happy with BTW).

Life is not about the number of qualifications or letters after your name, its about being happy at what you do and being content with your lot.

Originally Posted by Eric (Post 435376)

My doctoral comprehensives ... particularly the specialist section on medieaval lit. It seems that the guy that set it was interested in the Icelandic Sagas ... I knew Beowulf almost by heart, but all that work meant sfa. I do believe that exams test little but memory, and how one reacts under stress. Good luck, and I hope you don't need it.

Originally Posted by SamF (Post 435425)

Also tests how fast you can write. In my law exam I could have written down the entire course, however answering the quesitosn within the time limit is near impossible, you need to *know* what they want and exactly how much they want it.

Originally Posted by SamF (Post 435425)

Also tests how fast you can write. In my law exam I could have written down the entire course, however answering the quesitosn within the time limit is near impossible, you need to *know* what they want and exactly how much they want it.