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Sunday, November 11, 2007

ON PLANNING FOR EXAMS

Just did my exam schedule for this sem:

SCHEDULE FOR EXAMS SEM 1

1) Mon 12 Nov RS
2) Tues 13 Nov RS
3) Wed 14 Nov RS
4) Thu 15 Nov EUFP
5) Fri 16 Nov EUFP
6) Sat 17 Nov SSA
7) Sun 18 Nov SSA
8) Mon 19 Nov RS
9) Tues 20 Nov SOW
10) Wed 21 Nov SOW
11) Thu 22 Nov SOW
12) Fri 23 Nov SOW
13) Sat 24 Nov EUFP
14) Sun 25 Nov EUFP
15) Mon 26 Nov EUFP am*, SOW
16) Tues 27 Nov SOW pm*, SSA
17) Wed 28 Nov SSA
18) Thu 29 Nov SSA am*, RS
19) Fri 30 Nov RS pm*, ASS
20) Sat 1 Dec ASS
21) Sun 2 Dec ASS
22) Mon 3 Dec ASS
23) Tues 4 Dec ASS
24) Wed 5 Dec ASS
25) Thu 6 Dec ASS
26) Fri 7 Dec ASS am*

Ok now I m all set for my revision haha. I think its very impt to come up with a studying schedule like this. 1st of all it makes u more gan chiong, seeing exactly how many days to prepare for each paper. 2nd it gives yr revision a sense of direction. Finally, it makes u start counting down to the holidaes haha.

I think i m heading into this sem' s exam feeling the most-prepared ever in my NUS life. I have constantly been doing readings (which is heavily required for seminar participation), and havent missed a single class at all. (except for Sg Society)

Haha, what a far cry away from my yr1 to yr 3 days, esp my Arts Club daes when I was literally a part-time student. Sometimes I wondered how i survived this particular 7 months during year2 when i not only had studies, MC commitments, tuition, but even worked part-time 3 nights a week at Paradigm. Guess I learnt tons about time management then. And indeed, I think my mind is always at an optimum when i m busiest or when I have goals to aim at.

Ironically, sometimes when we are the busiest, our minds become much sharper. In the sense that when u wake up every morning, u have something to aim for, a target, a mission to achieve. You become more mentally alert, even though u may feel physically tired or drained from lack of sleep etc. I think a sharp mind is always impt for academic success. You may have done lesser readings or attended fewer lectures than yr peers, but if yr mind is sharper (or if you are more driven), u can always overcome this intellectual gap in time for exams.

Which is why deep down I m still a bit cautious and careful not to be over-confident. Experience has clearly illustrated that for exams, its not about how much u have read or prepared in the past. Its about how u perform for that specific 2 hours which counts.

I guess e good thing for me this sem is that I have channelled all my energies and ambitions into academic goals, blocked out my mind, and stayed very focused. There is this sense in me that with just a few more months to go before graduation, I might as well give everything I got.

And hopefully, I can reach the high targets i have set for myself.

The Incredible Hock