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7 ways to do well in exam

by Relax on June 30, 2009

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7 ways to do well in exam

There are several ways to score well in exam. Some of them are potentially immoral. But I’m not going to be the moral police to tell you what’s right or wrong. I’ll let you be the judge. From my experience, the things mentioned below are quite effective to help you do well in exam.

1.     The super nerd

There are people who study more than 9 hours a day. I call it the super inefficient way of studying. They pour in huge amount of time and energy resource to achieve success at school. Most likely they have to sacrifice their social life.

2.    The real substance

There are people who do well in exam purely based on merit – they are really good at what they study. They are resourceful, knowledgeable, and smart. With solid foundation and proper substance, they don’t need to cut corners and cheat around. This is the hard way, but the best way to achieve success at school, in my opinion.

3.    The strategist

Some smart people perceive exam as a game of strategy. They think of optimum ways of using their resources to do well in exam. Some of their strategies include finding out which chapters have better chance of appearing in exam, the passing rate of a subject, and the exam pattern of various subjects. They study smart, not hard.

4.    The predictor

Some people do well by finding out past exam pattern. They’ll ask their seniors or dig out past semester exam questions to predict how future exam questions will behave. This way is effective on subjects with cyclic behaviour, where past questions are repeated in future exam. However, we know that not all subjects behave in this way. So it’s a matter of luck.

5.    The brain investor

Many people put time and effort in doing homework and reading text book. But only a few students are willing to invest in their intelligence. They do mental exercises to develop their memory, thinking skills, and creativity. Having developed mind is like working with powerful computer. You learn faster and remember more facts. This is a good move because it benefits us for a life time.

6.    The cunning player

Some people are really good at cutting corners. Instead of building up their substance, they play the easy way out by persuading teachers/lecturers to be lenient, asking for leak questions or sure win tips, and bribing others. The end justifies their mean.

7.    The consistent student

The students who study consistently usually don’t need to rush at last minute or cheat their way out. They are balance learners who allocate a fixed amount of time every day to study. Studying becomes a way of their daily life. Their substance will gradually build up until they can easily handle exam.




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- c H i E n - 06.30.09 at 8:26 am

great…I am neither one. =__=”

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Sophos 07.01.09 at 4:21 am

oh kewl! But I haven’t really known anyone with the brain investing method. Haha. Maybe you’re one? xD

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renaye 07.03.09 at 12:36 am

hmm.. i’m not i belong to which category. but i know i will study hard like a nerd but not excelling. T.T

IHSAN 07.03.09 at 6:33 am

I think I’m a little bit of numbers 2, 3, 4 and 7.

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kenwooi 07.06.09 at 6:49 am

nice ways..
i believe being the consistent one is the best..
but oh well, im very lazy when it comes to studying.. lol =P

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derekpm 07.13.09 at 1:37 am

Rather interesting. Has few times re-read for this purpose to remember. Thanks for interesting article. Waiting for trackback

Rana Sinha 07.19.09 at 7:18 am

Nice article. You’ve covered the territory nicely.

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Relax 07.26.09 at 7:59 am

@ every one

Thanks! :D

min 09.23.09 at 4:05 pm

I just started tweeting. Keep posting.

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