Backbencher Reveals: How To Strategically Study One Night Before An Ugly Exam
And Secure 60–70% Easily…
Have you ever wished of having a guide or map to prepare one night before an exam?
Well… I had.
The thing is… I couldn’t find any.
I needed a proper strategy to prepare for an exam the next day…
So I texted a teacher, and some of my friends (mostly toppers) the same message:
“If you had one night to prepare for an exam, how would you do it?”
Their strategies were different… And a little difficult.
So I compiled them to come up with something very easy to follow… And that would be the most efficient for me (or any backbencher).
And it turned out to be so good that I was able to score a freaking 72% in the exam that I had the next day.
I studied for 6 hours that day, in case you’re wondering.
6 hours… And an unbelievable 72%.
Before You Begin:
Try your best to get yourself a guidebook. That alone will increase the chances of studying the most important topics for the exam.
Next, turn on the “Airplane” mode on your mobile…
Gather the class notes.
Try figuring out which professor’s going to set the paper. If you know the professor, you may guess the topics and questions that you’re going to be asked.
Know your syllabus and question pattern.
And keep track of time while preparing for your exam.
Note: We’ll be using the rule of one the whole time. That is focusing on only one topic until it’s completed before moving on to anything new.
The Strategy:
- Start with something that you already have studied, or that was taught recently in your class and that’s still kind of fresh in your mind.
- Choose your topics. Don’t even think of studying everything.
- Start with the QnA-s of the previous years (if you’ve got them)… Else, follow the following strategies.
- Focus on completing the topics that are both easy and important, first.
- Complete the short questions first (if any, of any topic) before moving on to the longer questions.
- Know your capability. If some topic is important, but difficult, of which you have very little knowledge, leave that for the last. I do the same.
- Go through what your professors suggested… Solve the maximum no. of problems/study the questions and diagrams on the same topic.
Still got time?
Go through summaries, examples, and conclusions.
If you’ve learned something new, write brief notes in your own words.
Study this if nothing else:
The Class Notes and the One-Shot videos available on YouTube.
And, lastly…
Remember this by heart:
Do not study more than 3 new topics the previous day (if you prefer studying something new at all)
And, if you feel sleepy… go and sleep
You’ll be done! Good to go!
All the best mate!
Is there a catch?
Well, I don’t know… We had 3 chapters to study…
3 chapters are a lot… Considering just one night of preparation.
So, in case you have a few more chapters and topics to cover, that 72% might slightly decrease to 63%…
That’s still awesome though!
That’s all for now!
See you soon!
