IGCSE/GCSE/O & A Level/IB/University Student Forum
Qualification => IGCSE/ GCSE => Queries => Topic started by: Muho on May 17, 2009, 03:06:07 am
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Hi, osmani is talking. =D
Look I'm sure there are a lot of people going like
"omg, didn't study that much *heart beats faster* ahhh I'm in stress"
Which is a main reason of why people FAIL. Facts are painful =] but all of us should know about this.
People don't fail because they didn't study enough; generally they fail because either they're way too confident OR too panicky. So you have to stay in the middle, and be calm. How to be calm? Easy:
1. Do not revise for ANYTHING in 0-60 minutes before the exam, it's gonna make you nervous and make you say "crappers, what is... Moles?! Didn't revise for that >.<" and it's gonna make you forget 50% of what you already know. Seriously because you are in panic, your brain TRIES to focus on the topic you "don't know well" and forget everything, or most things.
2. Take in a water bottle with you, drink it to cool yourself down. if you're stressed and can't do a question, never ever sweat on it for ages! When you realise that you did it with a smile on your face, everything will be reversed when the invigilator says "You have 5 minutes... left." while you have a few other questions which will suck big time.
3. Check your freakn work! We do many mistakes while we're doing something and we don't realise it. Checking is worth it, instead of just sitting there, thinking what you're gonna get from this paper. Do that when the exam is over that's not gonna get you marks o.O instead, go over the paper and say "oh, that's supposed to be a 1, that saved my day! :D" seriously when i find my own mistakes, i feel like the happiest guy ever, because i know 1 mark is guaranteed. Maybe that one mark was going to get me from a B to an A, who knows? We know we're all tempted to say "full marks on that... uhm, 1 mark on that one, total is 69/70 =] " but no. This won't help you. I have found out that if we spot mistakes it makes us calmer&happier. Isn't that what we want?
4. Never look at the upcoming questions, let them flow like that at you. If you see a loooooong question far ahead then you'd rush and rush and rush to reach that question, and spend the most time on it, without the knowledge that you've made major mistakes on the last ones. Again, panicking.
5. Take your time on each question. 1 mark = 1 minute in general.
6. When the time is up, just close the paper, and walk out with a smile on your face do not go like "ah, question 9 i didn't check for =[" or else it will get stuck into your mind for a long time, even when you're doing another exam.
this is what ALL of you can do. Those are the "non-nerdy" methods that anyone can do literally. Everyone is capable of doing so. So, get out there, and enjoy your exams. =D
- Osmani
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Thanks a lot for those inspiring words ;) hope everyone benefits from them and good luck for all of us in our upcoming math and business examination ;D
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lol. nyc one mate ... I betta start using them
Thanks :D
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Thanks a lot dude, ur the best ;)
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I agree with the 1st. I never do anything for hours before and i always go in prepared to kill and destroy. I always get above 90% too.
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nice ideas, thanks for sharing :D
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doubts pop out for me just before our trip to the examination hall.
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I agree with the 1st. I never do anything for hours before and i always go in prepared to kill and destroy. I always get above 90% too.
wait... astar... i thought you were a tutor or something...?
and same for me, i study the day before, never after, and i get... high :D
all you have to do is be HAPPY. like mad HAPPY. as if you're high or something... you should feel like doing crazy things during the exam, like throwing an eraser at the bald invigilator (of course, when you do, tell me, but dont tell them who told you to do it...). really... it helps a lot. its what i do... but everyone thinks im a bit wierd now, and the only conversation i get is with the guy behind me... he's a lil chill too, i think... we get along just fine :D
on friday, during first language english, the guy was sitting behind me, and he dropped his pen. it *somehow* fell right in front of my desk (he was behind me) and so i picked it up and gave it to him and said "here". we had one invigilator with us in first language. i wanted to check the time, and the dude was right underneath the clock.... and he was staring at me like he was gonna kill me (i was going to say eat me, but that might sound a lil bad..). i thought it was just his norm thing and so i went back to the paper... looked back at him, he was still staring at me. (i was kinda freaked out here..) and so i raised my hand to tell him what happened (lol). he got up from the desk he was sitting on, and came to me real slow and was wagging his finger (i dont know how to describe this-he was doing the no-no thing, where you put ur index finger up and move it from left to right). lol... when he came to me, i started to explain and he wagged it even faster... lol... so i just ignored the dude and continued... it was scary...... he couldnt speak english either, and kept telling everyne to "soot fone all off" or something...
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wow..! is this all in the middle of an exam !?! :P
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I am a Tutor and i still have exams sometimes
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yeah its all in the middle of an exam. crazy invigilator wasted about 10 minutes of mine because i couldnt stop laughing, and i had to laugh inside, you know, he was a lil cuckoo... i had to go like uhuhhhmhhuymnuhymuhyn... i dont know how to explain... lol... u get it? u know, laughing inside without any1 knowing...
@astar: u still have exams? cmon, u dont need exams. dont do them if u have a choice... or does it give u a thrill like most other tutors to see ur students sweat and curse? and then do a lil worse than excellent and curse? does it make u feel happy? sadistic tutors, they're all the same...
(that was a JOKE no hard feelings lol)
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I am a Tutor and i still have exams sometimes
how do u have exams???????????????
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For yachting and web design
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unknown.xu, ur sum funny guy man !! :D
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haha lol astar ur funny... u think thats an exam? that is FUN dude. and u get tense... boy, you must have been a proper nerd when u were small...
(that was also a joke)
@roxy: thats the biggest compliment ive got (ive got it a few times), and thank you for it...
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The programming exams are heavy. Php mysql html...
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oh cmon i know all that stuff... it isnt hard, its FUN. maybe ur just in it for the money :D
(just a joke)
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Yes there are lot of websites to manage.
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yes to what?
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The websites are not making money now. They will have to eventually.
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adsense? i see ads everywhere on freeexampapers... maybe u need some other source of finance... you could have a vip section, or online tutoring agency (u already have tht...)??
ok, i got to study now..
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I agree with the 1st. I never do anything for hours before and i always go in prepared to kill and destroy. I always get above 90% too.
wait... astar... i thought you were a tutor or something...?
and same for me, i study the day before, never after, and i get... high :D
all you have to do is be HAPPY. like mad HAPPY. as if you're high or something... you should feel like doing crazy things during the exam, like throwing an eraser at the bald invigilator (of course, when you do, tell me, but dont tell them who told you to do it...). really... it helps a lot. its what i do... but everyone thinks im a bit wierd now, and the only conversation i get is with the guy behind me... he's a lil chill too, i think... we get along just fine :D
on friday, during first language english, the guy was sitting behind me, and he dropped his pen. it *somehow* fell right in front of my desk (he was behind me) and so i picked it up and gave it to him and said "here". we had one invigilator with us in first language. i wanted to check the time, and the dude was right underneath the clock.... and he was staring at me like he was gonna kill me (i was going to say eat me, but that might sound a lil bad..). i thought it was just his norm thing and so i went back to the paper... looked back at him, he was still staring at me. (i was kinda freaked out here..) and so i raised my hand to tell him what happened (lol). he got up from the desk he was sitting on, and came to me real slow and was wagging his finger (i dont know how to describe this-he was doing the no-no thing, where you put ur index finger up and move it from left to right). lol... when he came to me, i started to explain and he wagged it even faster... lol... so i just ignored the dude and continued... it was scary...... he couldnt speak english either, and kept telling everyne to "soot fone all off" or something...
lol yeah i remember tht....seriously tht invigilator ws really weird
he came to me (i ws sittin 1 desk beside u) n asked 4 my statement of entry
after i gave it to him he took it and started comparing my face with the picture to c if its really me or not lol
i thnk his the only invigilator who does tht........he Thanks it makes him look imp hahaha
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Fixy, you broke the rules...
whoops,, I think Im breaking them myself ..:P
sorry Mony ...
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i wasnt supposed to talk either, lets stop this here.
thinks it make him look important. ok...
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Fixy, you broke the rules...
whoops,, I think Im breaking them myself ..:P
sorry Mony ...
nope we didnt break any rule :P
it only applies to tht thread
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no it dusnt, she sed forum not thread
anywayz thats fone just dont study... its not like it will affect us ...:P
Jokes mate... chill :D
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ha v.v.v.v.funny guyz:P (roll my eyes) lol and yeah GOOD tips!
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so Mr. Paul, what do u hope to be when u grow up
[lol][just a joke][no fence][no offense too]
i like ur spirit of studying
but do u want to be a tutor or web desinger or something else (some weird awesome plan!]
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I want to go to mars. I want to discover am undiscovered tribe of aliens never discovered before. I want to be the first earth man they ever saw and to be worshipped. AS A GOD.
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I want to go to mars. I want to discover am undiscovered tribe of aliens never discovered before. I want to be the first earth man they ever saw and to be worshipped. AS A GOD.
gd luck mate :P
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I want to go to mars. I want to discover am undiscovered tribe of aliens never discovered before. I want to be the first earth man they ever saw and to be worshipped. AS A GOD.
Go for it =D
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I want to go to mars. I want to discover am undiscovered tribe of aliens never discovered before. I want to be the first earth man they ever saw and to be worshipped. AS A GOD.
how does programming help in that way??????
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Didnt u know that I was the alien ...?
but you see, I dont intend on worshipping you...:P
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So i have to in to mars. If i am certified insane the courts will show some sympathy.
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So i have to in to mars. If i am certified insane the courts will show some sympathy.
Bad idea, i heard that all living things on mars hate humans, that is why there no humans alive over there and they have banned all air and water so we dont invade them :)
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I will take a good supply in my luggage
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they'll stop u at customs...!!!what then??
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haha astar, dusnt look like u gotta way out :P
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roxy and angell... they cant stop him at customs! he's a bad guy, dont you know. he does all kinds of copyright infringement bad stuff, spends so much money on it... he has loads of inside contacts, know what i mean? customs cant get him, ever...
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I will call air and water "clear" and tell them i have a supply of purest clear which will make them immortal he i give then the secret. Awed they will let me pass.
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i thought u had like underground connections because ur a bad guy criminal???
couldnt those underground dudes help u out a bit??
or you could say "this is to save a life. to save my life. i will not survive without this. where i am heading to, is not known. when i weill come back, is not known. but i know this, and this i know true; i need my water and my air in the bag. have u ever tried living without air or water? you die, thats what. r you trying to kill a man? shame on you, go die somewhere..."
idkidiftl
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I want to go to mars. I want to discover am undiscovered tribe of aliens never discovered before. I want to be the first earth man they ever saw and to be worshipped. AS A GOD.
Go for it =D
I want to go to mars. I want to discover am undiscovered tribe of aliens never discovered before. I want to be the first earth man they ever saw and to be worshipped. AS A GOD.
how does programming help in that way??????
Didnt u know that I was the alien ...?
but you see, I dont intend on worshipping you...:P
i thought u had like underground connections because ur a bad guy criminal???
couldnt those underground dudes help u out a bit??
or you could say "this is to save a life. to save my life. i will not survive without this. where i am heading to, is not known. when i weill come back, is not known. but i know this, and this i know true; i need my water and my air in the bag. have u ever tried living without air or water? you die, thats what. r you trying to kill a man? shame on you, go die somewhere..."
idkidiftl
roxy and angell... they cant stop him at customs! he's a bad guy, dont you know. he does all kinds of copyright infringement bad stuff, spends so much money on it... he has loads of inside contacts, know what i mean? customs cant get him, ever...
haha astar, dusnt look like u gotta way out :P
they'll stop u at customs...!!!what then??
I will take a good supply in my luggage
So i have to in to mars. If i am certified insane the courts will show some sympathy.
Bad idea, i heard that all living things on mars hate humans, that is why there no humans alive over there and they have banned all air and water so we dont invade them :)
So i have to in to mars. If i am certified insane the courts will show some sympathy.
lol
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it works
hehe
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HMMM, just put on an alien costume ? i bet none of u thought that eh ?
and for the passport, uhh, make one up ? :P
but if u get there and dont know what planet ur from..., U GOT OWNED XD
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I'll look at it soon iA :)
(writing this comment so that I can get back to it when I want :) )