The hardest thing about revision is probably starting, but having a strong game plan might make the process somewhat more bearable?
So here are some revision tips and tricks that will hopefully make exam season easier to get through.
There are so many apps that can help you manage your revision, for example:
Headspace – This one isn’t strictly about revision, but headspace is a mindful and wellbeing app and might be a pretty useful way to destress around exam season.
As a literature graduate, I also used this revision hack, for example, I created a highlighter system for when I had to analyse a piece of criticism.
The idea Is to keep this method consistent across all of your notes in order to speed up the revision process.
A great revision hack is chewing gum with a unique taste and then chewing the same flavour during the exam because it helps with your memory and concentration.
Listening to classical or instrumental music has been scientifically proven to improve concentration. Spotify even has a ‘Study’ genre filled with several different playlists you can choose from.
In lectures make a word document in Google Docs and add some of your classmates to it.
This can make taking notes so much easier especially when most professors like to move through the lecture slides pretty quickly.
This revision hack involves creating Mind maps, colour co-ordinated lists and posters and sticking them all over your bedroom wall! This is a great revision hack because you can get in a good revision session whilst getting ready in the morning.
There are so many different types of revision styles and the best revision hack is figuring out which style resonates with you the most. For example, some people are visual learners and others are practical. Once you figure out your revision style stick to it and your workload will seem a lot easier to handle.
Talk to your Mum, or a nice tutor, or bribe your friends with cookies and go through your revision notes with them. This revision hack is a productive way of acknowledging the parts of revision you understand as well as the aspects you still need to work on.
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