The exam - advice

[Odette]

oh shitt didn't think about that. Is it possible to write these things in after time is up? when the guy checks to see you've written it?

Yes its ok to do that i think, i did that with the GAT and Methods Lol... so i guess you can

[bilgia]

i cant believe u are stressing about something so minor..

[Pencil]

oh shitt didn't think about that. Is it possible to write these things in after time is up? when the guy checks to see you've written it?

Yes its ok to do that i think, i did that with the GAT and Methods Lol... so i guess you can

but then would they get cut cos you are supposed to have put your pens down, and they might think you're still writing??

[Pencil]

i cant believe u are stressing about something so minor..

oi writing all that shit will take like 5 mins. which is a lot

[bilgia]

take your time...

[Odette]

oh shitt didn't think about that. Is it possible to write these things in after time is up? when the guy checks to see you've written it?

Yes its ok to do that i think, i did that with the GAT and Methods Lol... so i guess you can

but then would they get cut cos you are supposed to have put your pens down, and they might think you're still writing??

Nah they come check, and go ok fill in the details please...

[ninwa]

I'd just do it at the start. Then you won't leave the room and sit at home stressing for half the day ... "did I put my number on it or not??"

[Defiler]

Well, I've decided to take a slightly different approach to the 'norm' for the exam.

During reading time I'll do the usual, read over the text responses, look at the article etc etc...

However, I am going to do one text response first (the part 1) so I can 'get some runs on the board' with something that I'll know that I can get the marks on. Then I'll move onto the media part, and I believe my 'brain will be warmed up', so getting through that won't be too hard. The final hour is always the hardest in my opinion, and either way you finish with a TR. I believe going from writing task to tr for the last hour provides enough of a change to stimulate the brain to get through the final gruelling hour.

This is just my idea, but I've always found doing two TR in a row (especially the last 2 hours...) to result in poorer results compared with splitting them up.

[joechan521]

that sounds logical, i did that in my practice exam, going from tr, to analysis , to tr, and didnt finish point of view -_-

if i get a shit topic for text response... im going to do that in the last hr maybe

[Markos]

Ahhh and another thing, do you use every line to write on? Or every second line to help legibility?

I use every line. Aren't the script books only one-sided? So you could write on the lined bit and add in bits from the page with no lines? Does that even make any sense?


PS> OMG Vladimir Horowitz ... Claudio Arrau?? you listen to classical music??

Yeah, I'd be using the "un-lined" pages for my plan

And yes, Horowitz is the bomb

[maxleng]

how many pages in a script book?

[Odette]

how many pages in a script book?

About 10-15 pages I think, I'm not too sure.

[dxb]

Is anyone going to use that ear plug idea? Im seriously considering it since I'm stuck in a hall with a noisy floor.

[Odette]

Is anyone going to use that ear plug idea? Im seriously considering it since I'm stuck in a hall with a noisy floor.

Nah, I tend to block things out, without even noticing, it's a skill i've learnt through meditating

[dxb]

lucky