1 July 2019Hey everyone,
I can't believe that it's already July, with the dreaded exams being closer than they appear.
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My Exam Timetable
30th October: English
6th November: Methods Exam 1 (morning) & History Revolutions (afternoon)
7th November: Methods Exam 2
12th November: Chemistry (morning) and Legal Studies (afternoon)
Last week was my first week of the school holidays, a (partially) productive one. I've been trying to finish off my holiday homework by the second week of the holidays so that I can use the third week to dedicate wholly to revising for SACs and Unit 3 practice exams. My UCAT is coming up in 8 days and this is probably the most underprepared I've ever felt for something as important as this. I've completed a few practise exams, with no improvement whatsoever.
My 'school holiday' day in the life routine has been looking like this:-Wake up early (around 8-9am)
-Make breakfast
-Work out (going for a run or cycling uphill)
-Library for most of the day
-Travelling home and doing UCAT preparation
-Sleeping earlier than I'll usually sleep on a school day
As a morning person, I've found this routine to be the most beneficial. I'm not really one to sleep in, as it makes me feel unproductive due to most of my 'working' hours in the morning having already passed. It's almost been impossible for me to get work done at home, especially with the distractions of noise and the tempting allure of my warm bed that just happens to be right next to my study desk. Going to the library has been a tremendous help for me in terms of getting work done, as seeing others hustling makes me want to complete as much work as I can before I have to travel home (the free wifi at the library is also a huge bonus haha).
For
English, I've written my oral speech, with my Oral SAC being on the first week of Term 3. It really didn't take me long to write, as it's a topic that I'm rather passionate about and is also quite interesting.
For
Chemistry, I had a little 'oh crap' moment at the beginning of last week when I 'attempted' (key word) to complete a Unit 3 practise exam and realised to no avail that I had forgotten most of the content covered way back in Term 1. It's time to get stuck into some revision!
On the weekend, I went to two 8-hour Chemistry lectures for Unit 3 and Unit 4. Although they were somewhat draining in that I had to pay attention for the full eight hours to the same subject being covered, the presenters were amazing and so full of energy. I immensely enjoyed the lectures as they were a massive help.
Last week's productivity rating: 7/10My teachers have warned that Term 3 will be rather hectic in the rush to finish all of the content before SWOTVAC in Term 4, so I'll try and give myself the upper-hand by being well-prepared for the storm of SACs that are to come at me.
Hopefully, this week will be more a productive one!