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Uni Stuff => General University Discussion and Queries => Topic started by: methodsman on February 20, 2010, 09:38:28 pm
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Cram.
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Cram like you've never crammed before then cram some more.
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cram
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Work consistently throughout the semester; ensure you are always on top of the work covered and understand it fully. During revision, re-read all notes and do as many questions as possible (from past exams, tutorials etc.)
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Work consistently throughout the semester; ensure you are always on top of the work covered and understand it fully. During revision, re-read all notes and do as many questions as possible (from past exams, tutorials etc.)
This is also a good way to do things.
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For all my subjects except for calculus 2 I was really crap with revision. With calculus 2 everything just came to me and keeping on top of stuff was easy. If only I could somehow transfer this to my other subjects (mainly breadth).
With exams I usually cramed like mad (except for calculus 2).
Oh well, I'll see what this year brings (something tells me I might have a calc 2 moment with vector calculus).
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Work consistently throughout the semester; ensure you are always on top of the work covered and understand it fully. During revision, re-read all notes and do as many questions as possible (from past exams, tutorials etc.)
This is also a good way to do things.
Still.
Cram.
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Cram.
cram
Cram.
Cram.
... and don't turn up to optional classes. Hell yeah.
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Work consistently throughout the semester; ensure you are always on top of the work covered and understand it fully. During revision, re-read all notes and do as many questions as possible (from past exams, tutorials etc.)
Definitely do this. There's nothing like consistent reinforcement of knowledge to ensure optimal retrieval of information while in a stressful situation such as in an exam.
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but almost nobody really can be bothered doing that past the first few weeks of "omg I'm in uni I'm going to try my best" jaffy-isms, so:
Cram.
Cram like you've never crammed before then cram some more.
cram
cramed like mad
Cram.
Cram.
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Work consistently throughout the semester; ensure you are always on top of the work covered and understand it fully. During revision, re-read all notes and do as many questions as possible (from past exams, tutorials etc.)
Definitely do this. There's nothing like consistent reinforcement of knowledge to ensure optimal retrieval of information while in a stressful situation such as in an exam.
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but almost nobody really can be bothered doing that past the first few weeks of "omg I'm in uni I'm going to try my best" jaffy-isms, so:
Cram.
Cram like you've never crammed before then cram some more.
cram
cramed like mad
Cram.
Cram.
This... I think you get it by now.
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Wing it.
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Wing it.
I did this once actually, with my Jap 1 exam.
I had macro in the morning and Jap in the arvo on the same day, and I was in danger of failing macro because the exam was worth so much.
On the other hand, Jap written exam was only worth 40% and out of the 60% that had already been assessed, I'd gotten about 58%.
Since there was no hurdle requirement, I had passed Jap without even walking into the exam.
I planned to study briefly in the break between exams while I ate my lunch, but I grew ill and had sharp pains in my stomach (in hindsight, the ham I had in my sandwich for breakfast probably wasn't as fresh as it should have been). I had neurofen with me, and it kicked in in time for my Jap exam, but I hadn't studied.
I ended up getting about 94% for the exam, and an overall 95% unit result.
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PROTIP: No-Doz
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u can miss more lectures and still get hd and d
u dont have to be consistant and you can still get hd and d
u dont have to do 1hr a day and u can still get hd and d
u can go out a lot and still get hd and d
as i said before and everyone else said
all u got to do to get hd and d is cram cram cram
and also do all your assessments
lol
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you don't have to cram if you don't want to
you can study everyday like they tell you
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Find what works for you basically, hard...
This isn't school any more.
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Do people mean 'cram' as in cramming all your studying and stuff to the last minute?
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Do people mean 'cram' as in cramming all your studying and stuff to the last minute?
Yep. For some, it could be the night before or for some it might be in the morning or even on the way to the exam venue. We all need to decide upon what works best. :)
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And people find cramming effective? I thought VCE students that did well had the habit of spreading their workload during the year to cut stress and optimize performance. Is my perception wrong?
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And people find cramming effective? I thought VCE students that did well had the habit of spreading their workload during the year to cut stress and optimize performance. Is my perception wrong?
For VCE yes, but in uni you'll find that you have to cover a lot more content in a limited time (12 weeks/semester). For example, Calculus 1 is a subject offered at Melbourne Uni that pretty much covers Specialist Maths (except mechanics) in 12 weeks. As you'd imagine, the pace would be pretty fast.
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And people find cramming effective? I thought VCE students that did well had the habit of spreading their workload during the year to cut stress and optimize performance. Is my perception wrong?
Well if you didn't cram you wouldn't finish learning the course...
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And people find cramming effective? I thought VCE students that did well had the habit of spreading their workload during the year to cut stress and optimize performance. Is my perception wrong?
For VCE yes, but in uni you'll find that you have to cover a lot more content in a limited time (12 weeks/semester). For example, Calculus 1 is a subject offered at Melbourne Uni that pretty much covers Specialist Maths (except mechanics) in 12 weeks. As you'd imagine, the pace would be pretty fast.
Yeah the thing you find is that the pace is so fast that you end up spending so much time on assessments and the ilk and then the end of semester looms and you're like shit shit better start studying.
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And people find cramming effective? I thought VCE students that did well had the habit of spreading their workload during the year to cut stress and optimize performance. Is my perception wrong?
For VCE yes, but in uni you'll find that you have to cover a lot more content in a limited time (12 weeks/semester). For example, Calculus 1 is a subject offered at Melbourne Uni that pretty much covers Specialist Maths (except mechanics) in 12 weeks. As you'd imagine, the pace would be pretty fast.
Yeah the thing you find is that the pace is so fast that you end up spending so much time on assessments and the ilk and then the end of semester looms and you're like shit shit better start studying.
You feel so shit that you want to study but then you realise you've got: favourite TV shows, friends, work, etc so you don't end up studying until SWOTVAC and then you're like, "Shit, shit, shit." Right?
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And people find cramming effective? I thought VCE students that did well had the habit of spreading their workload during the year to cut stress and optimize performance. Is my perception wrong?
For VCE yes, but in uni you'll find that you have to cover a lot more content in a limited time (12 weeks/semester). For example, Calculus 1 is a subject offered at Melbourne Uni that pretty much covers Specialist Maths (except mechanics) in 12 weeks. As you'd imagine, the pace would be pretty fast.
Yeah the thing you find is that the pace is so fast that you end up spending so much time on assessments and the ilk and then the end of semester looms and you're like shit shit better start studying.
You feel so shit that you want to study but then you realise you've got: favourite TV shows, friends, work, etc so you don't end up studying until SWOTVAC and then you're like, "Shit, shit, shit." Right?
Yep. I was going to mention this, but some things ought to be kept secret right?
I mean the Shit moment for some of my friends didn't happen until the exam period actually started
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lol wut, cramming for a umep was ok, but I can't fathom cramming for 4 uni courses
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Man all you people who were so pro and worked so hard in VCE are getting lazy lol
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Man all you people who were so pro and worked so hard in VCE are getting lazy lol
its great man, work hard this year so you can join us :)
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Man all you people who were so pro and worked so hard in VCE are getting lazy lol
In VCE, it was just about VCE and a "ranking to get you into your desired course." With uni, you have a lot more going on. You'll find that many uni students have part time jobs and also need time to socialise so those students aren't really getting "lazy" per se, there's just a lot more going on. Uni isn't all about hitting the books; you also need to have fun! :)
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students aren't really getting "lazy" per se
oh yes I am.
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so those students aren't really getting "lazy" per se
Speak for yourself!! :P
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so those students aren't really getting "lazy" per se
Speak for yourself!! :P
kingpomba was talking about:
... All you people who were so pro and worked so hard in VCE...
My response was to his post. I never said I was one of "those students". :P So I was lazy from the start and that'll continue right through uni.
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Ohh. In that case...
DUH we're getting lazy, after 13 years of schooling this whole education thing's starting to get really, really old
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students aren't really getting "lazy" per se
oh yes I am.
+1
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Man all you people who were so pro and worked so hard in VCE are getting lazy lol
Earned the right to be lazy!
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Man all you people who were so pro and worked so hard in VCE are getting lazy lol
Earned the right to be lazy!
Very well said! I worked my ass off last year so I could chill this year. This year will mostly be socialise > study > sleep :D (I say mostly because study will at times come first haha).