When to start practice exams?

[HarveyD]

Hey guys

Just wondering when is the optimum time to start practice exams (or should i have started already? :/ )

[acinod]

For maths subjects I'm thinking of starting next week. With maths you need more practice as it is less about remembering but more about experience and exposure to different types of questions.

For science subjects I might start next month because our school hasn't finished the course yet and even though you can learn the course yourself, I find it's better if you have a full understanding of the course before you begin.

[b^3]

I started methods exams on the holidays and specialists exams yesterday. For Chemistry I have to do a bit more revising and checkpoints before I get to them. I can understand it, its just making it all stick in my head. As above, for maths, start now, for science make sure you know what is going on before you start.

[Lasercookie]

I'm only doing 2 year 12 subjects this year (physics and IT apps) and I will not start sitting trials in exam condition style until the start of the holidays.

Before that, I will still look over trial exam questions (particularly for physics). For IT I'll probably just stick to thoroughly learning the course - as trial exams for that subject are extremely low quality.

[pi]

Hopefully I'll start methods/spesh/chem/english in the coming holidays. Will do physics ones depending on when I pluck up the courage to open the unit 4 side of the textbook

[werdna]

When is everyone starting practice exams for English and humanities subjects?

[pi]

When is everyone starting practice exams for English and humanities subjects?

English, hoping these holidays, probably in the second week of the hols I'll give my first one a go

[eeps]

When is everyone starting practice exams for English and humanities subjects?

English; likely to be in the holidays or when I finish my last SAC for Unit 4. Legal Studies; ideally in 2 weeks. We finish the course and our last SAC in 2 weeks time.

[HarveyD]

hmm so the general consensus is over the holidays?
think i may do the same, considering the amount of SACs that seem to be approaching

[tony3272]

hmm so the general consensus is over the holidays?
think i may do the same, considering the amount of SACs that seem to be approaching

If anything, you could start maths exams (the 1 hour ones) right away and do maybe 2 a week. You should be able to find time to do them and when you get to holidays you could have a lot completed. They're also not too bad for sac revision 

[b^3]

hmm so the general consensus is over the holidays?
think i may do the same, considering the amount of SACs that seem to be approaching

If anything, you could start maths exams (the 1 hour ones) right away and do maybe 2 a week. You should be able to find time to do them and when you get to holidays you could have a lot completed. They're also not too bad for sac revision 

Thats basically what I am doing now, up to 17 for methods and 4 for spesh.

[HarveyD]

ah so just do the part 1s for now and do the exam 2s over the hols?

[Water]

17 so far for methods? Thats beastly. My exam count is a shadow of your methods and spesh combined :x. 

Been doing one exam a week for methods and economics.
Literature and English? I probably won't do the intense 2/3 hours practice exams till the last 2 weeks before the exam. No point speeding if its bad English.

[werdna]

Wow, I just noticed that there's only a month left for the term :/ Better start spamming exams soon

[Water]

Wow, I just noticed that there's only a month left for the term :/ Better start spamming exams soon

6 weeks, to be exact