My situation is getting worse, I have a mid year exam for accounting tomorrow and I forgotten almost everything I've learnt, I haven't been studying consistently due to poor time management. I feel I don't know how to actually study for VCE and practically my marks are dropping.
I have talked to my counselor to drop one of my 1&2 subject because of stress and only had it just organised yesterday but it doesn't make me feel any better for now. I'm tight with time that I have a GAT next week followed with methods and chemistry exams on the same day after the GAT. I know the GAT is important and need to some how prepare for it.
I also have another problem with Biology 3&4 that I haven't been able to study for a chapter and answer questions which were due last week but I failed my last SAC on that chapter and I'm gonna discuss about it after my accounting exam.
After exams, I'm hoping do better and find a way improve in my studies to prepare before the next SACs and exams.
I'm wondering what I should do? Any advice or strategies on how to study and revise?
Completely ignore the GAT. Maybe look at a few of the multiple choice questions from past papers to get an idea, otherwise no need to study for it. GAT isn't important at all unless you end up needing a DES or performing way below expectations (think like 3 grades below what was expected) on the exam.
If it helps, here is how I study and my study methods are very effective IMO:
1. Pay attention in class. Actively write notes in an exercise book about EVERYTHING the teacher says, even if it seems like common sense. Probably better to have one book for practice questions and another for notes (for each subject) so you don't get it all mixed up.
2. Make a word document for each AOS where you just copy and paste in the key knowledge dot points for each AOS.
3. Every night (for 3/4's) or weekends (for 1/2's) take out the exercise books and collate all the notes you have made during the day/week into the word document, sorting it all out and putting it under the write sub-headings (key knowledge dot points).
4. Check the notes against textbooks/study guides I have to make sure my notes are the best possible quality.
5. Make sure I understand the notes and know how to APPLY the knowledge, it's one thing to memorise stuff but a whole other thing to actively know how to answer questions and use that knowledge to actually earn marks on SACs/exams.
6. I don't go crazy on practice questions but probably 5-10 over the week and two whole practice SACs in prep for SACs is what works for me.
In preparation for SACs:
1. Ask teacher what composition of SAC would be (types of questions etc.)
2. Make sure notes are relevant to the type of questions I need to answer.
3. Identify parts of knowledge that need revision. I tend to completely ignore parts of the course I know well because it's a waste of time to do stuff I already know.
4. Work on those difficult parts.
5. Practice SACs. Get marked by teacher.
6. Get advice from teacher about how I went in practice SACs.
7. Make sure all gaps are filled.
8. Go to sac cool, calm and collected knowing I've done everything I could to prepare.
9. Profit.
This is just what works for me, just to give you some ideas, although you probably have your own way of working that you need to figure out yourself but hopefully this gives you an idea of the type of work that I do to ensure good results. Don't get to worried though if you can't do as much as me, I work much much more than a lot of other people I know.
And you say you have poor time management but you don't seem to be actively putting into place steps to manage your time more effectively. Have you tried a study timetable? Or at least setting a daily time for studying? Setting up a dedicated study space? Going to a library? Giving yourself incentives to study? etc. etc. etc.
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