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2. 1st December Top Tip.. Time management - produce a timetable for revision and stick to it! Don't leave everything to the last minute - you can't revise the entire curriculum in one night. So plan ahead to avoid a last-minute panic Lymm High Sixth Form 2013-2014

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4. 2nd December Top Tip.. Cut radio contact - Otherwise known as switch off your mobile phone. Incoming calls and texts are just too tempting, especially if the alternative is memorising irregular verbs. Turn off the computer, unless you are visiting a revision website e.g. at www.s-cool.co.ukyou will get given lots and lots of nice ticks when you get the answers right. Lymm High Sixth Form 2013-2014

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6. 3rd December Top Tip.. Stay fresh - Revision is most effective when done in timed 45 minute bursts, with a 10-minute break in between. That way, you don't fall asleep at your post. The best way to stick to this is to post your timetable in a public place (the fridge door works well). That way, not only you, but the rest of your family, know the times when you are meant to be studying. Lymm High Sixth Form 2013-2014

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8. 4th December Top Tip.. Be active when revising - it's not good enough just reading through your notes. Do past questions, make posters and mind maps - mix things up to make it more interesting. Revising with friends is a good way of reinforcing what you do know and finding out what you don't. At its most basic level, you can test each other on vocabulary. Lymm High Sixth Form 2013-2014

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10. 5th December Top Tip.. Make sure you understand the main ideas - learning a list of facts without understanding how they relate to a subject is no good. Attend all revision sessions available. Speak to staff, use Moodle, check the specification! Lymm High Sixth Form 2013-2014

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12. 6th December Top Tip.. Start Early - The mind is much more alert first thing in the morning. Also, it means you can get your day's revising out of the way by lunchtime. Start with the subject you like least, while your powers are still at their strongest. Lymm High Sixth Form 2013-2014

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14. 7th December Top Tip.. Read the question carefully - if you misread the question your answer will be wrong. Practise on past exam papers or revision tests available on the web Initially do one section at a time and progress to doing an entire paper against the clock. Lymm High Sixth Form 2013-2014

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16. 8th December Top Tip.. Make sure you understand the key words in the question. So, if you're asked to compare something, for example, then compare it Lymm High Sixth Form 2013-2014

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18. 9th December Top Tip.. With unfamiliar data, identify the main topic that it's related to in your course, and then build your answer around this. Come up with mnemonics, The word stands for Make Names Easily Memorable by Organising Nominated Initial Characters. Lymm High Sixth Form 2013-2014

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20. 10th December Top Tip.. Set an objective for each study session, but keep it attainable. It's far more rewarding to cross items off a list than to add them on. Setting your goals smaller means you have a higher chance of making them, and the sense of satisfaction and enthusiasm you’ll get from reaching each goal will drive you forward. Set the goal at the start of each study session and not some time in advance. By doing it this way you’ll have a better ‘feel’ for how you’re mentally prepared on the day to deal with whatever goal you set yourself. Lymm High Sixth Form 2013-2014

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22. 11th December Top Tip.. If you haven't already, do a revision timetable!!! Plan your revision so you will enjoy doing it. Plan to do the subjects you least enjoy first and get them out of the way. Lymm High Sixth Form 2013-2014

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24. 12th December Top Tip.. Reading can be useless - You can’t do decent revision through sitting with a boring textbook willing the information to go into your head. It will sit stubbornly, remaining in the textbook, refusing to make the jump into your brain. You have to do something with the information. Take notes, underline stuff, invest in a set of highlighters and colour code everything that moves, do drawings and put pieces of information into table form. If you do something with the information it will stay in your head way better than if you just sat there reading. Lymm High Sixth Form 2013-2014

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26. 13th December Top Tip.. Use positive self-talk People who tell themselves they can’t do things invariably find that they are right. People who tell themselves they can are right too. During your revision and during the exam itself, keep telling yourself, “I can do this.” You’ll find you can Lymm High Sixth Form 2013-2014

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28. 14th December Top Tip.. Take some time to research what the exam is like, the format of the exam and the type of questions that you might encounter. Always get this information directly from an official certifying source. Do this periodically throughout your studying period to make sure you have up-to-date information, and particularly just before you are ready to take the exam. Lymm High Sixth Form 2013-2014

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30. 15th December Top Tip.. Keep things in perspective. The exams might seem like the most crucial thing right now, but in the grander scheme of your whole life they are only a small part. Work hard, try hard, do your best and good luck… Lymm High Sixth Form 2013-2014

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32. 16th December Top Tip.. If you haven't already, do a revision timetable!!! Plan your revision so you will enjoy doing it. Plan to do the subjects you least enjoy first and get them out of the way. Lymm High Sixth Form 2013-2014

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34. 17th December Top Tip.. Set an objective for each study session, but keep it attainable. It's far more rewarding to cross items off a list than to add them on. Setting your goals smaller means you have a higher chance of making them, and the sense of satisfaction and enthusiasm you’ll get from reaching each goal will drive you forward. Set the goal at the start of each study session and not some time in advance. By doing it this way you’ll have a better ‘feel’ for how you’re mentally prepared on the day to deal with whatever goal you set yourself. Lymm High Sixth Form 2013-2014

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36. 18th December Top Tip.. Take steps to overcome problems. If you find you don't understand some of your course material, getting stressed out won't help. Instead, take action to address the problem directly by seeing your form tutor or getting help from your class teacher/friends. Lymm High Sixth Form 2013-2014

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38. 19th December Top Tip.. Don't keep things bottled up. Confiding in someone you trust and who will be supportive is a great way of alleviating stress and worry. Lymm High Sixth Form 2013-2014

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40. 20th December Stress Busting Top Tip.. Believe in yourself. You wouldn't have been given a place on the course if you didn't have the ability to do it. Therefore, if you prepare for the exams properly you should do fine. Lymm High Sixth Form 2013-2014

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42. 21st December Top Tip.. Don't try to be perfect. It's great to succeed and reach for the stars. But keep things in balance. If you think that "anything less than A+ means I've failed" then you are creating mountains of unnecessary stress for yourself. Aim to do your best but recognise that none of us can be perfect all of the time. Lymm High Sixth Form 2013-2014

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44. 22nd December Top Tip.. Although some people swear by the library, cognitive scientists suggest that alternating study spaces is a more effective way to retain information, according to the Times. Memory is coloured by location, and changing your study location increases the likelihood of remembering what you’ve learned. Lymm High Sixth Form 2013-2014

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46. 23rd December Top Tip.. Never underestimate the power of your peers, especially when working through a difficult problem set or reading assignment. Dividing and conquering is an effective way to reduce your workload -- and to make sure you understand the material. You might even make a friend in the process. Lymm High Sixth Form 2013-2014

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48. 24th December Top Tip.. Sometimes the best habits are the ones we’ve used forever. Flash cards are oldies but goodies –- writing notes and definitions more than once will help imprint information in your memory, and the cards are a great way to develop and use mnemonic devices and associative phrases. Lymm High Sixth Form 2013-2014

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50. 25th December Merry Christmas Lymm High Sixth Form 2013-2014