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THE NIGHT BEFORE THE LC EXAMS

EDmon · 2012-05-31 16:54:22

To the students doing the leaving cert, and those who have done the LC. We've all been advised by teachers etc. to "get a good nights sleep", before each exam. But for the mocks I ended up staying up late into the night cramming, until I had gone over all of the most relevant information, so I could refresh myself. (Grades…

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#52 02-06-2012 10:30pm

bscm

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I noticed this thread in a few college sections, and most of the advice from college students is the same... get as much sleep as possible.

Sleep is probably more important than cramming. I had to get up at 5:50am for some of my college exams, I studied in the car/on the bus, and got about an hour study done in college... I only remembered less than a page from all that cramming because my brain had either not woken up, refused to take in anything else, or both. The jitters really do affect your concentration (both from waking early and nerves).

For the LC, I woke normal hours (as in 7:30-8:00am, same as school term). I looked over a few bits and pieces, but nothing up to an hour in length.

Best to get the few hours extra sleep, than get lots of study done but end up drowsy in your exam. You have to perform well from 9-12/2-5, not 4:30-8:30am. If you have 2 exams on any day, sleep for as long as possible the morning of... 2 rounds of 2-3 hour exams is extremely draining, and no amount of caffeine/sugar can fully replace rest.

On a side note, don't forget food Stick it in a clear plastic/clingfilm container so you don't disturb people... 3 hours is a long time and the energy rush from fruit/sweets can help immensely.

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