For my GCSEs (exams at age 16) I had about 15 exams in two weeks, crammed the lot (often two subjects in one night's study) and came away with straight As (10 of them). I unfortunately made the mistake of thinking I could do the same for my A-levels (exams at 18), but there is a big difference in the quantity of information between the two levels of exam and for my three A-level subjects I only got one A. The other two results were Cs (the lowest classified result you can get is E). One of my A-level Law exams was nearly disastrous, in fact, because I set out my files to start studying the night before, then promptly fell asleep and so missed my revision for that topic entirely. When I arrived at the exam hall I was so agitated I misspelt my own name, but an invigilating teacher noticed and took me out of the room for 15 minutes and gave me a cup of tea. Then I was allowed to rejoin the exam (having been watched while out to make sure I wasn't sneaking revision) and I managed to make a stab at the thing from memories of work in class. Not recommended.
By way of comparison, my more organised and disciplined sister studied assiduously, got all As at A-level and now has a doctorate from Cambridge.
When do you study for a test???
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For my GCSEs (exams at age 16) I had about 15 exams in two weeks, crammed the lot (often two subjects in one night's study) and came away with straight As (10 of them). I unfortunately made the mistake of thinking I could do the same for my A-levels (exams at 18), but there is a big difference in the quantity of information between the two levels of exam and for my three A-level subjects I only got one A. The other two results were Cs (the lowest classified result you can get is E). One of my A-level Law exams was nearly disastrous, in fact, because I set out my files to start studying the night before, then promptly fell asleep and so missed my revision for that topic entirely. When I arrived at the exam hall I was so agitated I misspelt my own name, but an invigilating teacher noticed and took me out of the room for 15 minutes and gave me a cup of tea. Then I was allowed to rejoin the exam (having been watched while out to make sure I wasn't sneaking revision) and I managed to make a stab at the thing from memories of work in class. Not recommended.
By way of comparison, my more organised and disciplined sister studied assiduously, got all As at A-level and now has a doctorate from Cambridge.