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writes:Im 15 and leavin school this year in a few months, my exams start in may and i starting to panic im not at all prepared and i feel like i may fail. i cant revise because i cant physically sit down and read over things or do activities because i just dont have the will power. help me please; i really dont want t fail!
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reader, Auntie Stoned  +, writes (8 February 2009):
At 15, my guess is you are in lower secondary school. Therefore, the school syllabus is not too hard to catch up with more than 3 months to go, you still have time to do revision if you are willing to slog and put all your time into it. Forget about entertainment and going out. Come back from school, eat and shower then start doing revision and homework. If you are too sleepy, drink abit of coffee. Get up and do some stretch out after certain amount of time sitting on your arse. Walk around. Listen to some soothing music. Then back to hitting the books again. Any problem, try to call somebody who could help you out or search for info online. You have higher chances of passing the exam. Trust me. Been there done that and passed with flying colours. :D :D
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reader, FountainOfIndifference  +, writes (8 February 2009):
 Study with friends! Form a study group! Whenever I study by myself I find myself lacking the motivation to continue. It's always more fun to study with friends! Not only can your group help each other if you encounter problems, but you get to be around people you like!Unless you don't like your friends. In which case, they really shouldn't be your friends then! Of course, you just might not have friends.I study in a haphazard way that I wouldn't recommend to many people, but it works for me. Try finding your own unique way of studying! You could try making studying more interesting somehow. I could say something like using flash cards or something, but I find flash cards incredibly dull. They are fine instruments of studying, but incredible dull. You can set goals and then rewards yourself if you meet those goals! Read a chapter, have some ice cream. Finish a page of problems, surf the Internet for a few minutes. Although this really only works if you don't get distracted. It could easily lead to read a chapter, spend the rest of the day shopping. Which is a no-no. If you just study non-stop, your brain will fizzle and die. Allow some time for activities of your own. Don't spend your entire day cooped up in your room studying. Get outside, stretch your legs, breath some fresh air every now and then.This is so ironic. I can't even remember the last time I've studied for a test. :D
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reader, Miss Potter +, writes (8 February 2009):
 Hello there! I can feel for you as I was in a similar limbo back in december/january when I had my exams, now guess what, I got my grades and they are not good. Now I have to work much much harder to pull up my grades to get a decent result in the end.
So dont give up. Plan your days by hours, thats what I used to do when I had lots of things to do during the day. So I allocated enough time to do my homework and its amazing how much time we actually waste. Start writing down how long it takes you to do your coursework each day, and once you get into the swing of things you will notice that it will take less time to do things as you will get more organised.
Plan your week ahead. Allow enough time to chill out but studying is a priority. Set yourself some targets - like read several chapters or write an assay or memorise so many words in one day and then tick everything you've done off. Its better to have lots of things on your list as it will keep you motivated to work more efficiently whereas if you only put down things that you can actually manage to do in one day you wont be striving for better results.
Id advice you to go online and google something like :
learn how to study
exam preparation skills
time management
etc... it does help!
All the best and guess what - you can train your will power. Its not like the colour of your eyes something that you cant do anything about. It is ONLY up to you how these exams will turn out, dont mess up your future!!!
Good luck with everything let us know how you get along!!
www.howtolearn.com
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