Yeah I have to agree with that....
Like I said during the outing, the key to success is slow, steady,
and thorough revision. The way I see it, I had two years to master
everything - so I decided to use this fact to my advantage. I would
just fight a rearguard action in Yr 1 - just study everything at my
own pace, and to heck with how well I did academically so long as I
didn't fail any subjects at the Promos.
I didn't start off all that well - I got CDEO for Yr 1 June common
tests. But I just continued applying the pressure slowly.
Eventually I got BBCD for the Promos.
I just continued piling the pressure. I did my holiday homework
over Yr 1 Dec as best as I could, and tried to find as much
revision time as possible for Yr 2 March. I then spent the June
holidays studying heavily for the June Common tests.
For the finals, I started studying six weeks before the Prelims. I
can still remember going out on all-out revision after Racial
Harmony Day - 21st July. I specifically chose that day as I had a
performance on that day which I had to prepare for.
I kept it up, studying 6-8 hours a day after 21st July.... all the
way until the final A Level paper. I only took a long weekend off
after the last Prelim paper... after which, I continued applying
the pressure. What I can say is that there were those who mocked me
for being 'so kan cheong'.... but suffice to say that I had the
last laugh.
I'm not trying to boast here, and I apologise if it seems that way.
What I'm trying to say is that success is not a given, and you
should never rely on miracles for it. If you want it, you need to
work for it, even if it means that you have to make great
sacrifices along the way.
