During my uni days.. I prepare for exams 1 month before it. At
the start of term, I try to keep up with tutorials, meaning
complete every questions. Take notes in lectures as profs tend to
give out exam tips. At the last 2 or 3 weeks before exams, attempt
past year questions, at least 5 years. U will soon see a pattern in
the ways questions are asked. For every chapter, make a summaried
note of that chapter after u read through it, even if u dun
understand.. Go thru the note again and again..
Towards my final year, I was so caught up with many things and
dun really have time to study. I only managed to make notes, do
tutorials, attempt past year questions in last 2 weeks. Friends are
your best resources, ask them things u r not clear about, they may
have a shorter way to understanding an issue rather then u spend 18
hours trying to figure it out yourself.
For my JC days, tutorials are easy and I can complete them. Just
1 or 2 weeks before start revising.
For sec school days, 2 days before the subject paper then i take
out the books and homeworks on it and start memorising and puke it
out, even for O lvls.
For primary school, I dont even revise =,= only PSLE then i
reluctantly revise the day before with my tuition teacher. Only
spent about 3 or 4 hrs the nite before the exam and start
memorising.
same as me. I am always very stunned when my friends told me JC
is more stressful than uni. I mean, wtf, i didnt even study for A
levels!
I skip like 20% of all the lectures in year 2 but attend all
tutorials just to follow up. but my subjects all maths and physics
so once i understand the concepts or memorise the formula will be
enough.