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Number_25

Number_25

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Hey guys,

Tomorrow I have an exam for one of my modules - worth a huge 20% of my final mark.

I've been working very hard this semester in terms of additional work, I've gone to most of my lectures - and the ones I have missed I've rewatched online.

I've been in the library for around 8 hours all week and today I was alarmed to see that I was completely unable to answer 50% of the questions on a past paper.

I don't know what to do.

Nothing seems to stick.

Bit late - considering the exam is tomorrow.

:(
 
Go in, give it your best and if you can't answer the first question move to the next, keep doing this until you get to one you can do and do it. As time progresses do the ones you're most comfortable in that order, that way you'll maximise the time you have on the ones you can do. Attempt the ones you can't and show your logic/working to try and get some extras.

Nail the ones you know and squeeze what you can out of the others and you can easily get 60% plus
 
Whisky.
Shave head.
Shave crucifix into chest hair.
Bed.
Wake up.
Do exam.
Pass because no one else knew anything either and had to be scaled upwards.
 
Make sure you get a good sleep. Have a good breakfast. Force yourself to write the little you do know for each question. Once you get started you'll be on a roll. Don't worry so much. :)

P.S Are you sure you're supposed to answer all the questions. Many of my exams had sections where you pick questions and write an essay on that, ignoring the rest in that section.
 
If you fail it whats the worst that happens? If your grades for the rest of the module are fine you will surely get an overall module pass. I failed mine but just had a letter confirming that I passed the overall module with a C so no resit needed.
 
Dave85 said:
If you fail it whats the worst that happens? If your grades for the rest of the module are fine you will surely get an overall module pass. I failed mine but just had a letter confirming that I passed the overall module with a C so no resit needed.
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+1.

All about the module, baby. One mess up doesn't matter if you've been up to speed on the rest. Just keep your head in the game and do your best.
 
You can only ever be asked to do your best. Go in tomorrow, head high and confident, then do the best you can do and be proud whatever the result.
 
Let's get things into perspective.

(1) Your hair.

(2) Your likely failing of one module which is worth 20% of your overall year which - and I'm no mathematician so my numbers might be completely wrong - leaves you with a possible 80% grade which - again, arithmetic not my strong point - means that you only need to be absolutely average in the other modules (what on earth is a module anyway) to pass your thing because apparentrly 40% is acceptable.

(3) Everything else.
 
The last few days is where you go from low marks to big marks. Go through the past exam questions and do your best to answer with them / draw links to topics you know.

You should always revise with the past exam questions for guidance. I'm sure you will make progress today, but get off OCUK for a start??
 
Past papers are always they way to start revising imo, to pass exams you don't need to know whats in the module, you just need to know what they're going to ask you about the module.. It's all about playing the "education" game.
 
go over everything once very quickly, then focus on a few areas and hedge your bets on that. Try and find things that no matter how tenuously link into other things.

Didn't know **** for one of my previous modules, looked at past exam papers, took an educated guess and two questions came up. :D
 
Good Luck, but sounds like your revision plan was a bit skewed. You know the format of the exam.

Should have learnt the past paper answers first and a bit of module stuff as a secondary priority.
 
Don't worry about it!

I knew bugger all for my final year exams at Uni, felt like I'd failed everything. Walked out thinking my entire degree was a fail, especially as my dissertation screwed up big style!

Still managed to get a 2:2, crap I know but when you are expecting a total fail, it was a win.

Just worry as little as yo can, stress and worry won't help you at all.
 
The exam was a nightmare.

Blanked out for 30 minutes and now that I've come back I've noticed that I completely forgot a intricate part in my UML class diagram.

I feel like murdering someone.
 
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