GCSEs next month and this video and your other video on revision has really allowed me to settle down and focus instead of worrying and not getting anything done effectively. Thank you!
Thank you so much, this really does give me a good insight of exams and how to assertively manage them. I have my GCSE's in months to come so once again thank you very much :)
Wow, just found your channel. I love this video... I'm mid GCSEs and found this very useful and I totally agree about having a positive attitude (sometimes I feel people can be negative about exams so this is slightly off-putting!!)
Wow. Education here in the Philippines is an ENTIRELY different story than that in the UK. Colleges here allot 2 hours for exams more or less, and students usually spend only the night before (sometimes days, a week, even hours before) the test to review and study. The same with HS tests (one hour per subject is the normal allocation). It's also common to see a 9-hour school-day schedule (5 days per week). It's amazing to know that people in the UK put so much into studying, such as dedicating whole weeks for revision. Alas, this is from my own perspective.
Regarding the spear analogy: if you're just poking the shield no matter how sharp your spear is you'll only end up getting your spear stuck in the shield. You should aim for the person holding the shield but even then they'll be wearing armour and your spear will most likely be ineffective still. The only way your going to do any damage is if you manage to thrust at a hole in the armour but still, once you've finaly beaten the one person holding the shield, there'll be another one attacking you within seconds. This is super profound and I'm suprised it's not a chinese haiku by now or something.
honestly, these run up to exam video series are such a wonderful resource - you give the best advice ever! :) one question i have is how can you keep stress levels the night before/on the day of the exam at bay? thank you so much for your time :D
Hi Simon, I have a little problem when it comes to taking exams, I normally revise well and do the best that can be done but it seems to me that once I am taking an exam I start panicking and worrying about time since during the exam I check up my classmates and I see that they are doing pretty well which can shut down my mind so I jump questions and start doing mistakes or even forget answers I already know. Waiting for your reply. Thanks xD
Main Hunter so this is something that just comes with practice I'm afraid, but you can speed things up a bit. Try looking up 'Mindfulness meditation' and in particular an exercise called the 3 minute breathing space. This will hopefully help you stop panicking and ground yourself :)
Some good advice. I'm sure it will be helpful to many students. I wonder if Simon's shirt will the next meme like the color changing dress. What color is his shirt anyway? 😉
thanks man. I already knew about xtremepapers, I used the IB papers on there to revise for my high school exams but what I was looking for was papers specifically from my university which probably aren't up on the internet.
Thanks a lot Simon. I was wondering how much you revised per day in the last month before your AS exams. I'm currently trying to do 7-8+ hours a day but it is quite hard during school days since i'm normally quite tired after a long day of mind numbing lessons. I was also wondering if you think it is worth going to lessons in the run-up to exams since it feels to me that the time could be much more valuable if it spent revising and not detracted by teachers/classmates. Good luck with you PhD!
Louis B If you have the option I would recommend just working though past papers, though sometimes a revision lesson can be useful if it's directed properly. As for how much I revised per day, when I was away from school it was probably 8+ hours per day, but that was without lessons during the day. I think when I was still going to lessons it was more like 4 or 5 hours. Very important that you don't do too much and burn out!
morgengabe1 Studying for me is doing past papers then reviewing how I did and what I need to work on. Then I will typically go back over the topics I didn't do so well on and doing some questions specific to that topic. I then keep rinsing and repeating this over a week or 2 until i'm getting 100% on the paper. The homework I am given is very similar to the type of revision i do so its like killing 2 birds with one stone.
SimonOxfPhys My school doesn't give study leave until after our first couple of exams are over so I feel like I need to revise like i'm on study leave even when I have 4 hours of lessons during the daytime. I still get to bed by 11 though so its not like i'm not getting enough sleep.
Hi Simon, great video! It's really helpful. Do you have any advice on exam technique for maths exams specifically? What did you do when you were doing A Level maths exams? Many Thanks! :)
+Mathew Chandy Hi, thank you! Glad to help. When I was doing A level maths it really depended on the paper, but a good rule is to try and divide your time between problems, and be strict on leaving a problem when you've used all the time you've allocated for it - you'll have time to revisit it later, so don't get bogged down in chasing a few extra marks when there are rich pickings through the rest of the paper! The golden rule of practise, practise, practise most definitely applied too.
Hi Simon ,again another excellent video which exceeded my expectations!! I love your videos they have always given me the encouragement to at least try ,although I have been discouraged by those around me .I do have a few questions though - how can I deal with procrastination? as this past month has just flown by and I haven't done as much or any revision needed for my upcoming AS level exams which are 3 weeks away now!! I did well for my mocks but they were months back now and so I have been dithering and panicking all month when really I could have been doing some useful revision! Is it possible to still achieve the best grades that I can get and also any advice on how to manage my time / hours these next three weeks?. Apologies for the essay! thanks Simon from your number one fan :) oh also I have A2 exams too!! which are about 5 -6 weeks away!
This was really helpful! but i've got a physics practical exam this week, and im panicking about it, would you have any advice for them? This is for A-level by the way.
ALSO - if something seems too complex, re-read the question. Because it is probably not what they want if it seems too complex for your level! Just another tip (0_o)
+Hot Sun at Oxford there's no distinction until graduate level, but I did some experimental work in the labs every week alongside theoretical studies in lectures
Might I give an advice? Try being superstitious for the examination. I know a lot of people don't believe in such things (me included) but I kinda convince my brain that I'm gonna be smarter if I do this, do that etc. One example would be that I drink Mountain Dew before our exams in taxonomy(it's one of those subjects that is talked about by students taking up my course. Because it's both amazing and incredibly hard) and I've really done great on that subject. It's sort of a placebo effect. Hopefully it helps someone out there. Great video by the way!
I'm currently doing my GCSEs, in my last year on the run-up to my exams. I was just curious, how many hours of revision did you do whilst at Secondary School. I've seen you've already answered similar questions, but they all seem to be for university etc, where you obviously need more. I'm doing 2-3 hours per day, after school, 4 times a week.
simon I have a really terrible textbook which cofuses me loads and I can't find any clear notes on astrophysics online which fit aqa syllabus. what would you do? xxx
Hi Simon (@SimonOxfPhys):D Thanks so much for the video, it's been really helpful, along with so many of your other videos! I was wondering if you could help me out with something exam-related, but more a personal issue? I'd really appreciate it! You said in the video that exams are designed so that you have more time than you need to finish them. Even if this is the case for most people (which I have indeed found it to be), I've always had trouble finishing exams in time. This goes for all of the subjects that are based more on essays and written questions, rather than on calculations and theory - i.e. I have this problem with History, English, Spanish, Religious Education. No matter how strategically I try to manage my time, and even assign time slots to certain sections of the exam based on my experience with past papers, I almost always end up running over-time on each of the sections of the exam - I always take too long and write too much. I've tried to work quicker or write less, but the problem pertains, to my dismay, and I don't know how to solve it. Do you have any suggestions? I know I might have been too vague - but if you have any pointers on how to keep your answer in an exam relevant to the question, or how to plan your writing in an exam, in terms of content planning, so that it is concise and simple, I would have to thank you endlessly. Hoping you see this, and that you have a great day!
I have the same problem. Almost every single exam I give. For objective type exams especially, I found a lot of practice helped me significantly. For subjective types, practicing answers, even without timing or writing, just saying them out loud, helped me improve my ability to put my thoughts into an a well-worded answer. This also meant I would begin formulating an answer in my head after reading the question and not getting distracted doing that, thus saving me time. I can't guarantee this will help, but I hope it does.
What a talented,calm speaker. Intelligent yet humble, not many people like that.
God bless you kind sir.
Dominic
GCSEs next month and this video and your other video on revision has really allowed me to settle down and focus instead of worrying and not getting anything done effectively. Thank you!
"along the wa- what is my shirt doing?!?"
Love me some chromatic aberration.
Minty This effect is actually called moire, Its because a DSLR sensor only uses a fraction of the pixels when compressing the image.
@@amazingkid123456 good to know
0:28 "it represents months, weeks, of your twerking hard". Alright Simon!
You my friend are an anglel. Good luck on everyone’s exams
Thank you so much, this really does give me a good insight of exams and how to assertively manage them. I have my GCSE's in months to come so once again thank you very much :)
You and the entire atmosphere of this video calmed me down so much! Thanks Simon :)
Thank you so much please continue this series. It was probably one of the best on youtube so far
Hey Simon thanks for giving relief from exammare
more regular uploads are definitely a plus! - good work si
Great video Simon as always keep up the great videos.
Please do more videos like this!!
Wow, just found your channel. I love this video... I'm mid GCSEs and found this very useful and I totally agree about having a positive attitude (sometimes I feel people can be negative about exams so this is slightly off-putting!!)
just when i was starting to lack motivation I watched this, great as usual simon, thanks
yo simon great video it has actually helped me. keep up what you are doing, because you are making a real difference. Thanks.
Another great video simon. Can't wait for next week's video :)
Great tips, thank you so much! This was much needed :)
Wow. Education here in the Philippines is an ENTIRELY different story than that in the UK. Colleges here allot 2 hours for exams more or less, and students usually spend only the night before (sometimes days, a week, even hours before) the test to review and study. The same with HS tests (one hour per subject is the normal allocation). It's also common to see a 9-hour school-day schedule (5 days per week). It's amazing to know that people in the UK put so much into studying, such as dedicating whole weeks for revision.
Alas, this is from my own perspective.
+Ritchel Cabug diba LOL
Great advice ! Taking second year LLB laws in two weeks, thanks a lot !
I love your henley bro! Great video.
Thanks a lot for this video, sir. Helped a lot
So helpful! Thank you 👍🏻💪🏻
can't take my eyes off your chest... where the supernatural shirt almost makes me dizzy lol
Lol! I'm struggling to keep my eyes off too
Regarding the spear analogy: if you're just poking the shield no matter how sharp your spear is you'll only end up getting your spear stuck in the shield. You should aim for the person holding the shield but even then they'll be wearing armour and your spear will most likely be ineffective still. The only way your going to do any damage is if you manage to thrust at a hole in the armour but still, once you've finaly beaten the one person holding the shield, there'll be another one attacking you within seconds. This is super profound and I'm suprised it's not a chinese haiku by now or something.
I have a pre-exam song that I like to listen to before every exam I've sat in the last 6 years. It helps to get into the "zone"
That's a nice idea. I'll give it a go.
honestly, these run up to exam video series are such a wonderful resource - you give the best advice ever! :) one question i have is how can you keep stress levels the night before/on the day of the exam at bay? thank you so much for your time :D
Hi Simon, I have a little problem when it comes to taking exams, I normally revise well and do the best that can be done but it seems to me that once I am taking an exam I start panicking and worrying about time since during the exam I check up my classmates and I see that they are doing pretty well which can shut down my mind so I jump questions and start doing mistakes or even forget answers I already know.
Waiting for your reply. Thanks xD
Main Hunter so this is something that just comes with practice I'm afraid, but you can speed things up a bit. Try looking up 'Mindfulness meditation' and in particular an exercise called the 3 minute breathing space. This will hopefully help you stop panicking and ground yourself :)
My hands start shaking in exams and i find it really hard to write! But this video was really helpful thank you so much!
Thank you Simon ❤️ frm india 😊
Thank you so much! :)
woww I love this thank you
Some good advice. I'm sure it will be helpful to many students.
I wonder if Simon's shirt will the next meme like the color changing dress. What color is his shirt anyway? 😉
bayangkan kalo ini guru kalian di sekolah.. amazing
the camera didnt like the top lol
Being nervous in exams can affect me so much. I failed a coding exam just due to an error I made when cutting and pasting.
thanks
what if you attend a shit university like me that doesn't give out past papers?
***** see if they're available online, and if not, pester them until they give them to you!
***** Oi mate, you get them on xtremepapers.com, papacambridge.com and many other websites, just search up you syllabus number and the past papers:)
thanks man. I already knew about xtremepapers, I used the IB papers on there to revise for my high school exams but what I was looking for was papers specifically from my university which probably aren't up on the internet.
***** You don't need to study from past papers anyways because if you go to a shit university, then the exams won't even be hard.
no not really exams are hard but teaching is shit.
Hey can u tell us how u answer specific questions like
Describe
Explain
Attitudes
...
Thanks a lot Simon. I was wondering how much you revised per day in the last month before your AS exams. I'm currently trying to do 7-8+ hours a day but it is quite hard during school days since i'm normally quite tired after a long day of mind numbing lessons. I was also wondering if you think it is worth going to lessons in the run-up to exams since it feels to me that the time could be much more valuable if it spent revising and not detracted by teachers/classmates. Good luck with you PhD!
Louis B If you have the option I would recommend just working though past papers, though sometimes a revision lesson can be useful if it's directed properly. As for how much I revised per day, when I was away from school it was probably 8+ hours per day, but that was without lessons during the day. I think when I was still going to lessons it was more like 4 or 5 hours. Very important that you don't do too much and burn out!
SimonOxfPhys +Louis B Does studying here include homework or just going over covered material?
morgengabe1 Studying for me is doing past papers then reviewing how I did and what I need to work on. Then I will typically go back over the topics I didn't do so well on and doing some questions specific to that topic. I then keep rinsing and repeating this over a week or 2 until i'm getting 100% on the paper. The homework I am given is very similar to the type of revision i do so its like killing 2 birds with one stone.
SimonOxfPhys My school doesn't give study leave until after our first couple of exams are over so I feel like I need to revise like i'm on study leave even when I have 4 hours of lessons during the daytime. I still get to bed by 11 though so its not like i'm not getting enough sleep.
Nice! What did you achieve?
Hi Simon, great video! It's really helpful. Do you have any advice on exam technique for maths exams specifically? What did you do when you were doing A Level maths exams? Many Thanks! :)
+Mathew Chandy Hi, thank you! Glad to help. When I was doing A level maths it really depended on the paper, but a good rule is to try and divide your time between problems, and be strict on leaving a problem when you've used all the time you've allocated for it - you'll have time to revisit it later, so don't get bogged down in chasing a few extra marks when there are rich pickings through the rest of the paper! The golden rule of practise, practise, practise most definitely applied too.
Legend
Hi Simon ,again another excellent video which exceeded my expectations!! I love your videos they have always given me the encouragement to at least try ,although I have been discouraged by those around me .I do have a few questions though - how can I deal with procrastination? as this past month has just flown by and I haven't done as much or any revision needed for my upcoming AS level exams which are 3 weeks away now!! I did well for my mocks but they were months back now and so I have been dithering and panicking all month when really I could have been doing some useful revision! Is it possible to still achieve the best grades that I can get and also any advice on how to manage my time / hours these next three weeks?. Apologies for the essay! thanks Simon from your number one fan :) oh also I have A2 exams too!! which are about 5 -6 weeks away!
Thanks man. Some good shit! :)
This was really helpful! but i've got a physics practical exam this week, and im panicking about it, would you have any advice for them? This is for A-level by the way.
Sir,why do you look so CGIed perfect in this video?
Or is it just Me?🙃
ALSO - if something seems too complex, re-read the question. Because it is probably not what they want if it seems too complex for your level!
Just another tip (0_o)
Hi Simon, can I ask, did u do experimental physics or theoretical physics
+Hot Sun at Oxford there's no distinction until graduate level, but I did some experimental work in the labs every week alongside theoretical studies in lectures
Might I give an advice? Try being superstitious for the examination. I know a lot of people don't believe in such things (me included) but I kinda convince my brain that I'm gonna be smarter if I do this, do that etc. One example would be that I drink Mountain Dew before our exams in taxonomy(it's one of those subjects that is talked about by students taking up my course. Because it's both amazing and incredibly hard) and I've really done great on that subject. It's sort of a placebo effect. Hopefully it helps someone out there. Great video by the way!
I've just started a new syllabus. How can I revise past papers?
I'm currently doing my GCSEs, in my last year on the run-up to my exams. I was just curious, how many hours of revision did you do whilst at Secondary School. I've seen you've already answered similar questions, but they all seem to be for university etc, where you obviously need more.
I'm doing 2-3 hours per day, after school, 4 times a week.
simon I have a really terrible textbook which cofuses me loads and I can't find any clear notes on astrophysics online which fit aqa syllabus. what would you do? xxx
what if you dont have past papers?
I just wish I had past papers for all of my exams 😂
I ussually use a dagger instead
Hi Simon (@SimonOxfPhys):D Thanks so much for the video, it's been really helpful, along with so many of your other videos!
I was wondering if you could help me out with something exam-related, but more a personal issue? I'd really appreciate it!
You said in the video that exams are designed so that you have more time than you need to finish them. Even if this is the case for most people (which I have indeed found it to be), I've always had trouble finishing exams in time. This goes for all of the subjects that are based more on essays and written questions, rather than on calculations and theory - i.e. I have this problem with History, English, Spanish, Religious Education.
No matter how strategically I try to manage my time, and even assign time slots to certain sections of the exam based on my experience with past papers, I almost always end up running over-time on each of the sections of the exam - I always take too long and write too much. I've tried to work quicker or write less, but the problem pertains, to my dismay, and I don't know how to solve it.
Do you have any suggestions? I know I might have been too vague - but if you have any pointers on how to keep your answer in an exam relevant to the question, or how to plan your writing in an exam, in terms of content planning, so that it is concise and simple, I would have to thank you endlessly.
Hoping you see this, and that you have a great day!
I have the same problem. Almost every single exam I give.
For objective type exams especially, I found a lot of practice helped me significantly.
For subjective types, practicing answers, even without timing or writing, just saying them out loud, helped me improve my ability to put my thoughts into an a well-worded answer. This also meant I would begin formulating an answer in my head after reading the question and not getting distracted doing that, thus saving me time.
I can't guarantee this will help, but I hope it does.
I should be using a spear but instead i’m just smashing my head against the shield
I screwed up my math exam due to time management
Hello sir please make study with me Videos
but in ielts exam we dont have enough time at all ,they are torturing us... :(
Где перевод?
Change the shirt simon !
من جاي عشان عنده اختبار
ههه انا عندي امتحان غدا هههه
good vid but never wear striped clothing in video -.-'