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    This document provides a 4-week study plan with steps to master an exam. The plan advises to work backwards from the exam date to set milestones. Foundational concepts should be studied first before details. Joining an online study community is also recommended.

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    This document provides a 4-week study plan with steps to master an exam. The plan advises to work backwards from the exam date to set milestones. Foundational concepts should be studied first before details. Joining an online study community is also recommended.

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    How to MASTER Your Exam: 4-Week

    Countdown Step-by-Step Walkthrough


    What is this worksheet?
    Use this worksheet to create a bulletproof plan for your exam preparation. By
    having a plan, you will understand when you need to get things done and the order
    in which material should be covered.

    STEP 1: PLAN YOUR TIMETABLE IN REVERSE


    By planning your timetable in reverse, you can be more realistic about when certain
    milestones need to be hit. It's like planning a road trip; you know your destination,
    and now, you need to map out the journey to get there successfully.

    Determine when you want to finish all of your preparation. Be conservative and
    add buffer time (e.g. an additional 30 minutes) in case things go over time.

    For example, your chemistry exam might be on the 30th of February, and you
    decide you want to get all of your preparation done by the 20th of February.

    Place mini-milestones on your timetable in reverse.

    Let’s say that we’ve started our plan on the 1st of February. We now want to spend
    time to plan in reverse. Identify the chapters and content you need to tackle and
    by when:

    20th of Feb -> Finish all chapters


    15th of Feb -> Finish 70% of my chapters
    10th of Feb -> Finish 40% of my chapters
    5th of Feb -> Start learning the content

    While determining milestones in reverse, you want to add a buffer time for every
    date you schedule. What this means is that you anticipate that a certain process
    may take longer than what you had expected.

    As a general observation, most learners tend to underestimate the amount of time


    it will take to complete a certain task. Therefore, you want to get into the habit of
    overestimating the amount of time a task will take. (You can always push things
    forward if you’re ahead of schedule).

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    STEP 2: PRIORITISE FOUNDATIONAL
    KNOWLEDGE FIRST
    Use the Swiss-Cheese model to dictate the order in which you study your material.
    The Swiss-Cheese model is a framework that emphasises how learning occurs in
    layers and not just one pass of the material.

    When doing your first pass of revision, you don’t want to try learning all the content at
    once in a random order. Rather, you need to be strategic and understand that
    following a certain order saves a lot more time.

    Start with the foundational big-picture concepts first. Think about the core
    aspects of the subject that influence and support the rest of the chapter.

    When studying a new topic in biology, it will be more important to understand the
    general process of photosynthesis first and then memorise the specific compounds
    produced later.

    To understand how to learn the foundational knowledge, we recommend you to


    watch the video on note-taking by mindmapping.

    STEP 3: DIVE INTO THE FINER DETAILS


    Once you’re confident that your foundations are set, then you can start devoting
    time to memorising small little details and facts.

    For example, the dates of less important historical events, or the atomic structure
    of a chemical element.

    Dive into the finer details once you have covered the foundational concepts.

    For how to do Step 3, watch our video on methods of memorisation.

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    STEP 4: JOIN OUR COMMUNITY!
    Access our public Discord Channel, with over 20,000 students, by scanning the QR
    code! Engage with like-minded learners, ask questions, and explore free resources to
    enhance your learning.

    SCAN THE QR CODE NOW TO START


    TRANSFORMING THE WAY YOU LEARN
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