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Memorise 10-20 pages of your notes on day 1 (depending on how content heavy the set of pages you are memorising are, and also on your personal ability to retain information)
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Next, I would make sure that on day 2 I go back over the 10-20 pages from day 1, before I move onto the next (new) 10-20 pages I had planned to memorise on day 2
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I would then make sure that on day 3 I go back over the 10-20 pages from day 2, and so on and so forth
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Make sure that you understand the concepts and theories early, and ideally learn all of the content well before you ever see it in class (this way lessons become more like revision sessions where you can deal with pinpoint problems). Youtubers like econplusdal, and websites like economicshelp or economicsonline are great for this (learning theory)
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Memorise your notes at least a couple of months before exams, not because you have to, but because cramming last minute can be extremely stressful (although it can definitely work if you are willing to do it) - look at my memorisation tips in one of the earlier posts if you need help with that
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Practice writing essays as soon as possible. I would aim to try and do about 1 a week (once you have finished the syllabus at home, of course) and maybe even once every three or four days once exams begin closing in
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Make sure, particularly in your case (as you are on OCR), to read the specification fully, as the main endorsed book is actually missing quite a lot of content from the specification, which could really come back to screw you over later if you are not careful
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Make or join online facebook chats with other people who are determined to do really well in economics (I know this helped me a lot during A2 / A-Level Year 2), because being in a group of like-minded people will make it easier for you to gauge how much work you should be doing at particular points in time
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Remember that in exams it is, unfortunately, better to be safe than sorry. This means recognising that you are adhering to a system and that using content outside the specification may actually harm you, rather than aid you. Also make sure you know standard go-to evaluative points in essays such as assumes ceteris paribus (other factors may change), depends on the extent, depends on the level of spare capacity, depends on business and/or consumer confidence, opportunity cost (of government spending), supply-side policies may not work or may take a very long time etc...
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Find out the amount of value that the olympics brought in in terms of revenue from tourism, tickets etc..
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Or find out what GDP increased by that year, relative to the spending on the olympics
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Memorise 10-20 pages of your notes on day 1 (depending on how content heavy the set of pages you are memorising are, and also on your personal ability to retain information)
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Next, I would make sure that on day 2 I go back over the 10-20 pages from day 1, before I move onto the next (new) 10-20 pages I had planned to memorise on day 2
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I would then make sure that on day 3 I go back over the 10-20 pages from day 2, and so on and so forth