How difficult is it to get a first class degree, biomedical science student

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Try not to skip the lecture material and if you can do the lecture material before the scheduled lecture. By this I mean as soon as the new slides are uploaded read the lecture and familiarise yourself with the content so when you go into the lecture it should rather be a recap than learning something new plus. Also do not skip the lecture material or try your best to cover all the lecture material before exams. I know it is easier said than done but the last thing you want is to be re learning the lecture material when you could be spending more valuable time on doing past exams which leads me onto my next point.

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Doing past exams. I’m sure you are aware of this but making sure to do past exams. Familiarise yourself with what questions the uni likes to ask and understand what they expect from you in the markscheme.

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Wider reading and referencing. As going onto 2nd year i would recommend using reference managers if you don’t do so already as you will be referencing a lot in 2nd and 3rd year. Try to wider read material if you can as examiners appreciate wider reading and great discussion in questions using additional papers to justify your points made.

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Don’t hand write notes. If you can try avoid handwriting notes as there is simply to much content. Try using a laptop or iPad and use software like Microsoft one note where you can write notes online and sync them between devices. I personally copied the lecture slides onto my one note and used my iPad to annotate the slides with notes. There are plenty of YouTube videos showing how to use one note for note taking.