Whatβs one thing you wish you had known at the beginning of S5?
Any advice you would give your past self?
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embrace the stress and workload.
it sounds really cheesy but if your stressed out its kinda a good thing. i took my highers way to chill this year compared to how stressed i was at N5 and didnt start revising till the beginning of april which was a mistake.
my biggest piece of advice for higher pupils this year is revise as you go. If you like revising using flashcards MAKE THEM AS YOU GO. i left it until last minute and it got to the point i was still making flashcards the night before exams!
it sounds really cheesy but if your stressed out its kinda a good thing. i took my highers way to chill this year compared to how stressed i was at N5 and didnt start revising till the beginning of april which was a mistake.
my biggest piece of advice for higher pupils this year is revise as you go. If you like revising using flashcards MAKE THEM AS YOU GO. i left it until last minute and it got to the point i was still making flashcards the night before exams!
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