• Just spending all your time into the early hours of the morning surrounded by books and notes is not a happy place to be for most people.
• The key thing to remember is you have only got a short amount of time in each question to show the examiner that you understand the main points of the subject well.
• The absolute first thing your mind needs is an overview of the subject – rather like the index of a book or a website. Once you have this, you can start to add the important facts you need to remember for the exam. It’s a bit like the human skeleton – all the rest of our body hangs on that – so get a good understanding of the “bones” of the subject – you can use mind mapping to help you.

1. Objectives: What are my revision objectives – be specific – which subjects & subject areas?
2. Priorities: What are the priorities – which subject areas are most important?
3. Topics: What are they key topics I must know about?
4. Time plan: How can I plan my schedule to make sure I spend enough time in each key area?

It all sounds very straight forward – and it is – it is just doing it that is the harder bit – go to it and good luck!!

PS and remember – work 40 minute blocks with 20 minutes off – that way you actually get to remember what you revised and don’t overload your brain!!