It was in the news last week that the smell of rosemary can job your memory when it comes to revision – so what other useful study tactics are out there help you ace your exams? We’ve got the lowdown. 1. Treat yourself Rewards are, well, rewarding. If you give yourself something to look forward to,… Continue reading Unusual revision tips
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Top Tips For A Study Break
The exam date is looming, you’ve got books piled up around you and a forest worth of paper all over the place with words highlighted in the hopes you’re studying the right thing. Stress levels are building and you’ve drunk so much tea you’re not quite sure how you haven’t turned into the PG Tips monkey yet.… Continue reading Top Tips For A Study Break
Study Vibes Playlist
It’s exam time again! We know you’ll be itching to get the summer holidays started and revel in the sun, get to the festivals and generally chill out after a hard semester or slaving away at work. But before all that, revision. Don’t worry we’ve got ya covered with our study vibes playlist to help you… Continue reading Study Vibes Playlist
Exam Study Tips from Successful Scots
The SQA exams are just weeks away – the pressure is officially on. Chances are, the next few weeks of your life are going to be engulfed with studying. Hours spent in textbooks, doing practice papers and racking your brains to remember that lengthy Shakespeare quote – and hoping that some of it sticks. It’s… Continue reading Exam Study Tips from Successful Scots
Top Study Tips [and adorable study GIFS]
Here we are, in the depths of exam leave. Surrounded by notes and textbooks, highlighters all dried up and nails chewed down to just nubs. Nubs I tell you! We live in the 21st century, why is there no technology to download study notes directly into our brains? Why am I seeing diagrams of aortic atriums in… Continue reading Top Study Tips [and adorable study GIFS]
Last minute study tips
If you’re reading this, it might be the case that you’re procrastinating to the max and quietly bricking yourself having left all your exam revision to the very, very last minute. For the sake of not wasting your valuable time, let’s cut to the chase and give you the best tips for absorbing all the… Continue reading Last minute study tips
Thought you hated Shakespeare? Think again…
With the SQA exams rapidly approaching (first one’s on Tuesday – just in case you’d missed that one), there’s probably one guy who’s getting cursed up and down the country – a certain gentleman who goes by the name of William Shakespeare. We’ve all had to embed Shakespeare quotes in our brains for English exams.… Continue reading Thought you hated Shakespeare? Think again…
5 ways… to stay healthy over exam season
Unfortunately it’s that time of year again. The deadlines are set, the books have been taken out of the library and summer is just a little too far away to be excited about. Yes, it’s exam time, with the SQA’s annual exam time kicking off today. To help you get through the stresses of Nationals,… Continue reading 5 ways… to stay healthy over exam season
Study survival
It’s a word that strikes fear in the hearts of students and school pupils across the land – exams. But with the right prep, you could be on your way to study success. Seasoned student Laura Donaldson offers some top tips to aid your revision this season… Preparation Preparation is one of the key factors in your studying, even if you don’t… Continue reading Study survival