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EXAMS 101

part 1: introduction

hi everyone! im bella, and i thought i’d make a series of posts about the process of studying and taking a series of exams, be it GCSEs, A Levels, IB, or whatever it is you’re taking! exciting, right?

so, chances are, if you’re still reading this, you’ll be taking some exams in the near-ish future.

well, you’re in luck (wink wink) because here i am, in your dashboard, an angel sent from heaven. (just kidding, this isnt actually going to save your life, but it might still be a bit useful, and if not, then maybe its nice to see that other people are in the same position as you are!)

a lil bit about me: i’m in my first year of the IBDP (international baccalaureate diploma programme), and i have internal/mock exams coming up soon!! i thought i’d take the opportunity of this period of revision (3 ish weeks), in which i am not completely freaking out over my real, actual exams (which will take place next year, 2018) aka my fate and my future, and share my process with you guys! (who knows, maybe next year, i’ll be so stressed and i’ll look back on these posts and i’ll find them useful/comforting)

so first piece of advice, MAKE AN EXAM TIMETABLE!

here’s mine (yes, i know, i only have 6 exams, but thats because, as i said before, theyre mock exams. plus, in most of these slots, im doing more than one paper (contrary to the misinformation on the timetable oops))

what i did to make mine was basically edit the one that was given to my whole year with everyone’s exams on it: i just deleted exams that i wasnt taking and kept all of my exams.

but another way to do it, if your school hasn’t given you an exam timetable, is what i did last year for my GCSEs, and it worked really well.

(i don’t have photos because i think i just ripped it up after my exams were over. lol.)

but basically, print out a monthly calendar from the interwebz (you can easily find one if you just google it or look here).

then, pretty self explanatory, just write in the exams you have! you’ll want to include: the time the exam starts, how long it is, what paper it is (e.g. paper 1 - non calculator), and optional: any other useful information, if you have space for it (e.g. what you need for the exam, where the exam will take place, etc)

make sure you put this calendar/plan somewhere easily accessible, e.g. on the wall in your room, in your planner/ bullet journal, etc.

yeah. so this is the first thing i would do if i had a series of exams coming up, because it just breaks everything down, and its great to visualise when you have a day/afternoon off or whatever, so that you can plan ahead!

the next post in this series will be about planning your actual revision :)

until next time! x

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(both photos are mine)

studybuds

new book + new pins

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être dans la lune

to be lost in one’s thoughts, to be absent-minded; lit. to be on the moon

somestudy

i get lots of questions about what kinds of pens i use, so i thought i’d make a post for convenience :’’) the x’s are links to posts where i’ve used the pen.

sakura pigma micron 01 (0.25mm) - i usually don’t like using pens with tips smaller than 0.5mm since i feel like i’m scratching the paper with them, but microns are felt tip so i can deal with it (heh). i like using this pen for when i have to cramp a lot of information in a small space. (x)

pilot precise v5 (0.5mm) - I LOVE THESE PENS!! A+ ink flow, crisp lines, and a v smooth writing experience. it takes a while for the ink to dry sometimes, so i use these mostly for when i’m rewriting notes instead of in-class notes. (x, x, x, x, x)

muji gel ink ballpoint (0.5mm) - i’m gonna be honest, i bought my first pack of muji pens about a month after i started my studyblr because everyone had them. but!! for all the hype they get, they are nice pens. v smooth & lots of color options!! my only qualms are that they run out of ink pretty fast and the ink tends to smear if you highlight over it. (x, x, x)

pentel rsvp fine (0.7mm) - my go-to pen for in-class notes! the ink doesn’t smear very much, which is excellent because i’m one of those people that writes everything down (oops). definitely not the best pen ever, but it does its job well. ALSO it has a grip which makes it v comfortable to write with!! (i started using it when i was making this review sheet, except it ran out of ink halfway through and i switched to using a bic cristal pen)

paper mate inkjoy 100 (1.0mm) - my other in-class notes pen! i use it less than the rsvp because it likes to transfer onto my hand more, but the ink is darker and it’s a wider pen. i’ll usually use it when i have to fill up more space and don’t want to write as much heh :^) (x)

uniball signo um-153 (1.0mm) - v nice if you’re looking for a pen that writes boldly and thickly!! i bought this pen not too long ago, so i haven’t written with it that much yet, but i’ll probably use it for headings or something like that (x)

FUN FACT these are all capped pens… i stay away from retractable pens because i’m one of those people that clicks them constantly if i have one in my hands (ㅠᴗㅠ)

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