#highers

[warwearyvillein]

Next week is looking fun

[lilyevansfanclub]

lol results day is in 11 days so im doing stress uni research at midnight im genuinely so nervous wtaf

[saurenson]

my tips for doing highers :)

(seeing as there are v few scottish studyblrs and highers are bloody difficult!)

(for non-scots, highers are exams we do in between gcse and a-level equivalents)

understand, don’t memorise. this applies to basically every class- if you understand why you do a certain method to solve a problem/ conjugate a verb/ analyse a poem then you can do it in every scenario

prepare to get stuff wrong. there is a significant difference between national 5s and highers, and most people i know took a confidence bump at the start of the year because of the sheer quantity of work. it’s okay!! it’s all learning and all learning is good

work with the right people. i sat with my friends in maths and desperately wish i hadn’t because i worked way better with people who actually challenged me to work hard! find people who are a similar level to you and work together

past papers. there are dozens of past papers online, far more than national 5s. watch out for content that isn’t in courses anymore! dunblane high school’s website has a great collection of past papers that i used loads

have time off. the workload in s5 is crazy so you need to balance your time. use any study periods to finish work and give yourself relax time in the evenings and at the weekends as much as you can

prelims are important but make sure you don’t burn out. as soon as you finish prelims you’ll likely start learning the next part of the course, and i know from experience that it is horrible to do when you’re completely exhausted after prelims. schedule days off into your prelim leave when you can!

i hope that helped somebody because s5 was a really difficult year for me and i wish i had known some of this at the start! if anybody happens to want tips on a particular subject, i got As in maths, physics, chem, french and english and would be more than happy to tell you what was helpful for me!! <3

[saint-sebastian-coded]

My sister isn't sitting Highers because of coronavirus and schools closing I am so fucking jealous

[hella-lot-of-tipex]

[saturday the 13th of october]

Time to highlight my Gatsby notes! As well as get through a massive to do list over the October holidays. That's one term already over, and a third of the year towards exams. I gotta step up my study game now if I want any chance of passing.

[201 days until exams start / 207 days until the English exams / 221 days until exams finish]

[elizavalentine]

30 Day Blogging Challenge - Day 25

30 Day Blogging Challenge – Day 25

Your Biggest Regret

While it’s not good to have regrets about things we can’t change… what I do regret is all the times in my life where I took the passive route instead of being more actively involved in my own life.

Times where I left early to go home and nap (I do love to nap btw), or missed out on opportunities because I couldn’t be bothered or didn’t feel like it. How often do we have to do…

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[legallyprocrastinating]

I just keep thinking bout what the end goal of all this is and somehow I manage to keep pushing through the constant headaches and the sleepless nights. I am going to a university open day today as well let’s hope I will feel a bit more motivated after that. 🥇