Aaaand, the time came. and just like that, sem break ended. Back to school. Another round of beating the clock in cramming everything you need to know before the next eval.
Although I dont advocate cramming, I seriously cant get out of the habit. Fr example, I studied the whole week for the exam, and as a practice of mine, I bring out an outline I'vemade of the topics and run through them, reciting or writing down everything I know about each topic. After that, I test myself with the past rvals (of the higher years) and then list down the topics that I havent mastered. It always happens that the night before ( and sometimes even in the wee hours of the morning), when reviewing, that I find a super ultra mega topic that I completely forgot to cover.
Mission: Try to cram this topic in under an hour.
You may think an hour is a lot of time to study a teeny topic, but for me, THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A TEENY/MINOR TOPIC.
This is because I believe that EVERY POINT COUNTS. Some people would think, "nah...the prof wont ask any questions about this topic because there are other topics with heavier bearings...", or "...the prof said this topic only covers 5 items, I guess I can sacrifice these items and just focus on the more important ones..."
WRONG. Sometimes, one point is all that stands between you passing and failing. So many of my classmates found themselves in that situation where they failed by one point, and because of that, they had to take the Refresher Exam.
***Refresher Exam: a make up exam given to those who failed the previous exam. But for this one, no matter how high your score is, your end score will just be 75% or passing. These Refresher exams are usually harder than the past evals so as to discourage other students from abusing these opportunities.. you'll know what I mean once you start studying here. Hahahahahaha
And honestly, who wants to take ANOTHER exam? I wouldn't want to study everything for the 2nd time. Sayang yung oras na sana nagamit mo para mag aral ng ibang subject or topic.
Which reminds me...I have to study. Goodbye sweet sweet sem break. Til we meet this Decemberrrr!
