The Student Learning and Advisory Service shares their top revision and exam tips.

Get ready early
Exams often seem a long way away then suddenly uncomfortably near! Don’t let time defeat you, start preparing for exams as soon as possible. Do a little bit each week, step up the amount later. Build up your revision-strength gradually for maximum examination athleticism. Find out more about revision and exams.

Organise your revision and make a timetable
Make a revision timetable which leaves empty spaces to cater for real emergencies. Do a spell of revision before each urgent task. Pick up additional tips and prepare for exams at SLAS workshops.

Also, have a look at our online revision and exams leaflets.

Learn to ‘over-learn’
Over-learning simply means re-writing notes, using index cards and trying varied and interesting ways of going over material. Don’t write out essays and learn them off by heart. It is better to spend time reflecting on a range of answers so that you over-learn the material. Pick up additional tips and prepare for exams at SLAS workshops.

Also, have a look at our online revision and exams leaflets.

Always carry work with you
Break the work up into small pieces. Always carry work with you. Carry an exam question in your head and scribble down ideas at odd moments. Pick up additional tips and prepare for exams at SLAS workshops.

Also, have a look at our online revision and exams leaflets.

Use exam papers from former years
Familiarise yourself with instructions written on exam papers. These can be difficult to understand if you read them for the first time under the stress of exam conditions. You will feel prepared and more confident. Check which questions come up regularly and brainstorm answers to them. Pick up additional tips and prepare for exams at SLAS workshops.

Also, have a look at our online revision and exams leaflets.