Revision Tips
Top tips for coping with exams
1. Make a revision plan and stick to it.
2. Find somewhere quiet to work.
3. Writing notes, highlighting key areas or recording them on tape are all useful ways of revising.
4. Work out which revision style is best for you - alone or with a friend, in the morning or evening, short bursts or long sessions.
5. Never leave revision until the last minute.
6. Make sure you eat and sleep well.
7. Don't revise all the time. Stay fresh by taking regular breaks.
8. Try to stay calm; if you feel anxious, breathe slowly and deeply.
9. In the exam, read all the instructions and pace yourself in answering all the questions.
10. As soon as you have done an exam, put it out of your mind and look ahead to the next one.
Judgement day
Exams are upon us and Times Online Student speaks to the experts about how to revise and what to do if you haven't
Useful Websites
Employability Skills
What are Employability Skills?
'Employability Skills' can also be referred to as 'Key Skills', 'Transferable Skills' or 'Generic Skills'. They can be defined as skills that can be used over a wide variety of tasks or situations within all school/degree subjects, jobs and life experiences.
If a person has developed a skill through the practice of a particular task, then they should be able to adapt quickly to a similar type of task presented in a different context. If a person is competent at all 'Key Skills', then that person should be able to adapt quickly to any task in any context. This is a skill attribute that employers like to see in graduates during job recruitment, hence the name 'Employability Skills'.
The development of 'Key Skills' is becoming more important since more students are taking up jobs that are not related to the subject(s) of their degrees. Part-time work, voluntary work and joining societies can also provide rich sources of Key Skills’ development.
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Filling in your UCAS application form
Personal statement
One of the most important parts of the UCAS application form is the ‘personal statement’, which is an opportunity for you to tell university admissions staff about yourself. You should include your interests, hobbies and skills, along with why you want to study the course and what relevant interests you have to the subject. Any work experience or voluntary work should be mentioned here, but don’t just state where and when, tell them about what you have learned and why you enjoyed it. University admissions staff are looking for motivation, commitment and enthusiasm and this is your opportunity to convince them that you would like to study there.
Listing your choices
You may choose up to six institutions, which should be listed in alphabetical order and not in preferential order (except for some art and design applications) and reference should be made to the handbook for guidance. This means that admissions staff within the University will judge your application form on merit. You may, if you wish, apply for more than one programme at each university.
Changes to courses
Please note that the courses listed on university websites and within prospectuses may change throughout the year; new courses may become available or course names may be changed so you should check the UCAS Amendment website http://www.ucas.ac.uk/ which is regularly updated.
Institution name and code
It is important that you quote the institution name and code correctly
- Follow the instructions given
- Always ensure that you answer all questions asked in full
- Never scribble! Use a good ink pen
- Try to keep answers within the spaces/margins given; if a full page is given for a personal statement, use it!
- Avoid slang or informal language (‘text speak’)
- Never leave gaps or unanswered questions if there is a reason why you have missed a year’s schooling, say so
- Avoid spelling or careless errors
- Explain answers in full to questions asked 'this is your chance to ‘sell yourself!'
- Avoid repeating information that you will give in an attached letter
Business/Curriculum Advice
What is an entrepreneur?
An entrepreneur, quite simply, is an individual who owns and operates their own business, assuming the responsibility, risk and rewards therein.
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