Secrets on passing well that nobody tells you
Today, I will list 10 secrets about passing that NOBODY tells you. At least nobody told me most of these things; I found out myself.
1. The higher your Continuous Assessment (CA), the less stress you have during exams
If an A is 70 and you have 25 in your CA, you need to get 45 in your exam, and your exam is 70 marks.
2. The number you get as your CA is the number to be removed from your exam score to get an A
I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but your exam is rated over 70 at least in my school, and an A is 70 marks, that means if you get 20 in your CA you have to minus 20 from 70 to know the least score, you can get in your exam. Meaning you need to get a 50 in your exam to get an A.
3. Doing assignments in groups is better than doing it alone
Hear me out. I used to do all my assignments alone; I would spend hours trying to find the most efficient answer until, during the lockdown, I found out that people did their assignments in groups. That way, you would receive multiple opinions and see the assignment from different points of views and therefore get the most efficient answer. Most times, you all have different answers because each person writes a concept in their own way and understanding. Two or more heads are better than one.
4. Doing Past Questions (PQ) in groups is faster than doing PQ alone
There will be times when you are going through PQ, and you can’t find the answer to a particular question; this is where groups come in because there will be someone who knows how to solve it.
5. Nothing can compare to reading alone
As much as reading in groups has its advantages, reading alone is more critical because alone time is needed in solidifying those topics and concepts and giving yourself time to understand what you’ve been reading.
6. Listening to Lo-fi music while reading feels ethereal
I’m someone who finds it very difficult to concentrate when I’m reading, but while listening to lo-fi music, I don’t feel on edge and uneasy. The wordless music puts my mind at ease.
7. Participating in class is not going to kill you
I don’t know why students assign being ”COOL” to not answering questions. Now that I think about it the word “COOl” is assigned to very harmful things like “Being rude to lecturers” “Skipping class” “Skipping chapel” “Cheating”. Oh well, if you know what’s good for you, you won’t do any of the above. Participating in class grants you favour in the eye of the lecturer. Imagine, they’re marking a student’s script, and they happen to look at the name, and they’re like, “Ha, Is this not John that is always answering questions in class, what happened? Lemme take time to mark his script” unlike “Who is the owner of this script sef, Sola, Sola, who is Sola? Is she even taking my course? Nawa oo”. I hope you understand what I’m getting at.
8. Having a good relationship with your lecturers makes passing easier
For some unknown reason, some students think that lecturers are out to get them. NO ONE IS OUT TO GET YOU. THEY ARE TOO BUSY TO EVEN STRESS ABOUT YOU. Suppose you frequent their office to ask REASONABLE questions and they know you, you will receive favour because they will assign you coming as you being serious in your academics. Have you ever heard of a lecturer making exams super hard because the students were rude to him? This goes both ways, as individuals, and as a group, if the entire class is respectful to the lecturer, I’m sure the lecturer will be respectful to you all.
9. Reading every day is one of the best decisions you can make as a student
I have always had issues reading, but one day I felt bored and decided to read something that I had been taught that particular day. 2 weeks or so after, I was reading for that course’s test and was shocked that I was able to easily absorb what I had read that day unlike the other parts of the note. I was excited because I quickly assimilate information if I read it the day I was given. I did not know that.
10. Reading in the morning is like drinking water
It is in the morning for me; it can be at night for you or in the afternoon but for ME, I noticed that reading was easier in the morning than at any other time. Find which time works best for you.
If you’d like more help related to reading, check out my post:
“How to stick to your reading plan”
https://ayooluwaposiolomo.medium.com/how-to-stick-to-your-reading-plan-7dad89f347e
Edited by: Ebun Oluwatuyi
