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I have never been good at revising. There is no substitute for knowing your subject, and to know your subject you must attend all lectures and complete all tasks and exercises!

It is much easier to ‘revise’ the day you are taught something, even if your exams are a long way off. Once you properly understand something, you will find it comes back easily during revision. After lectures, review what you have been taught, think about it properly and make sure you understand the topic fully.

By the time you come to revise, you should already have condensed notes compiled during the module. When taking notes for revision, be as brief as possible including:

• A short description of topic
• Bullet point key points
• Include URLs / references to text books (title, page number etc)
• Only insert comments where they add value, do not duplicate information from other texts

This should allow you to quickly run through your notes and check your understanding, whilst providing good sources of detailed information in areas you need to revise further. Your revision notes should not contain detailed content, but serve as a reminder / check list of the things you need to know.

Do not procrastinate when it comes to revision, you need to start early, building incrementally on what you have learned. Cramming before an exam should serve only as a memory jogger, making sure you do not overlook anything in the exam. You should not be trying to learn anything new at this point!

I have also added a shortlist of General Revision Tips For Your Degree Course

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