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He also paid attention when studying, which Advice to everyone: ‘Do not feel pressured!
was especially hard during the pandemic. Sit for your exams with a calm mind, and
When learning at home, there were many just do your best when preparing for exams.
temptations such as his handphone, so he Try not to feel down even if your grades
took it away from his desk when studying. aren’t up to your expectations, what’s
His daily study routine was: revise for 2 important is the whole learning process.’
hours, have a break and repeat, which is
quite similar to the Pomodoro technique. Cecelia Wong See Seon Sr1A
Wen Qian also cleans up his desk regularly,
as it affects his study mood. Cecelia was shocked by her results, not
expecting her efforts to lead to straight
‘‘Where there’s a will, there’s a way’. When A’s. She thinks that her studying method
you get frustrated while preparing for is just like other students: paying attention
exams or think that the course is too hard in class, doing homework on time etc. She
and feel like giving up, don’t! Try harder. If also writes extra information on textbooks
you persevere to the end and work hard, and rereads her notes before exams.
you will get your desired results.’
Her daily workspace is her study table,
Low Jia Qi Sr1A despite being a little messy, she manages to
focus and study. As for recommendations
Jia Qi is satisfied and happy with her results, on studying apps, Cecelia recommends
feeling that all her previous efforts were RemNote, which enables students to revise
worth it. She went through the examination using flashcards, which she finds very
quite calmly and was surprised at first by convenient, especially when learning new
the results. vocabularies.
After class, she will rest for half an hour then ‘Participate in classes on time and try not
start revising for two hours, proceeding to be distracted, and no matter how you
with a short rest. This is so that she will not dislike the subject, try to pay attention
feel too tired, as it affects her studying. Jia Qi to the classes. Ask any relevant questions
doesn’t think that learning environments and try not to be shy. Most importantly,
are very important whatsoever, because stay positive! Remember to find a balance
she admits that her desk isn’t quite neat between work and play, and do not collect
as well. As long as she has helpful revision too much stress from your studies.’
materials, she can revise efficiently.
Kui Yen Qi Sr1ScA
She takes short and important notes
without too many words because it will be ‘Joyful’ is the perfect word to describe Yen
quite meaningless to read paragraphs and Qi’s feelings when she first received the
paragraphs of text when you can grasp the results, as she only expected to get 6As at
whole topic through simple, jotted points. most. She worked hard on revisions before
She also pointed out that drawing pictures the exams. However, she thinks that she
prevents the notes from being boring. got her good results thanks to sheer luck.
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She thinks that she is more of a ‘sudden all her activities in the afternoon and study
inspiration’ person when revising, so she at night. Due to having a hectic schedule
doesn’t have a fixed study routine. For notes, and participating in many activities at the
she usually writes them in her textbooks, start of the year, she was left with little time
as it is easier to refer back. Yen Qi normally to study. She had to decide to wake up as
copies the important points for each early as 5:30 a.m. just to study in the last
subject and learns them by heart. She also 3 weeks before the trials. Without much
does more past year papers, especially for time available, she wrote down her notes
the Mathematics subject. Besides revising, as questions with standard answers and
Yen qi also does group studies with friends. revised them when studying.
She recommends the app ‘Microsoft Math’
for mathematics questions. With the app, Jia Huey thinks that our learning
students can practice lots of questions and environments affect our studies and that
get step-by-step explanations. everyone’s ideal environment varies. Some
prefer a quiet place to study such as in
Yen Qi hopes that the Juniors, especially libraries, while others prefer slightly busy
this year’s Junior 3s, will not feel too places, cafes for example. As for herself, Jia
strained due to examinations, and try Huey will prepare a cup of warm Milo to
to relax suitably. Not that examinations motivate herself while studying.
are not important, but they are just to
test whether students have grasped the She recommends “fayefilms”, a youtuber
basics well enough, and will not cause a whose videos are mainly about studying
big difference in their future life. Most tips, her study vlog inspired Jia Huey a lot.
importantly, she advises students to take Jia Huey also recommends “FLIP”, which
on the examinations bravely and hope that tracks her productivity and motivates her
everyone will achieve their desired results. to reach her goals.
Tham Jia Huey Sr1ScD Jia Huey advises Juniors to work hard and
believe in themselves. She believes that
Jia Huey’s results weren’t quite expected, believing in yourself is one of the most
making her very surprised, and she important things you must have to achieve
admitted wondering whether they have your goal. People work hard because they
been marked wrongly. Jia Huey said that believe they will be able to do well by doing
her results weren’t really always the best, so and it eventually leads to their success.
especially in Arts, and she only expected
to get 2As (Mathematics and English). We at the Newsletter Club would like to
Therefore, the results came to her as a thank these students for finding time to
surprise. attend our interview sessions and answer
the questions patiently. We hope that after
After her tuition and practice sessions, Jia understanding and learning from these
Huey will study with friends at night, ending JUEC top scorers, everybody will work
with some chit-chat. Her normal study hard, and achieve their own goals! Good
schedule depends on that day’s activities. luck!
If it was a normal day Jia Huey would put
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