Exam Preparation: Ten Study Tips

1. Give yourself enough time to study

Don't leave it until the last minute. While some students do seem to thrive on last-minute 'cramming', it's widely accepted that for most of us, this is not the best way to approach an exam. Set out a timetable for your study. Write down how many exams you have and the days on which you have to sit them. Then organize your study accordingly. You may want to give some exams more study time than others, so find a balance that you feel comfortable with. 

2. Organize your study space

Make sure you have enough space to spread your textbooks and notes out. Have you got enough light? Is your chair comfortable? Are your computer games out of sight?
Try and get rid of all distractions, and make sure you feel as comfortable and able to focus as possible. For some people, this may mean almost complete silence; for others, background music helps. Some of us need everything completely tidy and organized in order to concentrate, while others thrive in a more cluttered environment. Think about what works for you, and take the time to get it right.

3. Use flow charts and diagrams

Visual aids can be really helpful when revising. At the start of a topic, challenge yourself to write down everything you already know about a topic - and then highlight where the gaps lie. Closer to the exam, condense your revision notes into one-page diagrams. Getting your ideas down in this brief format can then help you to quickly recall everything you need to know during the exam.

4. Practice on old exams

One of the most effective ways to prepare for exams is to practice taking past versions. This helps you get used to the format of the questions, and - if you time yourself - can also be good practice for making sure you spend the right amount of time on each section.

5. Explain your answers to others

Parents and little brothers and sisters don't have to be annoying around exam time! Use them to your advantage. Explain an answer to a question to them. That will help you to get it clear in your head, and also to highlight any areas where you need more work.

6. Organize study groups with friends

Get together with friends for a study session. You may have questions that they have the answers to and vice versa. As long as you make sure you stay focused on the topic for an agreed amount of time, this can be one of the most effective ways to challenge yourself.

7. Take regular breaks

While you may think it's best to study for as many hours as possible, this can actually be counterproductive. If you were training for a marathon, you wouldn't try and run 24 hours a day! Likewise studies have shown that for long-term retention of knowledge, taking regular breaks really helps.
Everyone's different, so develop a study routine that works for you. If you study better in the morning, start early before taking a break at lunchtime. Or if you're more productive at nighttime, take a larger break earlier on so you're ready to settle down come evening.
Try not to feel guilty about being out enjoying the sunshine instead of hunched over your textbooks. Remember Vitamin D is important for a healthy brain!

8. Snack on 'brain food'

Keep away from junk food! You may feel like you deserve a treat, or that you don't have time to cook, but what you eat can really have an impact on energy levels and focus. Keep your body and brain well-fuelled by choosing nutritious foods that have been proven to aid concentration and memory, such as fish, nuts, seeds, yogurt and blueberries. The same applies on exam day - eat a good meal before the test, based on foods that will provide a slow release of energy throughout. Sugar may seem appealing, but it won't help when your energy levels crash an hour or so later.

9. Plan your exam day

Make sure you get everything ready well in advance of the exam - don't leave it to the day before to suddenly realize you don't know the way, or what you're supposed to bring. Check all the rules and requirements, and plan your route and journey time. If possible, do a test run of the trip; if not, write down clear directions.
Work out how long it will take to get there - then add on some extra time. You really don't want to arrive having had to run halfway or feeling frazzled from losing your way. You could also make plans to travel to the exam with friends or classmates, as long as you know they're likely to be punctual! 

10. Drink plenty of water

As a final tip, remember that being well hydrated is essential for your brain to work at its best. Make sure you keep drinking plenty of water throughout your revision, and also on the exam day.
Good luck!

Practical Exam Tips

1) Pens and Pencils

Some exams require the use of PENS, while others have to be completed in PENCIL. Make sure you know what you should be using in every paper before you go in.

2) Websites

All the major examination boards have websites these days, usually with sample papers and examiners' reports that you can download. These sites are well worth a visit as they may offer a lot of sound advice. The examiners' report, for instance, can give you an idea of exactly what it is that they are looking for.

3) Take Spares

Take spare pens and pencils just in case the one you are using stops working.

4) On time not In time

Allow for problems, hold-ups and traffic jams on the way and make sure you arrive with time to spare so that you can go in calmy rather than in a frantic rush.

5) It may sound stupid, but ...

Don't forget to read the instructions and make sure you know what you are being asked to do. You should go into the exam well aware of what is expected of you, but you should always check. Don't, however, waste a lot of time on this.

6) Honesty- 1

A language exam is not a test of honesty and you will not be penalised if you tell the examiners that you are CANCER rather than SAGITTARIUS in a written question simply because you are sure of how to spell it. Language Tests are quite simply that; they are designed to test your language and not your honesty- don't worry about lying or being economical with the truth in order to show off your accurate language use.

7) Zzzzz

Try to get a good night's sleep the night before any exam.

8) Hangovers

Try to avoid alcohol the night before an exam, especially in quantity, as a bad hangover is among the very worst things to be suffering from in an exam room.

How To Be Successful In Life: 13 Tips From The World’s Most Successful People

No matter how old you are, where you’re from or what you do for a living, we all share something in common—a desire to be successful. Each person’s definition of success is different, however, as some may define success as being a loving and faithful spouse or a caring and responsible parent, while most people would equate success with wealth, fame, and power.

We all want to achieve success so we could live a comfortable life—have financial freedom, drive a nice car, and live in a beautiful house. However, although success can be achieved, it does not come easy.

There are a lot of tips and strategies out there on how to be successful in life, but I am still a firm believer that there is no better way to succeed than to follow that footsteps of those who have already done so. Here are 13 success tips from some of the world’s most successful and renowned people:

1.Think big

From Michelangelo Buonarroti, Great Renaissance Artist: “The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark.”

2.Find what you love to do and do it

From Oprah Winfrey, Media Mogul: “You know you are on the road to success if you would do your job and not be paid for it.”

3.Learn how to balance life

From Phil Knight, CEO of Nike Inc.: “There is an immutable conflict at work in life and in business, a constant battle between peace and chaos. Neither can be mastered, but both can be influenced. How you go about that is the key to success.”

4.Do not afraid of failureFrom Henry Ford, Founder of Ford Motors: “Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently.”5.Have an unwavering resolution to succeed

From Colonel Sanders, Founder of KFC: “I made a resolve then that I was going to amount to something if I could. And no hours, nor amount of labor, nor amount of money would deter me from giving the best that there was in me. And I have done that ever since, and I win by it. I know.”

6.Be a man of action
From Leonardo da Vinci, Renaissance Genius :“It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things.”7.Avoid conflicts

From Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of America: “The most important single ingredient in the formula of success is knowing how to get along with people.”

8. Don’t be afraid of introducing new ideas
From Mark Twain, Famed Author: “A person with a new idea is a crank until the idea succeeds.”  9. Believe in your capacity to succeed.

From Walter Disney, Founder of Walt Disney Company: “If you can dream it, you can do it.”

10. Always maintain a positive mental attitude.

From Thomas Jefferson, 3rd President of America: “Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude.”

11. Don’t let discouragement stop you from pressing on.

From Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of America: “Let no feeling of discouragement prey upon you, and in the end you are sure to succeed.”

12. Be willing to work hard.

From JC Penny, Founder of JC Penney Inc.: “Unless you are willing to drench yourself in your work beyond the capacity of the average man, you are just not cut out for positions at the top.”

13. Be brave enough to follow your intuition.

From Steve Jobs, Co-founder of Apple Inc.: “Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.”

Koleksi Ucapan Ayat Romantik Dan Jiwang Buat Kekasih Anda

Koleksi Ayat Romantik Dan Jiwang Buat Kekasih Anda.Kepada sesiapa yang ada tengah bercinta tu, kat sini dikongsikan beberapa ucapan ayat paling jiwang buat pasangan anda.

1. Dari mana datangnya cinta? dari SMS turun ke hati ..

2. Andai kau dapat melihat hatiku ..Andai saja kau dapat membaca fikiranku… Betapa ruang jiwaku penuh bayangan dirimu, Menghiasi hari-hariku… Senyum dan suaramu teduhkan jiwaku… Cintailah aku dengan kesungguhanmu
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3. Kalau I boleh menyusun abjad, I nak letak U dekat dengan I
4. Hello..U ada plaster tak?? I luka teruk sebab jatuh cinta pada U!
5. Hello..
Aku pencuri! dan aku di sini nak curi hati kau!!!
6. U ni doktor ke? Kaki I terseliuh sebab jatuh cinta pada U !
7. I nak belanja u gula-gula HACKS..faham tak ertinya?
H- Hanya
A- Aku
C- Cinta
K- Kau
S -Seorang
8. Luahan Cinta Ibarat Kentut..
ditahan sakit… dilepas malu… dah keluar..fuhhh! Lega!!!
9. Jika kau hidup sehingga 100 tahun.. aku hanya ingin hidup hingga 99 tahun kerana aku tak rela hidup tanpa kau..
10. Di bawah ini senarai yg aku tak suka ttg kau..
1..
2..
3….
4..
Apa nak buat?? Aku suka semuanya ttg kau!
Tekan ke bawah jika kau merinduiku…
Tekan lagi kalau masih rindu..
Lagi…
Lagi…
Masih tekan lagi???
Nampak sangat rindu…
Aku juga sedang merinduim..
11. Biarlah yang dulu jadi masa laluku, dan kau menjadi masa kini serta masa depanku.
12. Kalau cinta ibarat penyakit,aku taknak makan ubat.Biar aku merana diserang penyakit ini krn aku ingin kau tahu betapa aku mencintai kau!
13. Org kata kita hanya jatuh cinta sekali saja. Tapi setiap kali aku mendengar suaramu, aku jatuh cinta sekali lagi!
14. Aku terasa sesuatu dihatiku.. ianya seperti bara yg kecil. Setiap kali aku melihatmu, bara ini menyala dan ia sungguh istimewa kerana AKU CINTAKAN KAU!
15. Apakah kasih sayang perlu diucapkan? Tidak perlu. Lalu kukirim SMS ini padamu, hingga tidak perlu mengucapkannya.
16. Andai hatimu penjara, biar aku dipenjara seumur hidupku di dalam hatimu..
17. Tuhan memberikan rasa cinta dalam diriku, dan aku memberikannya padamu. Tolong jangan diberikan lagi pada orang lain.
18. Aku mahu kau tahu aku menyintaimu setulus hati..bukan hipokrit.. bukan cinta palsu..bukan ada kepentingan.. Ini adalah cinta tanpa syarat.. Aku begitu menyintaimu…
19. Cinta akan hilang jika diambil org. Cinta akan mati jika digenggam rapi. Bagaimana harusku memegangmu? Apa perluku meneruskan atau melepaskan?
20. Betapa indah pun perkataan, tak boleh sama utk menyatakan cintaku padamu..
21. Tuhan memberikan rasa cinta dalam diriku, dan aku memberikannya padamu. Tolong jangan diberikan lagi pada orang lain.
22. Cintaku bukan ibarat kertas… Cintaku adalah bara yg sentiasa menyala
dan semakin marak ditiup kerinduan padamu…
23. Jika mencintaimu satu kesalahan.. biar aku bersalah. Cintaku padamu sangat kuat dan akan kuperjuangkan hidup ini demimu..
24. Cinta kita banyak ranjau. Tapi percayalah ia tidak sedikit pun mengurangkan cintaku padamu… Kau adalah insan teristimewa dalam hidupku
25. Aku tak dapat hidup tanpamu… kerana kaulah nyawaku..
26. Jika cinta itu dicukai.. aku lah pembayar cukai paling tinggi!
27. Mencintaimu adalah perkara terindah yg pernah berlaku dalam hidupku.
Mana mungkin aku melupakanmu seumur hidupku. Kaulah kekasihku yg pertama dan terakhir.
28. Air mata kerana sahabat 1 pengorbanan,
Air mata kerana ibu bapa 1penghormatan,
Air mata kerana kekasih 1penyesalan,
Air mata kerana Allah 1 keberkatan.

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Considering a career in medicine?

Medicine is a popular career choice and competition for places at medical school is extremely high.

Give yourself a headstart!

Use this essential annual guide to help you decide if a career in medicine is right for you

• Find answers to commonly asked questions about becoming a doctor
• Get the latest information on entry requirements and student funding
• What is medical school really like? Watch our short videos
• Need advice on medical specialties? Read ours!

We have created this guide as a useful overview on how to begin a career in medicine.
This resource is produced annually to reflect any changes in medical education, including entry requirements, funding arrangements and career structure.
While it raises some questions that potential medical students should consider, its main purpose is to answer common questions about becoming a doctor and provide relevant information and sign-posting where further information can be obtained.
Don't forget to also talk to your career advisors at your school or college.

How to Become a Doctor

Edited by Sondra C, Ben Rubenstein, Will, Eric and 184 others

Many people have dreams of becoming a doctor and saving lives, but the training required to accomplish this goal is extremely rigorous. Here are some things to think about as you consider a career as a physician.

1 Volunteer. Many people desire to become a doctor because it seems like a great way to help people. Not only will volunteering give you a chance to help people, but it will also look good on your CV if you do decide to pursue medicine. Consider volunteering at a hospital, free clinic, doctor's office, or as an EMT. Medical work experience can be tough to find; write to your family doctor, and use family connections to find shadowing opportunities. If you're 16 or older you can look at shadowing doctors abroad with schemes like Gap Medics. Also, be open to volunteer work that is not directly medical related, such as working in a soup kitchen or Habitat for Humanity.

2 Commit to your goal and strive for excellence.

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• Think ahead. Realize that the road to becoming a physician is long, hard, and full of many obstacles. You'll work long hours, deal with difficult people, and your life during this process will practically revolve around your work. People's lives will depend on your commitment to the job and your ability to stay calm and make decisions under pressure.
• Commit. While there is a well-defined path to becoming a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) or Doctor of Medicine (MD), success depends more on a commitment to your goals and interests than on doing exactly what every other applicant does. When you interview for a spot in a medical school, the admissions committee wants to see that you are committed to achieving your goals - no matter what they are. ^[1]
• Excel. In order to get into medical school, you'll not only need excellent grades, but you'll also need to demonstrate that you are a responsible, well-rounded person. Through your community service record, show that you enjoy helping people. Get to know your teachers and supervisors and earn their respect--their recommendation letters will be essential for your getting interview invitations from medical schools.
  

4 Go to undergraduate school for pre-medicine. Graduate from a 4-year college or university. Choose an institution with a strong pre-med program, or even one that is affiliated with a particular medical school. (Some institutions offer a program which allows you to complete your undergraduate degree and medical degree at the same time.) In order to qualify for admission to medical school, you will have needed to take the following prerequisite courses, along with other subjects which will be outlined in a particular medical school's admissions requirements:

• 1 year of general chemistry with laboratory courses.
• 1 year of organic chemistry with laboratory courses.
• 1 year of biology with laboratory courses.
• 1 year of physics with laboratory courses.
• 1 year of English.
• 1 year of calculus.
  
  5) Take the required exam. Take the Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT), or if you live in the UK take the UK Clinical Aptitude Test (UKCAT) and the BioMedical Admissions Test (BMAT). Strive to get above a 10 in each of the first three sections in order to get a competitive MCAT score.^[2] Take a practice test to find out where your baseline is and to know how much progress you need to make. Consider taking a review course such as those offered by Kaplan if review courses are helpful to you. You will be tested in the following areas, the first three of which are graded on a scale of 1-15:
• Verbal Reasoning (Reading Comprehension)
• Physical Sciences (Chemistry and Physics)
• Biological Sciences (Organic Chemistry and Biology)
• Writing Sample (two essay questions)
  
  6)Complete medical school. Once you've applied and been accepted to medical school, here's what you can expect:
• First two years - learn the fundamentals of the medical sciences through study of the core subjects: anatomy, physiology, histology, biochemistry, pathology, pharmacology, and microbiology; learn to take medical histories and perform a physical exam; learn the principles behind diagnosing disease
• United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE), Step 1 and/or the Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination (COMLEX) Level 1 - tests your knowledge of all topics studied in years 1 and 2; in most schools, you must pass this in order to progress into the third year.
• Third year - 1-2 months of each of the major medical specialties (internal medicine, general surgery, pediatrics, OB/GYN, surgery, psychiatry); work with patients under the supervision of experienced physicians in hospitals and clinics, learning acute, chronic, preventive, and rehabilitative care, as well as the social skills that give a doctor good bedside manner
• Determine which specialty you want to pursue.
• Fourth year - Take electives based on preferred specialty; apply to and interview at residency programs; pass the USMLE Step 2 or COMLEX Level 2, which includes a Clinical Knowledge portion (CK, tests topics covered in year 3) and a Clinical Skills portion (CS, tests your ability to take a history and examine a patient).
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  Considering a career in medicine?

  Medicine is a popular career choice and competition for places at medical school is extremely high.
  
  

  Give yourself a headstart!

  Use this essential annual guide to help you decide if a career in medicine is right for you
  
• Find answers to commonly asked questions about becoming a doctor
• Get the latest information on entry requirements and student funding
• What is medical school really like? Watch our short videos
• Need advice on medical specialties? Read ours!

We have created this guide as a useful overview on how to begin a career in medicine.
This resource is produced annually to reflect any changes in medical education, including entry requirements, funding arrangements and career structure.
While it raises some questions that potential medical students should consider, its main purpose is to answer common questions about becoming a doctor and provide relevant information and sign-posting where further information can be obtained.
Don't forget to also talk to your career advisors at your school or college.

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