Being in the library.. it's that time of year again

Who can actually say they've spent more than two hours or until closing time at the library this year?

First year, I did everything I could not to be in the library all together; not take out any books, any journals, no way was I walking about the floors for half an hour looking for a empty computer.

However, if your an avid reader of my blog, you know that my course is a little harder than I was first prepared for. Even though I didn't exactly get out any books/ journals in first year, I had definitely spent a good enough time in the library around this time of year... REVISION TIME. EXAMS. HELL.

Yes, Hell. Revision for exams for university is unlike any pressure than at high school or college and I can never really understand why. We've been doing exams most of our lives, so why is it that when it comes to university we still have no idea what to revise or have the slightest clue how to do it.
Why is it that there's so many ways of revision from cue cards, to quizzing one another, podcasts, past papers and every year all students doss about saying "I cant be assed to revise yet mannn." (literally my own quote).
If I'm honest I cannot revise to save my life, a part from maybe writing lecture slides out so many times it just sticks but that is sooo unbelievably boring that instead I write mind-maps and simple theories around the house so every time I walk past I have to read it.

I guess as well, it's a daunting thing because it's the end of yet another year. At the end of May, that's the end of my second year of University. For some people, it's the end of four years or the start of four years or the start of a year in placement (like me!) and we're all really... nervous.

Right now, I'm in the library in a somewhat secret room (but you couldn't really tell by the amount of people in here). I've been stuck in this room for the past three days revising whilst a friend has been going over our latest assignment trying to get that out of the way! We have assignments on top of exams and feedback questionnaires (don't get me started), finance revision classes and final seminars/lectures because that's it for my second year. As of June I go off to Placement and I don't come back until September 2013. Scary stuff eh?

So what are my tips for revision in the second year, you say?
I have literally no idea; hope for the best, attend the sessions, read around the subject, get up past papers, revise with a friend, stock up on goodies, get comfy in the library and prepare not to leave for a while because it will be your home for a month or so.
But don't worry, I'll be doing the exact same thing for the whole month of May.

I think when your falling asleep and you feel as if at least one thing has been learnt for the day - then it's been a good day and if you feel like you haven't, trust that the next day you'll probably be twice more likely to have something sink in.
Plus, I always try my best - and if I fail, I've failed (and I've done it in just about over a handful of exams). But I know that it's not the end of the world because I can always retake. Sometimes it's all anyone can ask for.

Good Luck!

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2nd Year!!!

Whoop Whoop 2nd Year!

So Survival of a University Student is becoming a 2nd year!
I am practically mourning my Fresher days already.
No more doing silly stuff just because I'm a Fresher, no Freshers fair; I feel so old!
However, before I declare myself a grumpy old student with no Freshers flair in me, I have three Freshers starting this year and that helps tremendously. Which means that, they will or I hope (after much persuasion) tell me the best Fresher parties so that I can gate-crash.
I'm still coming down on Freshers because if we're being honest here, these three weeks are the best you'll have at University.

So I have decided that until the end of October, I shall party. After that, I will put my head down, and I will study.
Whether this plan will last since my course is quite demanding and knowing them, I'll be emerged into a swarm of work.

On the subject of work and my course, I did well on my exams but I had to resit one.
There’s not much else to say about resits. They suck.
You do your best in an exam, you wait a month and a half and then you see the dreaded words of: Need to resit module.
But at least you can do them.
My motivation towards the exam wasn’t the best; I had work, volunteering, a social life and the thought of having to re-do an exam that I had already revised for… I didn’t want to do it.

But now, second year, I’m going to balance a job, work, volunteering and a social life. This can be done. I will do it.

Anyone got any tips?

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