#o levels

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Took like 3 days or something

Also yes the bottom is actually guilded and the paper size was A3

Oh ya

TODAY IS MAH BIRTHDAY IM 17 WOOOO

Old study notes from 2016 (wow… almost 7 years ago)

The lowest point of my life when I was studying for the GCE A Level examinations in Singapore. I joke that’s it my depression era (coming from an Asian family who don’t prioritize mental health) but looking back it was seriously frightening.

Dug these old photos because back then I didn’t score the best but I made it to university. Didn’t graduate at the top of my cohort but I found a great job. People always say that you’ll find a way in life and I never quite believed them but after 7 years, I do now.

YOU WILL FIND YOUR WAY IN LIFE EVENTUALLY.

‘o’ levels: ordinary level national examination

I’m in my first year of pre-u, so I'm still learning. studying is different for everyone, so these tips are just what worked for me, so take them with a pinch of salt from an o-level 8 pointer;) 

1) milk that TYS (past year papers)

past year papers give you a really good gage of what kind of questions will come out for the o levels, so I did those until I knew the answers like the back of my hand. (especially for subjects like chemistry, biology and e/a maths)

2) don’t skip the last few weeks of school before study leave

before your study leave in october, go to school every day. many of my classmates believed they could study better at home and it was a waste to go back to school, but ended up missing a bunch of crucial tips teachers give right at the end. 

3) study to understand what you're learning

this will make memorising and retaining information so much easier because you make logical links between concepts you've learnt, so your answer is beautifully whole and smooth flowing.

4) during the examination period, get as much sleep as you can

usually, papers are scattered over a few weeks, and if you are lucky enough many of them will be in the late morning to afternoon (think 10am-2pm). I used this opportunity to sleep as much as I could and clocked in an average of 8 hours a night to fuel those writing sprees. 

5) don’t forget administrative things