Most exam stress comes from not knowing what to do next. A simple plan fixes that. This one assumes two weeks, but it works stretched or squeezed.
Day 1: map what's examined
- List every topic on the syllabus or exam guide.
- Rate each one: confident, shaky, or lost.
- Find past papers or sample questions for each topic.
Days 2 to 9: learn and test, topic by topic
Work through the shaky and lost topics first. For each one, read it once for understanding, then switch to producing it: answer questions, type it from memory, make flashcards. Spend less time reading than you think and more time testing.
- Morning: one new topic, read once, then recall.
- Afternoon: past-paper questions on yesterday's topic.
- Evening: ten minutes of flashcards across everything so far.
Days 10 to 12: full mock exams
Sit at least two full past papers under real timing. Mark them strictly. Every mistake goes on a list, and that list becomes your revision for the next day.
Day 13: close the gaps
Go only through the mistake list and the topics you still rate as shaky. Don't start anything new.
The day before
- A light flashcard review, nothing more.
- Pack everything you need.
- Sleep. Memory is consolidated during sleep, and an all-nighter undoes days of work.
Doing it with Type to Study
Make a course from your syllabus or course book and pick only the chapters that are examined. Lessons give you the read-then-type routine, flashcards handle the daily review, and the graded final exam tells you which units to go back to.