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A lot of students just treat studying as a fixed activity that they control the frequency of based on how close exams are. The HSC calendar, however, calls for a different approach to studying in order to optimise success.
Term 1 - Pace and Application
Term 1 of Year 12, or Term 4 of Year 11 (as some people see it), comes at the student very quickly. New content arrives, and assessments that actually count towards your ATAR start stacking up quickly.
It becomes a whole different beast just in the few weeks of holidays that separate you being in Year 11 and Year 12. Therefore, the shift in habits should be as follows:
- Weekly, not occasional review. Content now moves quickly, and if, at the end of the term, you have to re-learn early content, then you may find yourself in some trouble with exams.
- Assessment-specific revision. Past papers are absolutely essential to success.
- Prioritising sleep and routine over cramming. Term 1 of Year 12 is going to be the easiest part of Year 12; therefore, it is essential that good habits are built early to remove any cramming habits later on.
Term 4 - Consolidation
Term 4 is initially all about consolidating the work you have done in preparation for trials. The holidays should have been about revising any content that you may have forgotten or felt weak in. By the time the term rolls around and you have 2 weeks until trials, it is all about consolidating your knowledge to complete practice trial papers. This term, you should focus on:
- Past paper diagnosis, not volume. One past paper done properly, under timed conditions, marked against criteria with various errors categorised, is worth far more than five rushed papers for the sake of practice.
- Focusing on the fundamentals that lead to success in exams. The little things are so critical. For example, in Economics, being on top of the core models that you can lay statistics and policy on top of.
These slight changes in study technique can be highly effective.
