Why you shouldn鈥檛 skimp on Christmas holiday revision
It鈥檚 the end of a long, hard term. We鈥檙e in deep winter. Everyone else is getting ready to kick-back and enjoy the Christmas festivities 鈥� but you鈥檝e got mocks to revise for, or mock results to ponder. The temptation is to forget about the revision, relax on the sofa and gorge on Quality Streets. But, you might end up regretting this more than the extra chocolates on Boxing Day.
Why mocks are always important
Mocks are an important learning opportunity. It鈥檚 not just about learning the stuff you need to know to get a decent mark in an exam. It鈥檚 also about learning how you revise, and seeing where you can improve for the 鈥榬eal thing鈥�. When you take your mocks revision seriously you learn things like:
- What times of day you revise best, and which should be avoided
- How you can motivate and incentivise yourself to keep going
- How long you can sit for without getting bored and distracted
- Which revision techniques work for you 鈥� and which ones don鈥檛
- The amount of time it takes you to learn what you need to cover
You simply can鈥檛 learn this stuff without doing it yourself. And, if your mocks are in January, now is the moment to find these things out. After the exams you can do an to capture what you鈥檝e learned from your mocks and how to move forward from there.
Why mocks are important this year
There is no doubt that mocks are very important and it would be wise not to ditch mock exam revision because you鈥檇 rather be watching Netflix over the Christmas period. Take your revision seriously and you鈥檒l be looking after your future.
How to stop mocks from ruining your Christmas holiday
If you want to be conscientious about your revision, but also deserve a break (you do, by the way), this is how you stop your mock exams from ruining your Christmas holiday.
- Schedule days off
- Focus on the topics that will make the biggest difference to your overall grade
- Make a revision plan
- Do revision power hours
- Use a timer
- Incentivise yourself by promising yourself treats and rewards for doing the revision throughout the day
- Make sure you鈥檙e using revision techniques that work for you
- Remove distractions (say bye-bye to your phone 鈥� just while you鈥檙e trying to focus!)
So, the message is 鈥� yes, you need to revise for your mocks. But, you also need to relax and enjoy your Christmas. By balancing the two things you鈥檒l set yourself up to reach your academic potential in 2025, and beyond.
