how to ✨thrive✨ in jc

hellu everyone!! i recently did a youtube video on how to survive jc from a (almost) straight A student that encompasses jc life in general and a few study tips -> search yueminie, it’s the most recent vid.

so now, i’m going to share different tips on how to ✨thrive✨ in jc academically!!

1. study consistently

unfortunately, the cramming method applied in secondary school is *likely* not going to work anymore. ik some people who only study seriously right before exams, but i highly discourage that as it causes unnecessary stress. listen in class, do your homework and practices, understand your concepts and study regularly, not just before your exams! this way, you can apply spaced repetition for longer term memory that will ultimately help your exams + a levels!

2. find a routine that works

time management is key in jc, so a routine will help you stay on track + study efficiently!!

an example of my study routine for each topic of csc (china studies in chinese, a subject i took!)

(1) rephrase lecture notes into context, main argument, opposing argument and rebuttal

(2) write logic lines of arguments from model essays

(3) add relevant examples and statistics

(4) memorise arguments + stats

another example for bio:

(1) read lecture notes

(2) do homework, practices etc

(3) write my own notes, using my note taking strategy applying active recall!

(4) past year papers/practices

(5) active recall, spaced repetition!

3. do lotsss of practices

practices help you predict question types, which then helps you familiarise yourself with answering techniques for each question type! honestly, jc acads is a lot about mastering answering techniques and less about the content, so practices are really key in acing your exams!!

(tbh, sometimes i don’t even revise the notes, just do practices and learn from the answer key!!!!)

-> top tip for bio especially

hope these tips help!! if you would like more tips about studies and jc, do lmk down in the comments~

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