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There are some people out there who dread the coming of their final years at school, since at that time, the exams and notepads of notes will stack up so high you’ll need a ladder to even see over the top. This is the time of year that assemblies will be filled with motivation in hope students will reach their goals… In other words, it's exam season. The point where the time you have in school goes so unconditionally quickly, that you won’t even realise it. I always see it as being frustrating. But at the same time, it’s good that exams come and go in the blink of an eye.
Exams. When you’re perched on a chair which rocks and stamps every time you move even an inch backward or forward. Where you read over the etches or messages left by previous ghosts of students before, even responses have been carved in, anonymously awaiting the next pair of eyes to stammer past them. And whilst all this happens in the eerie silence, the spidery and uppity invigilators tower over you with their usual scrunched and confined expressions, and a wicked glare that keeps your eyes glued to the table; not wanting even a glimpse of a remark from them.
All that is heard is the usual echo of footsteps from those almost-zombies walking past you, and the patronising click of time counting down your remaining time you have, until all of your hard work and effort you’ve put into that subject comes to an end.
Let’s rewind a bit, school life is at its usual, more responsibility and maturity is what is expected of us as the highest in the year groups, although there are always glimmers and inner children within us like every human. The standards of work are expected to be at a high standard, so expectations of us go up, bearing in mind we have such a large event up ahead.
The key thing to do is not scream and skip in an absolute frenzy like a spooked rabbit when you first receive the exam timetable. You need to think about how you can prepare yourselves; how you will lay out your revision, and how much revision will you plan to do for each subject. Of course, every person has their ways of revising. Whether it is colouring and doodling a memorable mind map or black and white on paper, book in front, or maybe even goggle boxing a documentary and taking notes as the programme progresses. But in my books, there are many other ways of keeping up with the facts. Go ahead and find yours in order to survive the silent room. Because once that clock starts, it will count down until there is no time at all.
Lauren Smith Y11
Exams. When you’re perched on a chair which rocks and stamps every time you move even an inch backward or forward. Where you read over the etches or messages left by previous ghosts of students before, even responses have been carved in, anonymously awaiting the next pair of eyes to stammer past them. And whilst all this happens in the eerie silence, the spidery and uppity invigilators tower over you with their usual scrunched and confined expressions, and a wicked glare that keeps your eyes glued to the table; not wanting even a glimpse of a remark from them.
All that is heard is the usual echo of footsteps from those almost-zombies walking past you, and the patronising click of time counting down your remaining time you have, until all of your hard work and effort you’ve put into that subject comes to an end.
Let’s rewind a bit, school life is at its usual, more responsibility and maturity is what is expected of us as the highest in the year groups, although there are always glimmers and inner children within us like every human. The standards of work are expected to be at a high standard, so expectations of us go up, bearing in mind we have such a large event up ahead.
The key thing to do is not scream and skip in an absolute frenzy like a spooked rabbit when you first receive the exam timetable. You need to think about how you can prepare yourselves; how you will lay out your revision, and how much revision will you plan to do for each subject. Of course, every person has their ways of revising. Whether it is colouring and doodling a memorable mind map or black and white on paper, book in front, or maybe even goggle boxing a documentary and taking notes as the programme progresses. But in my books, there are many other ways of keeping up with the facts. Go ahead and find yours in order to survive the silent room. Because once that clock starts, it will count down until there is no time at all.
Lauren Smith Y11