Revision Tips

For LLB Law Students...

1) READ - As miserable as this sounds, you really do need to read. If you are able to remember certain quotes from judges, theorists, academics etc then I urge you to include them in your exams. Using and analysing these quotes will earn you extra marks, even if you have consolidated this down to a phrase that you can refer to in pressured conditions.

2) PRACTICE EXAMS- If you are able to obtain exam papers from previous years then do spend a day practising the answers to the questions and treat them as the real thing. These are extremely helpful and they really help with your exam technique. Once you have completed the questions, read over your answers and mark them. What could you have done better? Did you waffle? Did you answer the question?

3) DO NOT REVISE THE NIGHT BEFORE AN EXAM - People may believe that this is risky, however for me, not revising the night before has always helped. Obviously everyone is different, so this is coming from my personal experience. Use the day time to revise and cram in those last bits of information, however in the evening/night time use this time to relax. I always find that this gives my brain time to soak in the information that I have just looked over. Remember, DON'T over do it.  this will make you forget everything you will have just looked at, there is such thing as working too much!

4) TEACH SOMEONE - People always say that the best way to learn something is to teach it to someone else. This is very true. If you teach someone you will realise how much you really know about the topic. Alternatively, you can always speak to yourself. This may sound ridiculous but when I was revising I put all of my papers down and talked to myself about the subject. It really helped!

5) DON'T PANIC- you may think that you know absolutely nothing as you're walking into that exam hall, but listen, you know it! Panicking makes matters worse and also makes you forget a lot of the material you have been learning over the past year. The best thing to do is be as calm as you can, try not to think of it as an exam.

6) ASK - If you don't understand your notes or reading, how do you expect to know it for the exam? Your teachers are there to help you so make as many appointments as you can, explain what it is that you don't understand and ask them to go through it with you. They will be more than happy to help you.