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Regular study throughout the year crucial to exam success

Sunday, 7 December 2008


M A Islam
IT is a very common tendency for students to study before the examinations. All the year long they study very little and they become serious only when the exam comes. The result is in most of the cases they cannot do well in the exam. They have to remain satisfied with a moderate result.
Those who make very bright result in the exam study throughout the year. They study at a regular pace, studying several hours a day becomes their daily habit. If they cannot study on a regular day, they feel so bad and they compensate their loss of study on the next day.
In fact, consistent effort for the whole academic period is key to their success. They make study like a game whereas study is a matter of 'burden' and 'stressful' for those who want to study and complete everything just before the examination.
Most of the students taking rigorous preparation only before the exam does it for the sake of crossing the hurdle of the exam and only to vomit on the exam script what they have learnt in a very short time. They miss the enjoyment part of studying. Sometimes when they start enjoying, it is already too late, the exam appears and they are deprived of true enjoyment.
Consistent efforts ensures success easily. Steven C. in his article 'Your mind can be an ally and greatest enemy' has said: “Many great people attribute their success to hard, diligent and consistent effort. Discipline is vital”.
No subject remains difficult for those who study for the whole academic year. The reason is they allocated time in a very balanced manner. Those who do not give efforts on a regular basis, on the other hand, might feel some of the subjects 'very difficult' and such attitude might be catastrophic for them.
Consistent efforts make one more confident. They do not keep themselves within a circle, and they always discover their potentials and they always like to travel in an unknown territory-territory of success.