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Otago HSFY chat - archive

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[offtopic] This is a bit random but I was wondering if you guys could give me some advice on sleep. I'm very inconsistent with my sleeping pattens. I can never seem to stay committed to a regular schedule of sleep. It's not really affecting my grades or the way I feel throughout the day...although sometimes I do sleep in and miss lectures. Any tips? [/offtopic]
 
koochkooch said:
[offtopic] This is a bit random but I was wondering if you guys could give me some advice on sleep. I'm very inconsistent with my sleeping pattens. I can never seem to stay committed to a regular schedule of sleep. It's not really affecting my grades or the way I feel throughout the day...although sometimes I do sleep in and miss lectures. Any tips? [/offtopic]
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[offtopic] I guess you need to commit to a regular schedule. That would be the first step. I think so anyway. If it hasn't really been affecting you, why are you asking about it? I guess find what's comfortable for you. [/offtopic]
 
koochkooch said:
[offtopic] This is a bit random but I was wondering if you guys could give me some advice on sleep. I'm very inconsistent with my sleeping pattens. I can never seem to stay committed to a regular schedule of sleep. It's not really affecting my grades or the way I feel throughout the day...although sometimes I do sleep in and miss lectures. Any tips? [/offtopic]
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[OFFTOPIC]Afternoon naps are good, plus i read that having a nap after school/uni helps you remember what you have learnt that day by 50 percent. Meh, even if that stat was made up, you'll be able to stay up late and wake up early without feeling tired the next day. You'll also have something to look forward to every afternoon?

If that doesn't help, i'd try getting "Clocky", i gave this to my friend who's doing Med in Auz... he's the worst person to wake up in the mornings.
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[offtopic] lolol, that contraption is hilarious parkirtan!

It hasn't affected me, but I would just prefer to have a regular sleep schedule. How much sleep do you guys get on average everyday?
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[offtopic] Oh btw, I got 91.5% for the 2nd MICR221 Terms test! =D [/offtopic]
 
koochkooch said:
[offtopic] lolol, that contraption is hilarious parkirtan!

It hasn't affected me, but I would just prefer to have a regular sleep schedule. How much sleep do you guys get on average everyday?
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[offtopic] Oh btw, I got 91.5% for the 2nd MICR221 Terms test! =D [/offtopic]
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Glad you found it funny, i gave him a pink one and he calls it "spook" for some reason.

Hey koochkooch, i read somewhere on this forum that you didn't do any physics since year 10, how'd you manage to do so well in the finals ? Any tips or suggestions?
 
My mindset was: understand concepts from the lecture slides as quickly as you can, then drown yourself in practice questions. I repeated the past exam paper questions at least 3 times each (from 1992 to 2008). To be honest, a lot of what I learned was through trial and error. I always asked for help with a question when I needed it and basically started doing questions at the start of the semester. Also, I had an epic cheat sheet made buy a friend's friend who got 99% (my friend ended up getting 100%), so that was definitely helpful. Oh, I also had a look at the questions from the text book, but didn't really much of my time on them. About 95% of my time was spent solely on past paper questions.

The most important thing for physics is this: applying your knowledge of the concepts to past year questions.

This website helped heaps: https://www.physics.otago.ac.nz/teaching/PHSI191/PHSI191_exams/

I also used another one that had questions from 1992-2005 but I've lost the link to that xD
 
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My mindset was: understand concepts from the lecture slides as quickly as you can, then drown yourself in practice questions. I repeated the past exam paper questions at least 3 times each (from 1992 to 2008). To be honest, a lot of what I learned was through trial and error. I always asked for help with a question when I needed it and basically started doing questions at the start of the semester. Also, I had an epic cheat sheet made buy a friend's friend who got 99% (my friend ended up getting 100%), so that was definitely helpful. Oh, I also had a look at the questions from the text book, but didn't really much of my time on them. About 95% of my time was spent solely on past paper questions.

The most important thing for physics is this: applying your knowledge of the concepts to past year questions.

This website helped heaps: https://www.physics.otago.ac.nz/teaching/PHSI191/PHSI191_exams/

I also used another one that had questions from 1992-2005 but I've lost the link to that xD
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Wow, that was more than I expected. Thanks koochkooch. I'll try my best to do well in Physics. I suck at physics and chem so any advice on these subjects would be REALLY helpful. ^_^

One month until freedom. I can't wait to get back to Auckland. (yy)
 
I don't want to leave Dunedin :(

Someone on blackboard did some the mark distribution on the CHEM test, and I did the question analysis this morning... Oh joy when they give us the data :)

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[MedStudentsOnline.com.au] Otago HSFY chat - archive
 
Wow you guys are really dedicated. I applaud your efforts. :D
 
[OFFTOPIC]Damn getting addicted to Assassins creed!![/OFFTOPIC]

I haven't practiced for UMAT for almost a whole month now :( Did any of you guys practice UMAT last year (preferably using ********?) I know ALOT of people don't like UMAT but it's just around the corner .... 2 months eek.
 
patkirtan said:
[OFFTOPIC]Damn getting addicted to Assassins creed!![/OFFTOPIC]

I haven't practiced for UMAT for almost a whole month now :( Did any of you guys practice UMAT last year (preferably using ********?) I know ALOT of people don't like UMAT but it's just around the corner .... 2 months eek.
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Holy shiiii .... they sensor the word Med entry?
 
Yeah... you're not allowed to talk about any UMAT prep courses on this forum.

It's definately no biggie if you haven't done any UMAT work for a month. Unlike your HSFY papers UMAT isn't necessarily a case of hard work = good marks.

If you want to do well in UMAT, I think the best thing you can do is not to stress. When it comes down to it UMAT isn't actually that important in determining who gets into Otago med and it's a LOT less important than your HSFY marks (so you definately should be focussing on your upcoming exams rather than UMAT).
 
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With UMAT the most important thing is to actually be in a super good mood on the day. Your attitude on the day (e.g. if you had a fight with someone) will mess with your scores. Learn to speed read, otherwise you won't finish section 1.

I've done UMAT exams and scored 95+ percentile, but on other occasions I barely pass and I did a LOT of study for it through ME.
Overall I think Umat is a pretty bad way to assess people but that's a whole different argument...

Just do prep when you can but don't sacrifice paper grades for it.
With ME don't worry about doing all of the questions they have. Just do a few practice exams and analyze them. Spend more time analyzing your umat exams/questions than doing them.
 
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With UMAT the most important thing is to actually be in a super good mood on the day. Your attitude on the day (e.g. if you had a fight with someone) will mess with your scores. Learn to speed read, otherwise you won't finish section 1.

I've done UMAT exams and scored 95+ percentile, but on other occasions I barely pass and I did a LOT of study for it through ME.
Overall I think Umat is a pretty bad way to assess people but that's a whole different argument...

Just do prep when you can but don't sacrifice paper grades for it.
With ME don't worry about doing all of the questions they have. Just do a few practice exams and analyze them. Spend more time analyzing your umat exams/questions than doing them.
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Lol, what's funny is that last year i did do UMAT so that i wouldn't need to do it this year. Halfway through the year i decided to do law and i just went into the exam unprepared and basically with an attitude that i can fail this test and it won't matter..... that's exactly what happened. I got like 30th percentile =.="
I'm kicking myself for that now. Lol. Well atleast i can avoid making the same mistakes as i did last year. Reading fast is SOOOO essential ..
I reckon umat is great to get rid of the competition, as long as you aren't the person who gets ****ed by UMAT.
So far i've done alot on S2, after exams i'll focus on S1 ... S3 last.
 
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Perhaps, but it's better than going in the exams unprepared.
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That comment really doesn't make any sense... if you accept that UMAT prep is a joke, then it makes no difference when compared to going into the exam unprepared, and in fact in some cases may worsen your performance.

Meh... if it makes you feel more confident going into the exam then I suppose that's something to be grateful for.
 
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