About Wanda Thibodeaux Expertise Whether you need help with general organization, brainstorming, specific needs of MLA, APA, etc., content suggestions and comments, or proofreading, I can assist you! ESL students welcome!
Experience 1 year consultant at Central Michigan University Writing Center; three years experience as freelance copyeditor, writer, and consultant through business Web site, takingdictation.com; completion of McNair Scholars program
Publications itspopular.com, Music for the Love of It, Nth Degree Magazine
Education/Credentials Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Music
Awards and Honors Central Michigan University Playwriting Contest winner, 2002
Past/Present Clients Rita Rizzo (Rizzo and Associates)
Stella Gimenez (Total Brand, Inc.)
Waleed Alsabhan (engineer, UK)
Anthony Oham (master's student)
Question I have two science tests, three English tests and two math tests in two weeks time. I'm really scared and have the feeling I'm going to fail. I have tried to revise but i get really stressed. Could you please give me any tips on how to revise effectively? Any help would really be appreciated.
Answer Sure. :)
1) Take each test at a time. Concentrate on the test that is coming up the fastest, since you will have more time for the others later. The exception is if you have a test that you know is going to be more difficult than one you'll have right away.
2) Make lists of the concepts or information you still do not know. If you are crunched for time, don't review everything and just concentrate on what gave you the most trouble.
3) Make flashcards. You can easily flip through a few at a time as you're waiting for class to start, at lunch, or during commercial breaks. A card is little and won't seem so overwhelming as your textbooks.
4) In terms of revision, make sure everything you write has a clear point. If you can't summarize it in one sentence, you can't support the idea clearly.
5) Organize yourself so that you do not repeat anything. A lot of the time, people aren't sure of their points or how to organize, so they end up going in circles. If you go in circles, it's easy to feel lost and overwhelmed because you won't know how to effectively end your papers.
6) Work in small amounts of time. The easiest way to feel stressed about homework is to do it all at once. If you know you need an hour to work on something, it doesn't need to be 60 straight minutes. It can be 10 minutes here and there, especially if it's something like math problems.
