10 ways to
ensure success in Post-UTME
The Joint Admission Matriculation Board(JAMB) recently announced
120 as the cutoff mark for candidates to qualify to write the post Unified
Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
With the
lowered mark from 180 last year, more candidates will have the opportunity to
write the examination and better chance for admission. Based on past
experience, here are a few tips and tricks on how to succeed in the exercise.
1.READ UP
PAST QUESTIONS:
This is very
important for any student that wants to succeed in the upcoming examination. Past
questions serve as a guide to writing the examination. It gives you a clue on
the area of concentration and makes you well equipped on what to expect from the
examiners. Furthermore, so many tertiary institutions have been known over the
years to repeat questions from the previous examinations. Some of the questions
might be repeated and if a student has revised the past questions booklet thoroughly,
he is sure to succeed.
2. ATTEMPT
FAMILIAR QUESTIONS FIRST:
You should
start with questions that you are really good at as this will give you the
confidence to take on the rest. A student who focuses on the questions he or
she knows best will do better than the one who doesn’t. It is always advisable
to focus on the questions you know before you go for the ones you don’t know
3.TIME
MANAGEMENT
Time is part
of the examination. They test your ability to work with time. Manage the little
time given for the examination and don’t waste much time on questions you don’t
know. Answer all the ones you know and then come back to the unknown questions
before the time lapses.
4. BE
CONVERSANT WITH YOUR ENVIRONMENT
Visit your exam venue some days before the date. If you must
arrive that day, arrive on time so as to make new friends that you can revise
possible questions with. This will help you to get over the pressure that go
with examinations.
5.GOOD
KNOWLEDGE OF EXAMINATION TECHNIQUES OF YOUR SCHOOL OF CHOICE
Different schools have different techniques for their Post-UTME.
While most Nigerian universities have adopted the computer based
test(CBT),others have stuck with the old PPT (paper and pencil test). Whatever the
case may be, to succeed in the examination, you should be conversant with the
techniques of your examination before entering the exam hall. You may find
computer based examination trials on the internet and practice well so as to
get used to the procedure if this is your first time.
See
also: CBT Post UTME Past Q & A [PRACTICE TEST]
6.OBEY ALL
EXAMINATION INSTRUCTIONS
You must
read all instructions before you start to answer the questions. This is very
important. Failure to read instructions can make any student fail an
examination. Be sure to come to the examination hall with the right materials
required of you to avoid disqualification in the examination hall.
7. DO NOT
CHEAT
In order to succeed in the post-utme examination, do not indulge
in any form of examination malpractice. Do away with materials such as pieces
of papers containing answers or gadgets and communication devices that can
implicate
you and be
disqualified.
8.DRESS
APPROPRIATELY
According to
a popular saying –“dress the way you want to be addressed.” When going in for
the examination, be sure to dress decently and appropriately to avoid
harassment from examiners and security personnel.
9.REVIEW
YOUR ANSWERED QUESTIONS BEFORE SUBMISSION
Don’t submit
your questions without reading through them over and over again to check for
mistakes and probably questions you missed. Be sure to dot your I’s and cross
your T’s before submission. There is no award for the first person to submit.
It is not about how fast, but how well.
10.PRAY
BEFORE AND AFTER THE EXAMINATION
It is pertinent to always commit whatever you do into the hands of
your creator. So, as a candidate ensure you pray before and after the exam so
as to succeed in your endeavour.
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