7 Reasons Why Studying On The Day Before The Exam Is Stupid

To tell you honestly, this idea came from my mom when my brother and I were still kids. She was even really submerged with this notion of hers. It was way back then, though.  She constantly reminds us that studying on the day before the exam is totally useless; it's not an effective thing to do for one to surpass the exam. At first, I don’t seem to understand her point when she wants us to achieve good grades. But, as the days passed, I realized that she was completely right. For her, studying and, most especially, familiarizing regularly our lessons is the effective thing to do. And, the former thing on the day before the exam is completely useless. Eventually, I applied my mom's idea. Well, what can I do? They tell me that mother knows best.

7. It’s Just Plain STRESSFUL

Technically, studying is quite stressful especially if you need to collate higher scores if you feel like failing the exam. However, when you’re the type of person who only studies on the day before the exam, you’re in a big trouble for sure. The stress you’ll be getting is far more increased than the stress your mom gets when your dog poops at your door. Moreover, not only that your eyes will grow ghastly enormous eye bags (this is a big concern particularly for the ladies), you’ll have an insufficient sleep as well. Now, when it comes to the latter, everybody wants to have enough. Nonetheless, if you’re the type who listens and absorb the lessons your dull teacher/professor discusses, it’ll be a different story.

6. You’ll Most Likely To Fail

At night, when you’re faced and cornered with comprehensive books, you need not to be disturbed, of course. Why? Dude, you’ll be absorbing various pointers, which are ninety percent (90%) not coming out in the exam, just for you to be equipped for tomorrow’s battle. However, because you’re no robot and there other things you’re thinking right now (i.e. if your boyfriend/girlfriend is not cheating on you, will your mom give you allowance tomorrow for not washing the dishes, etc.), you’ll probably fail. Unlike if you have had gradually studied days before, taking the exams is just as simple as taking a shower.

5. There Are No Parties

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Have you noticed when there are parties or events that you want to join, but it’s unfortunately impossible because you have exams for tomorrow? That’s not a good thing to happen, right? Of course, not! Your friends are out there partying and making the most of the night while you’re studying the goddamn Algebra and its corresponding formulas (if X is a variable of Y… DANG, I REALLY HATE MATH!).  But then again, you can stop this madness, if and only if, you’re not going to study on the day before the exam. Trust me.

4. It Is Not Studying, It Is Memorizing

True. True. True. Most, if not all, of the students nowadays are experts when it comes to memorizing. They can also be very professional sometimes. So, what do I really mean? Here it is: from cover to cover (even the table of contents), they know exactly what and how the words are–memorizing, that is. And yes, I’m not kidding. You may notice and/or remember your past classmates and friends who perform this hilarious sorcery. Literally, you’re not studying at all (you can even search for the meaning and differences of the terms, Studying and Memorizing, in the dictionary). Please, save yourself from this curse before it’ll be too late for you. You don’t want to be like Chatur in “The Three (3) Idiots,” right?

3. It Is A Deception

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I know you have that big question mark (?) in your mind now. As what I've mentioned about having insufficient sleep, this is where the worst part enters. You’re studying really hard because you know tomorrow is the big freaking day, but you didn't wake up… EARLY. As a result, it’s either you’re late or absent. Now, you don’t want to be in the place of the latter than the former. But most of all, you don’t want to end up on that two scenarios; they’ll completely ruin your chance of passing the subject you already took for the 4th time (I remember Physical Education here). As you can see, with all the arguments I stated, studying before the exam is not just plain stupid; it’s distinctively a deception as well.

2. You’re Missing The Fun 

During school days, you’ll be able to meet and/or encounter various kinds of people. Some of them may look like the vocalist of the band, America, or may act like one of the three (3) stooges. There are also these types which act so weird; it’s either they’ll hide a cat inside their bag or they bring the animal inside the classroom. I had this experienced when I was still in high-school. And, that’s not freaking cool! Nevertheless, through this stage in your life, you’re able to appreciate and socialize (which mostly likely to happen on the day before the exam as what I stated above) with other human beings. Eventually, you’ll carry memories of them as you take a notch high in your school-life. But, if you study on the day before the exam, you’ll miss the chance of being happy and you’ll never know the answer to the question: “Did I enjoy my school life?”

1. It Will Make You Look Dumb

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There was a recent study about how effective teachers are in terms of conveying lessons. Technically, it distinguishes a teacher’s efficiency in teaching if the students were to take exams without any given pointers regardless of what the questions would be. Basically, the students are to answer an exam without knowing what lessons compliment the questions as long as it was undergone throughout the whole of the subject. Unfortunately, because you are the type who studies on the day before the exam and experiences the aforementioned reasons, you’ll fail. And, the worst-case scenario, that teacher will have a low rating. You’ll feel remorseful and dumb, at the same time. Yes, remorseful and dumb. The blame for the teacher’s low rate will be on your shoulders and because you failed, you’re considered as a dumb student–not by me, but by your other perfectionist, narcissist and misanthrope classmates.

Now that the facts are laid, you should now consider the message that my mom and I want to convey to you. You’ll not only experience a new life, but everything will be in-order as well. If you want to save yourself from this illness, “Studying On The Day Before The Exam,” consider the reasons I stated above. Also, save your friends and other people, who are experiencing this sickness, by sharing this post to them.  Please, it’s not too late.