Has Cramming Ever Failed You?
Cramming is the act of studying intensively to accumulate a lot of workload over a short period of time.
It is one of the most popular reading techniques amongst students across the world. It's always considered an option or a saving grace when the workload to be covered is much and there's little or no time to read for the sake of understanding.
I consider cramming as a gift, although it can be learned when there's a little tweak in the situation of things. I wasn't really good at cramming when I was admitted into the university but on getting there, I discovered that I cannot do without it. There are some things you'd read to understand and ones you just need to stuff into your head, enter the exam hall and give it to them just as it is in your note or textbook.
Sometime ago, we were notified on a Monday, that we would be writing a test on a Saturday. The coursework for that particular course was super abundant, so we had to read to understand, then the ones we couldn't understand, we made sure we crammed them. When it was time for the test, the lecturer came in, and arranged us, such that, the moment you are short of ideas, you have no other choice than to submit because you don't have the luxury of asking a friend.
When the test started, everything was going fine; I wrote extensively on the ones I understood and a few that I crammed. Immediately after the test, we were notified of another test that was to be held the next week on a Tuesday.
The moment the announcement was made, I began preparations. It wasn't easy because I had to read a lot of cumbersome materials, slides and textbooks all in the space of 3 days. I did my best; I understood the much I could, then crammed the rest.
On that faithful Tuesday, we went into the hall to write the test. When the questions were read out, I began answering. The answer to question 1 was still fresh in my memory, so I supplied the answer immediately. The answer to the 2nd question was something I read on the first of 3 days that we were given to prepare for the test, so I had a hard time remembering it. I sat down there and closed my eyes, trying to see if I could at least remember anything. I tried and tried, but it wasn't working and we were not given the chance to interact with our neighbors, so I submitted the ones I could remember and left the hall.
It was quite painful that I couldn't remember the things I spent time reading the moment I entered the hall, but it was expected considering the workload. At that stage it's safe to say that Cramming failed me.
Has Cramming ever Failed you before?
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APRIL 21, 2022.
well in my case it depends on subject