It is a one thing that every Malaysia student will face (if he went to national school), and that is none other than SPM. The purpose of this writing is none other than to reminisce all the things that had ever happened to me 8-9 years ago.
I got 5a+ and 4a (EST excluded) and to me it was not that good nor that bad.
One thing that I could emphasize was that you need to start early. When I talk early, it means that starting as early as in Form 4. Only then, your brain would be able to process and put things all together, considering that there are 9 subjects to be compartmentalized inside your tiny brain.
Well, I did start early and that could be one of the reason that I got such result. Otherwise, if I just started my study mode in Form 5, I would most probably give up half of the journey and I might score 5a's only (Not definitely a's for Add Maths, Physics, Chemistry and Biology).
I have to admit that I am not a genius, and that is why I decided to gather my effort during Form 4 (though I failed Add Maths twice).
Things just got better during the second half of Form 5 when I just solely focused on my SPM and I could still remember that I spent my prep on the weekends, reading the same notes and questions relentlessly whilst others went for outing. Yeah, I could remember perfectly all those moments or else I would not get such result.
Too bad PASUM years were not in my lucky mode, I just got 3a and 1b (maths) but I redeemed those failures that I experienced by getting a CGPA of 3.59 for my degree and turned out to be 5th or 6th best student for the entire class.
Still, I would have to remind myself and others that no matter what exam it is, what matters most is to start early and revise as much questions and answers as possible. That is what I did for my entire exam life because I am not much a of genius who could understand every concept in one go.
