EXAM PREP: Cramming tips; not the best option

With just a few days to go before exams we know there’s a bunch of students cramming for the big day(s) … while most of the literature suggests cramming is not the best study method, sometimes it’s a necessity. So here’s a bunch of tips to get the most out of your cramming session (From [...]

EXAMS: Sem 2 results out 11th December

We know you’ve got your head in your notes/textbooks etc getting ready for exams but we thought we might point you towards where we’re all heading i.e. the end of exams (19 days away) and results … so keep your eye on your Uni webmail accounts on Friday December 11 when results for Semester 2 [...]

EXAM PREP: trouble sleeping?

The Student Assist team has a very helpful fact sheet to help you get the zzzzzz’s you need.
Click here

EXAMS: Last day to change (domestic) location today

With more than 300 exam centres across this big brown land, the despatch of papers and organisation around exams for off campus students is a big (and hectic) job at this time of the year.

EXAMS: 6 Tips from Academic Skills for better marks

Taken from the Academic Skills Office Dealing with Exams Fact Sheet:

EXAMS: 7 tips for the big day(s)

With exams just round the corner (starting Wednesday week, Nov 11), here’s the top 7 tips from Kylie in the Examinations Unit:

EXAM PREP: It’s all about balance

As your exams approach don’t forget to take some time to ’smell the roses’.
Make sure you get some fresh air, exercise, good food and decent sleep - from now until it’s all over for the year.
Remember it’s all about balancing the demands of study with a happy and healthy lifestyle and making sure you don’t [...]

EXAMS: SETS & SPECIALS

If you meet with serious misadventure or illness at the business end of the semester and it impedes your ability to complete assessment requirements, you may be eligible for special consideration for your exams or a special extension of time for your assignments.
These SETS & SPECIALS as they are known require supporting documentation from your [...]

EXAM PREP: Past papers practice

A great way to prepare for exams is to take yourself through a practice run. Find yourself a quiet space, get yourself a good clock or set the alarm on your watch and take yourself through a past exam paper found through the Library homepage.

EXAMS: Quick update; things to consider

A couple of quick things you need to remember about exams - From Kylie in the Examinations Unit:
“If you have end of semester exams, you would have already received an email to your UNE email account advising you that your personalised exam timetable is now available online in myUNE.

TIP: Stressed? 10 ideas to make you feel better …

Judging by our site stats there’s a bunch of students who are feeling pretty stressed at the moment (understandably with Exams just around the Corner), so thanks to the Mental Health Information Service (contact details below) here’s 10 Tips to Stress Less …

EXAMS: Need to change your exam location? Do it before Oct 21.

From Kylie in the Examinations Unit: “If you would like to change your exam centre, you must contact the Examinations staff directly and as soon as possible with the details of your request. The easiest way to do this is through AskUNE (link from the top of every UNE web page).

EXAM PREP: ASO fact sheet here

CHeck out the Academic Skills Office factsheet - might be useful especially if you haven’t done an exam for a while.
And don’t forget to check out the Past Exams database through the Library website - great for practice!

EXAMS: GSB Trimester 3 timetables out today!

Thanks to Kylie in the Examinations Unit for letting us know the GSB Trimester 3 timetables are being released today. Here’s the detail:
The GSB Trimester 3 examination timetable has now been released online and students should now have a copy via your UNE Webmail Account. Note: Hard copy exam info is no longer sent via [...]

EXAMS: Special exam video conference for Access Centre Users

Do you live in an area where UNE has a Remote Study Centre (or Access Centre as they are known)? If so, why not get along to your local centre and participate in a special Exam Video Conference.
FYI, Access Centres with  video conferencing facilities are located in: Tamworth, Coonabarabran, Narrabri, Moree, Inverell, Tenterfield, Glen Innes, [...]