Poll: Wing it?

[SirDeadly]

So I have exams this week (yay only go to school for my exam then go home and play games all day). I can never be bothered actually studying for any test so I just wing it (works pretty well for me in everything except maths...) So my fellow escapists, do you like to wing it?

BTW: for those who don't know, winging something means to go in unprepared

 

[Xeros]

Yep, all the time. I just can't be bothered to study.

 

[The Maddest March Hare]

I usually study enough to have a decent background knowledge, then hope I can get by on that and a truck load of grade A bullshit.

I passed my A level English, both AS and A2 (2 years worth of work for anyone who doesn't know UK education schemes), in 3 months. Including the English Literature tests on Dickins and so on. And I never actually read the books.

I started the course 3 months before the exams, and got a B overall. By winging it.

[HEADING=2]Fuck yeah![/HEADING]

 

[SirDeadly]

I do, but I've failed classes because of it. I'm such a chronic procrastinator, I can't help it. It sucks.

I know how you feel...

 

[Penguinness]

I used to just wing it, did alright in GCSEs too. Got all A-Cs.

When it came to sixth-form and A-levels I got some Ds in the first year and became determined to nuke the second year. I then revised for everything heavily and rewrote out entire maths books and did all past papers.

 

[Shockolate]

My whole life is winging it.

Fortunatly, I have very high intellegence (the understanding and learning kind) and most things come very easy to me.

Unfortunatly, I know this fact and quite often coast on it, leading to a lot of hit or misses. Either I get it perfect or fail spectacularly.

 

[Crayzor]

I could proably wing all my A level exams and still get a decent grade, but I am doing work for them as I really can't afford to mess up.

 

[Jackalb]

Don't just wing it, go in high as a kite.

 

[kurupt87]

I've got to uni "winging it", I really regret it. Now that I have to work in order to do well I am struggling, I've never had to before and I don't really know how. I'm envious of those with the self control to put in sustained effort. Going back that'd be the thing I'd change, make myself work while still young, learning and creating myself.

 

[Sassafrass]

I wing pretty much everything I do, gaming, plans, exams, my sleep schedule.

My exams were no different. Admittedly, I fucked those up a bit by massively failing my Science GCSE's but I nearly passed my R.E exam by winging it with which I was almost surprised by.

So yes, I love winging it. It makes everything more unpredictable, I find.

 

[rowan-thats-me]

if your doing GCSEs you'll be ok, but I'd suggest revising if your about to take your A-level exams or above

 

[ProfessorLayton]

I never study. Sometimes I'll skim over my notes beforehand, but notes all look the same. When I take tests, I read the words and think back to when we talked about it in class and answer from there. If I study notes, I just think back to notes and I often get mixed up.

 

[Ham_authority95]

My teachers usually give us a practice sheet before the test, so no additional studying is needed.

I still find myself winging it on projects and speeches, though.

 

[Girl With One Eye]

AHH I get my results on monday and I'm having anxiety attacks!! I only revised for a week for the 2 exams I had (the rest was coursework based) so I was really unprepared. Guess I'll find out how bad of an idea that was on monday!

 

[Abedeus]

Very rarely. I avoid doing so in History, since my teacher doesn't give a damn about people repeating the exams in horrible atmosphere.

 

[Tharwen]

Well, I started a 6-month coursework 2 days before the due date once and handed it in with an 80% mark. I was pretty proud of that.

As for exams, I got great GCSE results with little revision. I don't know if that will work for my A-levels, though. Basically, long-term coursework is bad, because I have real trouble feeling pressure for a long-term goal, and short term is good, since I can treat it as unique and important.