HOW BEST TO PREPARE FOR JAMB EXAMINATION AND GAIN ADMISSION EASILY

For one to succeed in any task as well as any examination, one has to know what he is suppose do and then work towards achieving it. Success in any endeavour of life comes only through hard work; there is no shortcut to genuine success. The same goes for examination.

So, permit me to cease this opportunity to share with you, useful success tips that will guide you before, during and after your JAMB Examination:

Thoroughly Go through the JAMB Brochure:

It is advisable for JAMB candidates to carefully read the JAMB brochure before doing the JAMB online registration. This will help you in making a perfect choice of the courses you are best suited for. Most JAMB candidates has never opened a JAMB brochure and this is why they always end up applying for the few popular courses without knowledge of other less popular courses which they may be better suited for.

Try to do the registration by yourself:

According to JAMB, and I quote, “Registration for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) is online and all applicants are advised to register by themselves”.

It is wise that you make yourself available at the CBT centre in which you are registering for the UTME. This will go a long way in checkmating any form of error that might be made by whoever that will do the registration for you. It will also help those that may be regarded as “computer illiterates” to get acquainted with the computer system, and this is very important as the exam is now fully conducted through the Computer Based system.

Choice your course reasonably:

According to the JAMB Registrar, Professor Dibu Ojerinde, during a presentation at an examination summit in Abuja pointed out that one of the few reasons why many students fail to gain admission is the fact that they often opt for certain courses like Medicine, Pharmacy, Architecture, Science Laboratory Technology, Business Administration, Law, Theatre Arts for admission due to their marketability.

While all these courses are good and lucrative, have you thought about the number of candidates vying for the same position with you? Last year alone 11,000+ candidates applied to study Medicine in the University of Nigeria Nsukka [UNN] while only about 150 were admitted via the primary admission list. Now, we know that a good number of candidates that apply for medicine are considered very brilliant in their respective schools, so it ends up being a big fight and a survival of the fittest, where most candidates with high scores still end up not being admitted. These wrong choices may also be traced to the lack of guidance and counseling in their secondary schools.

Time Management:

Time management and organization is an inevitable step towards any examination success, same goes for JAMB exam. Most of us will always wish we had started revision earlier and that we had more time. If the thought of an examination makes you jittery, then you are probably not fully prepared. Of course everybody will be a bit nervous about an important examination, but there is no reason why you should fall apart and fail to do yourself justice if you know what to expect before you go in. Put to good use your days, weeks and months available before the exam date more wisely.

So, it is wise to make a timetable that includes all your subjects, and think about combining the subjects you find difficult with those that come more naturally to you. Use your JAMB syllabus to make sure you have covered everything and be sure to reserve in your time table at least two weeks prior to the exam for your revision.

Minimize The Use of Social networks:

It is advisable to reduce to the bare minimum your use of social network sites and tools when you are preparing for exams as crucial as JAMB exam as they KILL an unimaginable amount of your study time. If you are the type that can’t help always getting online these social networks, try as much as you can to strike a balance between the time you spend on these social networks and your study time.

Make Use of Past Question Papers:

Get hold of any JAMB past questions and study it regularly to feel what’s required and to see how well you could cope with the previous exams and know what JAMB questions look like. The best preparation is working through past papers and looking at your syllabus to avoid any form of surprises.

Do not Put your Hope on “Runs”:

One serious problem plaguing the Nigeria’s Education system is wide spread of examination malpractices and release of questions before the exam. This trend has eaten deep into the fabrics of our country Nigeria and into major examination bodies like JAMB. Because of the way some of the beneficiaries of this misconduct go scot free and the way these “runs” are publicly advertised, more and more JAMB candidates are tempted to join the cheating game. But mind you, apart from the long term effects of exam malpractice, most candidates that involve in such act end up disappointed when the result is released and realize that they were duped.

Learn Basic Computer Skills:

It is very unfortunate that in this modern era, there are still many adult Nigerians that have zero knowledge of the computer system and of course too scared to even touch the mouse let alone the computer system, as if it will explode by their touch.

To all candidates writing JAMB examination, you should be able to operate and master basic computer skills and at least have a personal e-mail address you operates with. If you don’t have or do not know how to own one, ask your friends to teach you how to get one or go to the Cyber café with those friends of yours that uses the internet. If you can operate your mobile phone without going through any operation manual or asking anyone to help you operate your phone, then you can as well operate a computer system without fidgeting. You only need a little guidance and determination.

Adhere to instructions: During the exam, carefully read the instructions on your computer all the way through and make sure you know exactly what you have to do before clicking on your start button. When you are ready to start, read each question more than once to make sure it really does say what you think it says. If you encounter any difficulty with your computer, call the attention of the CBT centre operator or the JAMB supervisor nearest to you to help fix it or probably take you to another computer.

With God All Things are Possible:

At the end of the exam, don’t trouble yourself trying to verify the correctness of the answers you supplied during the exam as it will do you more harm than good.
Always put God first in anything you do. Be in touch with Him when you prepare for your exams, during the exam, after the exam and always. You‘ll surely have no regrets.

Lastly, the Use of English Language is the only compulsory subject for every candidate that is writing JAMB UTME examination and a good performance in the Use of English will surely influence ones overall score. Therefore, make sure you read the recommended text book, “Last Days At Forcados School” by A. H. Mohammed as questions will come from there.

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