How I did it: I stuck to my guns, mostly, and I always kept my eyes focused on the goal (which, for most would have been "get 80%, at least" but for me was "you can do this. Just a whole year to go and you'll be free as a bird").  As much as I didn't want to I just forced my head down and kept trying. And failing. But trying, mostly.

Lessons & tips: Make sure you get enough sleep. Also what I found helped me was to write all required equations over again.
And over again.
And over again.
And over again.
And over again.
And over again to the point where I could memorise them back to front, upside down and inside out.

I'm sure there are other ways of doing it, but that was how I got by.

Resources: SSABSA student resources.  Just Google SSABSA and there's heaps of stuff.

Also, there's always people around to help - more than you think. Even your fire-breathing, student-eating, arse-whipping chemistry teacher if you had one like I did.

Jan 07, 2009, 11:15PM PST | 0 comments | 1 cheer