simplyolat It is not as difficult as most
students think. As a result of
this, I decided to come up with
this write-up which I titled “7
Secrets of getting 280 and
above in JAMB.” The seven
secrets are discussed below;
1. Set a Target
Personally, I believe that there
is nothing impossible that one
cannot achieve. In scoring 280
and above in UTME exam, the
first step is for you to believe
you can achieve and set a
target on the score you want
to have in the end of the day.
Overtime, I have observed that
most students do not have a
specific score they want to
have in the JAMB.
All they do is just to read
without a specific target.
However, I always encourage
Jambites to set very high score
as their target. Setting a target
will help you to be focused on
what you want to achieve in
the exam.
2. Study Smart
It is not all about studying
hard; it is about studying
smart. Kindly get the JAMB
syllabus and past questions,
studying closing to identify the
core topics JAMB often repeat
year in year out.
If you can study those topics
very well, I think the job is half
way done.
Also, understand your study
pattern and not emulate
friends. I used to have friends
who loved drinking lots of
water whenever they were
studying. Hence, it is left for
you to learn to study smart in
preparing for the exam.
3. Practice
I remember practicing my JAMB
past questions up to a point
where I knew almost all the
answers off hand. I had
different forms of past
questions for every of my
subjects. What I am trying to
point out is it is very important
for you to practice very closely
especially the JAMB past
question because it will expose
you to the patterns of
questions set by JAMB. Also it
has been proven over time that
JAMB repeats questions from
previous years. You can be
fortunate to come across such
questions during your exam.
4. Do not Cheat
The prevalent thing among
Jambites is relying on different
forms of examination
malpractices to score very high
in the exam. But unfortunately
for them, they end up having
very low scores despite the
exam malpractices.
If you want to indeed score
280 and above in JAMB and
eventually gain the much-
desired admission, stay away
from exam malpractices
before, during and after the
exam. Funny enough, majority
of courses taken by year-one
students are topics selected
from JAMB syllabus. So if you
fail to study now, if you still
encounter those topics even
after you gained admission
through the back door.
5. Rest
I know this point may seem
unnecessary to you, but it is of
great importance if you truly
want to perform very well in
your UTME exam. The problem
most studious students do
have is their inability to set out
time to have some rest. The
human brain is often stressed
a lot by constant study.
Hence, it is advisably for you to
always take intermittent rest. It
looks so funny to me whenever
I meet students who study all
night a day to their JAMB exam.
To me, such study places sheer
pressure on them. A day to
your JAMB exam is for you to
take out time to rest and
ruminate on what you have
studied over time.
6. Gist with Friends
The popular saying that ‘no
man is an Island’ is applicable
in this situation. As a jambites
do not isolate yourself. Make
friends with fellow Jambites
and exchange ideas with them
because you can never know
everything on your own.
However, do not make friends
with the dullards who would
draw you back all in the name
of making friends; make
friends with those you will
learn a great deal from.
I remember when I was
preparing for JAMB in 2011, I
encountered a group of guys
at the public library where I
used to study. These guys were
very intelligent and I learnt a lot
from them.
Aside learning from friends,
making good friends helps you
to be abreast with any latest
rumour or news about the
exam. I know a lot of people
who could have performed
very well in JAMB if they had
been exposed to timely
information.
7. God Factor
The God-factor can never be
ruled out. In everything you do,
put God first. The bare truth is
you need God’s direction when
preparing to score 280 and
above in JAMB. As a matter of
fact, such feat is attainable
even without any ‘special
centre’ during the exam.