» ''7 Secrets Of Scoring 280 And Above In JAMB'' «

It baffles me a lot whenever I meet with Jambites who
struggle to score barely 200 in JAMB. I begin to ask
myself, “What is so difficult about JAMB that lots of
students struggle with it?” From my findings, I discovered
that lots of students are not knowledgeable about how to
pass JAMB and pass it very well.
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. Personally, I do not
support or encourage students to enrol for ‘special centre’
for exams; I always believe in merit.