Mi case studies that got me 98% in trials: Qantas, Google, Apple, CCA
Backup case study: Confound LTD (hypothetical business)
Mi topics focusing on: Operations (70% confident, I just miss tiny details which are vital to band 6), Marketing (90% confident).
Mi set-up:
Reports: (always relating back to scenario)
> Executive summary
> List of topic discussion
> Body paragraphs (5-10 minutes maximum spent on each paragraph)
> Summary of recommendation
+ Visual displays (Graphs, arrows, underlying in red etc...)
Case study essays:
Intro: Opening statement + discussion topics. Will be very short: "E.g. The marketing strategies of blah blah will prove prominent in achieving the business marketing objectives of blah blah if considered with meticulous detail and diligence. The case studies given to enhance the understand of this concept is blah blah blah. (In case I decide to add another case study as I go on, I make sure I leave enough room for at least 2 backup case studies to add to intro)
Body: 5-10 minutes max spent on each body paragraph
Conclusion: In conclusion, blah blah blah
(I use more effort in report (due to always relating back to scenario) than in case study essay)
Exam timing:
Multiple choice: 10-15 mins max (I like to speed through so I don't doubt myself by thinking too long about an ambiguous question if one appears)
Short answers: 50 mins max
Report: 50 mins max
Case study essay: 55 mins max
= 2hrs and 50mins?
+ 10 mins checking Multiple choice
= 3hrs
cool story
Extras:
Watch used to keep time: G-SHOCK DW6900 colour: Black (2 minutes fast)
Pens taken into exam: 3 Black PaperMate "Kilometrico" pens + 1 Red PaperMate "Kilometrico" pen
Time entering exam room: 5 minutes before exam starts
Breakfast: Black tea + toast
Water bottle brand: ????
Music prior to exam: Classical music and nothing else but classical (No scientific benefits, just a ritual)