{"id":948,"date":"2022-12-14T10:34:20","date_gmt":"2022-12-14T10:34:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/academic-and-employability-skills\/?p=948"},"modified":"2023-01-05T13:01:42","modified_gmt":"2023-01-05T13:01:42","slug":"the-night-before-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/academic-and-employability-skills\/2022\/12\/14\/the-night-before-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"The night before Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>St Nick offers some words of wisdom ahead of the exam period in the Skills Centre's 2022 seasonal message.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/779691899?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>'Twas the night before Christmas, when all thro' the house,<br \/>\nNot a creature was stirring, not even a mouse...<\/p>\n<p>Students were nestled all snug in their beds,<br \/>\nWhile visions of top grades danced in their heads.<\/p>\n<p>Then what to my wondering eyes should appear,<br \/>\nBut a miniature sleigh and eight tiny reindeer!<\/p>\n<p>With a little old driver, so lively and quick,<br \/>\nI knew in a moment it must be St Nick!<\/p>\n<p>Come to impart some knowledge so wise,<br \/>\n'Bout my upcoming exams and how to revise.<\/p>\n<p>\"Manage your time well,\" St Nick said, \"make a plan.\"<br \/>\n\"Don't start cramming just before the exam.\"<\/p>\n<p>\"Find a good study space, take lots of breaks.<br \/>\nLook after yourself so you don't make mistakes.\"<\/p>\n<p>\"Practise past papers! Do lots of sport!<br \/>\nIf you feel stressed, reach out for support.\"<\/p>\n<p>\"My best counsel,\" St Nick said, so kind and reflective,<br \/>\n\"Is not to burn out, keep exams in perspective.\"<\/p>\n<p>Then he sprung to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle,<br \/>\nAnd away they all flew, like the down of a thistle.<\/p>\n<p>But I heard him exclaim, as he drove out of sight -<br \/>\n\"Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good night!\"<\/p>\n<p>Season's Greetings from the Skills Centre!<br \/>\n(with thanks to Clement Clarke Moore)<\/p>\n<p>Our exam support resumes in the New Year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>St Nick offers some words of wisdom ahead of the exam period in the Skills Centre's 2022 seasonal message.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1438,"featured_media":950,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[91,9],"tags":[230,12,201,232,97,182,195,231],"class_list":["post-948","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academic-skills","category-exams","tag-christmas-message","tag-exam-prep","tag-exam-preparation","tag-exam-tips","tag-planning","tag-revision","tag-revision-techniques","tag-seasons-greetings"],"acf":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":806,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/academic-and-employability-skills\/2022\/05\/04\/my-tips-for-exam-preparation\/","url_meta":{"origin":948,"position":0},"title":"My tips for exam preparation","author":"Erifyli Vologianni","date":"May 4, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Hi, I\u2019m Erifyli. 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