As a beginner, it can seem so overwhelming for you especially if you have not participated or don't know much about the WAEC examination.
As an experienced student, I know what it feels like for a beginner. I know you have many things to know and some of these things might be wondering you and you are desperate to know them all. If am not mistaken, you might be anxious about some questions like the following:
How do I register for a WAEC examination?
What are the requirements to register for the WAEC examination?
How do I pass my WAEC examination? And many more of these questions are the things that normally come to mind.
It is never a bad idea to think or wonder like that. That is how everyone is made to be. I could remember the way I was very terrified when I was enrolled for my WAEC examination.
You don't have to be afraid anymore, because this article has got you covered on everything you need to know about WAEC registration. In this article, you are going to know and learn how to start to prepare for the WAEC examination, the right materials a student needs to use to pass the examination, as well as all the errors you need to avoid when writing the examination.
How to start preparing for the WAEC examination
If you are planning to write the WAEC examination, you need to know where and how to go about it. You should know the first and the last step you need to take. Knowing this thing will help to flourish in what you are doing and will also help you to avoid the stories that touch your heart. That is why I decided to come to your aid to help you to know what to do first and what to do last. Below are the step-by-step instructions that will help you.
1. Choose your course
The first and foremost thing you need is a course. You need to choose the course you want to study when you get to higher institutions. To choose a course, you need to know the area you are good at. You can easily get to know this based on the performance you are having in the subjects you are doing at your secondary school.
For a good start, students are advised to choose the course they are good at in the early stages of the Senior Secondary School (SSS 1) level. This will help the student to be more focused on some particular subjects that they know best instead of just doing everything together.
There are three main departments at the secondary level. These are Science Department, Arts Department, and Social Sciences Department. These are where you can choose your course. To know the correct subjects for your course, check out this article: subject combination for all courses and departments
For example, a student who is good at mathematics, physics, and chemistry is automatically considered to be a good fit for engineering courses like electrical or chemical engineering while one that is good in economics, mathematics, and commerce will also be considered a good fit for accounting.
2. Plan your enrollment fee.
The enrolment fee is the money you need to pay for the registration and other expenses that may result from that period. You need to plan and prepare your WAEC enrollment fee ahead. At least the money for your payment should be made available two months before the registration.
3. Choose an examination type.
Keep in mind that there are two major types of WAEC examinations. Make sure you know the one you need for yourself. For example, WAEC conducts examinations for both school and private candidates. School candidates are made especially for the students that are rounding up their secondary school level while private candidates are for those that have participated in WAEC before. To know more about this topic, please check this topic; type of WAEC examination. In this article, you will learn how to register, the money you need to pay, and the examination period.
4. Enroll in your course
Students can enroll as internal or external candidates. The difference between the two is; internal is for the students that are from the school while external is for those students that are from another school or the ones that have participated in the GCE examination but could not make it.
To enroll WAEC course,
1. The student will need to meet the school administrator.
2. The school administrator will need to issue you a form to fill out.
3. Fill out the form and submit it back to the admin.
4. Make your payment.
4. Get your WAEC syllabus and the recommended textbooks.
You need to get all the WAEC syllabi that are related to the course you enrolled for. WAEC syllabus is one of the important things you need to have as a student. With the aid of the syllabus that is provided by the WAEC management, students can easily know the topics they need to study before the examination day. Each syllabus is packed with all the recommended textbooks you need to use for your study in other for you to get familiar with the way WAEC set examinations.
5. Get WAEC past questions
Previous questions that were set by WAEC will help you to get prepared for your upcoming WAEC examination. Past questions have helped millions of students and still helping a lot to this day. Since the WAEC board doesn't have enough fresh questions to set, they are likely going to stick with their old questions. So, you will need to study it. To get full assurance that you can pass your examination once, you will need to stick with the past 5 years questions.
There are lots of places you can get your past questions from. You can get it as a hard copy at any bookshop nearest to you or get it as a soft copy. I recommend you visit the WAEC official website at WAEC eLearning to get everything you need to get started. There are plenty of subjects and their past question on the website.
If you need me to help you to find the best place to get WAEC past questions, contact me or reach me via the comment section.
6. Start early
One proverb says "early to bed early to work". Yes, the earlier you start your study, the better for you. When you study early you will be able to round up all the things you need to pass your examination. The truth is that you need to cover all the basic topics because that is where WAEC will set the question for their examination. One important thing why you need to start early is because it will help you get a thorough knowledge of how WAEC set their examination and also help you to cover the given syllabus on time.
7. Avoid the spirit of procrastination
I will read it tomorrow. When tomorrow comes, they will say, oh... I will just start it the next day. This saying has done more damage to student academic performance. When you compromise your studying schedule, it might lead you to failure. You should avoid procrastination If you want to pass your examination with a flying collar. Always make sure your YES means YES and your No means NO
8. Avoid any form of examination malpractice
To avoid the issue of WAEC canceling or withholding your result, you must not participate in or has dealings with examination malpractice. Never think of paying for an expo. Because even the people you are putting hope in might give you the wrong answers. You are even better than some of these people. So you should study on your own rather than wait for people like you to copy and paste for you.
Another reason why is not good to depend on malpractice is that the WAEC management now has an instrument to detect examination malpractice. And more to that, most of the textbooks both online and the ones in the local bookshop are Written by WAEC examiners so they can easily catch any student who cheats. Read this article - how to avoid failure, examination malpractice, and withheld results in WAEC
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If you want to pass your examination, everything I explained and all the reference links are what you need. Try to follow It up and you will be successful. Happy reading!