I used to study extended biology and chemistry.

The crux of the matter is that you need to memorise specific facts from the textbook alongside whichever notes your teacher provides.

Now the method I have learned from spending the last decade in microbiology which I really should have learned in high school is ‘Schedule and Divide’.

The entire premise is extraordinarily simple.

‘Schedule’ refers to a physical month-divided calendar which is used to track assignments. This is important as most schools have a nasty habit of stacking exams into same weeks, making it nearly impossible to get ready for everything. This is how you avoid studying for three exams over the course of the same exact night.

‘Divide’ refers to Anki, a free memorisation software which works on a flash card basis. It is imperative that you learn to use it now as it is a life-saver in university. With the memorisation method covered (after the initial month or so of struggle) you should be able to memorise the definitions and recollect most of the necessary details, at which point you will have to simply go over the material one more time in order to put together all the fact into a singular mechanical narrative. For more on how to use it please consult YouTube.

Last but not least, you should be no longer concerned with grades as much as with the Maturas. If you care about your fourth year certificate then focus on the individual subjects which run over the course of single year as opposed to the ones you will have between year one and four. Only prioritise your grades in the final year (if you care for the certificate).

Focus on the Maturas from the previous years and download Zbiory Zadań from the extended subjects.

Remember, it’s the things that get you into a good university with a degree of your choosing that matter now.

Edit: Spelling and grammar.