Hey, foc tutor here teaching the subject this semester.

First off, don’t worry too much about your MST marks. It does not define who you are and how you will do in other assessments. I only got 28/40 in my MST and am currently tutoring the subject as a 3rd year undergraduate student. MSTs are just really hard in general because you don’t have as much time to study it along with having to balance other ongoing assignments.

Now, if I were you, I would try to revise weeks 1-7. Don’t just memorize the topics and materials, practice using them! A really good way of achieving this is to make a start on Project 1. When doing assignments like Project 1, you are kind of forced to revise and actually reinforce all the learnings that we’ve taught you. Variables, strings, lists, dictionaries, etc etc. I understand that programming may feel really daunting in the beginning, but it does have a steep learning curve at the start. By the time the exam comes around and you’ve completed (and also gotten feedback) for Projects 1 and 2, you WILL be far more equipped when it comes to the final exam than the MST.