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Is it too late to cram for that big exam?

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Alistair Mooney Alistair Mooney | 10:00 UK time, Thursday, 21 May 2009

Can cramming ever be as good as honest hard graft?

John Hand revising

Senior Broadcast Journalist John Hand find himself falling into old habits in the run up to his A-level Italian exam. Admitting to being one of life's crammers, he looks at advice from the exam doctor and tips from a world memory champion.

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