Top 10 Tips to Avoid Exam Stress

Dealing with exams calls for some serious revision sessions. Yet, that doesn’t necessarily mean you should stress yourself over some tests. Such academic qualification is not impossible to get, and as long as you’re committed to studying regularly, you’ll pass with flying colors. 

1) Organize Your Lectures

Identify all difficulties caused by a lecture course the moment you read it for the first time. The easiest path to success requires reading lecture notes and resolving the problem immediately. Don’t postpone anything because a revision process should deal with what you already know. It’s critical to be organized because proper planning will help you cope better with the stress. If your study guides, courses, and notes are all over the place, you won’t be able to make the most of your revision session.

2) Smart Revisions

We all have our own way of planning a revision, yet only some of us know that the making of a revision plan is critical. Start in advance and create a realistic timetable. Don’t cram your study session, and take regular breaks to relax the brain. 

3) Revise With Your Friends

Revising with friends is an excellent way of studying without feeling that you’re studying. You’ll feel a lot more relaxed, you can have fun while reading notes and you can even test each other. Make sure that you focus on the learning and don’t get distracted. 

4) Quality Over Quantity 

Exams are crucial and for that matter quality studying is of the utmost importance. You can’t cram all your sessions in 2 days, and you are certainly not advised to lock yourself in your room and read for 6 whole hours. Instead, you could devote 2 hours a day for your exam revision. Providing that you abide by a 3 week schedule, the end result will bring excellent grades. 

5) Don't Read, It's Useless

Believe it or not, just reading is useless during an exam revision session. Don’t forget that you already have the information, so you’ve got to find a way to do something with it. You’ll never get the information in your head if you don’t practice. Underline stuff; take notes, color code, or makes tables if you want to remember what you read. 

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6) Revise What You Hate First

There has to be a course you absolutely hate, so you can’t risk failing it. It’s best to start a revision with what you don’t like first. Assuming that math pushes your buttons, allocate 2 hours in the morning for that particular subject. You’ll feel so much better afterwards. Just imagine that your exams are 1 week away. Do you want to relax and revise Geography or English, or do you want to stress yourself with Math and think you’ll never pass?

7) Stay Positive

The best way to deal with pre-exam stress is to stay positive. You can do it and nothing can stop you from acing those exams. Relax and always remember that you studied. The information is there, in your head; you just have to take a deep breath to remember it. 

8) Think About Your End Goal

Good exam scores are your ticket to college, so you might want to remember that. Be confident and don’t lose hope. If you studied, you have nothing to worry about. Most students get so nervous in the exam room that they freak out. Answer yourself the following question: do I have a reason to freak out if I studied? No, you don’t. So get your things together and you’ll make it. 

9) Ignore Your Colleagues

Stay away from your colleagues before entering the examination room. You don’t want to charge yourself with bad energy. They’re stressed because they didn’t study, so why should you feel what they’re feeling? Rather than listen to them blab about how difficult it will be, it’s best to stay home and sleep for 20 more minutes. 

10) Never Compare Exam Answers

That’s one of the biggest mistake a student can make. We all do it! As soon as an exam is over, we run to our classmates to compare results. Checking answers is a great way of stressing yourself. Just because your solutions were different it doesn’t mean they were wrong. So instead of blaming yourself for something you don’t know it’s incorrect, you should be happy one exam is over. Go home and rest for your next one, and don’t let others ruin your day.

Exams are stressful, nerve-racking, and sometimes puzzling. Yet, they’re not impossible to pass if you choose to stay positive. Stress can have a devastating effect on your body, so it’s best to just relax. Start your exam revision with at least 1 month in advance, establish your best learning methods, and dedicate yourself to your exams. Two hours a day in the morning won’t kill you, and in the end you’ll reap great benefit from your learning sessions.