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
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
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
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
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
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.
6) Revise What You Hate First
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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
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
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
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
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.
