Anti-Frizz
09-05-2005, 09:01 PM
Right... Well, I had my main exams last week, and it wasnt long ago that I was freaking out about them and asking for advice on how to calm myself down. Thankfully, I got through the week just fine! :)
Exam stress - and how to beat it
DOs
Try to work to a revision timetable - start planning well before exams begin - your teacher should be able to help you with this.
Make your books, notes and essays more user-friendly with summary notes, headings, sub-headings, highlighting and revision cards. Try using key words or spider charts. Get tips on other revision techniques from teachers and friends - do what works for you.
Everyone revises differently - find out what routine suits you best - alone or with a friend; morning or late at night; short, sharp bursts or longer revision sessions.
Take notes of important points when revising as an aid for future revision or if you need to clarify something with a teacher. Try explaining the answers to tricky questions to someone else, or look at past exam papers and try answering some of the questions.
Ask for help if there are things you don't understand. If you're feeling stressed out, talk to someone.
DONT'S
Don't leave revision to the last minute.
Don't avoid revising subjects you don't like or find difficult.
Don't forget that there is a life beyond revision and exams.
Don't cram ALL night before an exam.
Prepare for the big day
Check...
Have a good breakfast if you can.
Give yourself plenty of time to get to the exam room.
Make sure you know where the exam is being held.
Take everything you will need - extra pens, water, tissues - anything else?
Go to the loo before the exam starts! (Otherwise you'll find you'll be wetting yourself!!!)
If you feel really anxious, breathe slowly and deeply while waiting for the exam to start.
Perform as well as you can
YOU'RE YOU, so you can only do the best that you can on the day.
Knowing that you've done your best on the day may help you overcome feelings of letting anyone down.
Don't go through the answers afterwards with your friends if it is only going to make you more worried.
Try to put the last exam out of your mind and look ahead to the next one - you can't go back and change things.
So... Do you guys get yourselves worked up over exams?
Do your parents and/or push you too hard to get the grades THEY want you to get?
Exam stress - and how to beat it
DOs
Try to work to a revision timetable - start planning well before exams begin - your teacher should be able to help you with this.
Make your books, notes and essays more user-friendly with summary notes, headings, sub-headings, highlighting and revision cards. Try using key words or spider charts. Get tips on other revision techniques from teachers and friends - do what works for you.
Everyone revises differently - find out what routine suits you best - alone or with a friend; morning or late at night; short, sharp bursts or longer revision sessions.
Take notes of important points when revising as an aid for future revision or if you need to clarify something with a teacher. Try explaining the answers to tricky questions to someone else, or look at past exam papers and try answering some of the questions.
Ask for help if there are things you don't understand. If you're feeling stressed out, talk to someone.
DONT'S
Don't leave revision to the last minute.
Don't avoid revising subjects you don't like or find difficult.
Don't forget that there is a life beyond revision and exams.
Don't cram ALL night before an exam.
Prepare for the big day
Check...
Have a good breakfast if you can.
Give yourself plenty of time to get to the exam room.
Make sure you know where the exam is being held.
Take everything you will need - extra pens, water, tissues - anything else?
Go to the loo before the exam starts! (Otherwise you'll find you'll be wetting yourself!!!)
If you feel really anxious, breathe slowly and deeply while waiting for the exam to start.
Perform as well as you can
YOU'RE YOU, so you can only do the best that you can on the day.
Knowing that you've done your best on the day may help you overcome feelings of letting anyone down.
Don't go through the answers afterwards with your friends if it is only going to make you more worried.
Try to put the last exam out of your mind and look ahead to the next one - you can't go back and change things.
So... Do you guys get yourselves worked up over exams?
Do your parents and/or push you too hard to get the grades THEY want you to get?