Avoiding Exam Stress

PREPARE WELL IN ADVANCE. Keep up to date with your work and begin revi ion ear!y. Avoid !a t"#inute $ra##ing. Don%t go without !eep the night be&ore your e'a#. (top tudying an hour or o be&ore the te t. Pra$ti$e Re!a'ation )e$hni*ue . ()+D, -R.+P(/ (o#e peop!e work very we!! in an organi ed tudy group. 0ake ure you have an agenda and that every one pu!! their weight. Pi$k a#p!e e'a# *ue tion and brain tor# an e ay p!an. .ther tudy better a!one and hou!d not be pre uri ed into 1oining a group. ()+D, (KILL( W.RK(2.P/ )ry to attend a (tudy (ki!! work hop ear!y in the a$ade#i$ year 3organi ed by the (tudent Coun e!!ing (ervi$e4. +NDER()AND RA)2ER )2AN LEARN 5, 2EAR)/ ,ou have a #u$h better $han$e o& re#e#bering what you6ve !earned i& you under tand it7 and it i per ona!!y #eaning&u! and intere ting to you. Never !earn o&& by heart 8 it doe n6t work. Progre ive!y break down your !e$ture note and te'tbook into point &or#7 unti! you end up with bu!!et point or a #ind #ap 3a vi ua! pi$ture o& the #a1or point and how they re!ate to ea$h other4. A$rony# 3word #ade up o& the &ir t !etter o& ea$h #a1or point4 are u e&u! way to re#e#ber and $an be *ui$k!y $a!!ed to #ind during an e'a#. PER(.NAL 2EAL)2/ )ry to eat we!! and e'er$i e in the week $o#ing up to your e'a#. Redu$e or Avoid A!$oho! and other drug 8 they inter&ere with $on$entration and #e#ory. Look &orward to a night out when your e'a# i over. PRAC)ICE 2ANDWRI)IN-/ 0any o& you wi!! have pent that !a t &ew #onth u ing a $o#puter. 9or a &ew week be&ore the e'a# pra$ti$e handwriting. Writing &or a three hour period $an be$o#e very un$o#&ortab!e. Legib!e handwriting put e'a# #arker in a good #ood: .LD E;A0 PAPER(/ 2ave a !ook at o!d e'a# paper o that you are u ed to the !ayout and what you have to do. A $ertain how #u$h ti#e you have &or ea$h *ue tion by ubtra$ting ten or &i&teen #inute &ro# the tota! ti#e &or initia! reading o& *ue tion < then divide the re#aining ti#e by the nu#ber o& *ue tion you are re*uired to an wer. PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT: PRAC)ICE E((A, PLAN( +(IN- .LD E;A0 PAPER(/ When you have revi ed a e$tion o& your $our e7 pi$k an e'a# *ue tion at rando#. Dra&t an e'a# an wer. I& you do thi o&ten enough7 by the ti#e you it your e'a# it wi!! be e$ond nature to you. KN.W )I0E AND PLACE o& the e'a# and organi e pen et$ we!! in advan$e. Che$k in advan$e what you are a!!owed to take into the e'a# ha!! 3$a!$u!ator 7 #obi!e phone et$4. (WI)C2 .99 ,.+R 0.5ILE. 0ake ure you bring a pen that i $o#&ortab!e to write with. Wear $o#&ortab!e $!othing. Don%t ru h. D.N%) )ALK A5.+) )2E )E() with $!a #ate i##ediate!y be&orehand7 i& you know it rai e your an'iety !eve!. ,ou #ay a! o #ake other tudent #ore nervou . )2E E;A0 PAPER/ Read the paper. (tay a $a!# a po ib!e 8 there is o#ething you $an an wer. + e your Re!a'ation )e$hni*ue . Pi$k the *ue tion you are going to an wer. =ot down a &ew note or an e ay p!an. (o#e peop!e !ike to tart with the *ue tion they know be t. Write your *ue tion 7 keeping an eye on the ti#e. E;A0 >+E()I.N(/ (tudent &re*uent!y do not do a we!! a they hou!d in e'a# 7 i#p!y be$au e they haven6t taken the ti#e to read the *ue tion proper!y: 5reak your e'a# *ue tion into Content word and Process words. Content word are the topi$ you are being a ked about 3$e!! divi ion7 touri #7 $o##uni$ation et$4. Pro$e word are what you are being a ked to do with your know!edge 3di $u 7 eva!uate7 $riti$i e et$4.