Top Tips for Dealing with Exam Stress
General exam stress-busting tips:
You are capable of passing the exam.
If you don't understand some of your course material, getting stressed out won't help.
Instead, take action by seeing someone to help you understand the problem.
Talk to someone you trust and who will listen and be supportive is a great way of cutting stress & worry.
Tips for the revision period:
Boost your confidence and reduce any pre-exam stress by avoiding last minute cramming. Leaving plenty of time to revise means you know you have prepared well.
Make sure that you build in time to have fun and relax in between study sessions. Develop a timetable so that you can track and monitor your progress.
As soon as you notice you are losing concentration, take a short break – go for a walk, talk to a friend or just listen to some music. Then you will feel refreshed and able to concentrate on your revision again. Don’t make it too long!
Don't drink too much coffee, tea and fizzy drinks; the caffeine will make you feel 'keyedup' and make your thinking less clear.
Eat healthily and regularly; your brain will benefit from the nutrients. Replace sweets and sugar with ‘superfoods’ such as berries, bananas, oily fish, nuts and broccoli. 'Superfoods' can help boost your concentration, energy and mood.
Experiment with several alternative revision techniques so that revision is more fun and your motivation to study is high. Check out these revision techniques:
Regular moderate exercise such as a brisk walk, swim or session in the gym will boost your energy, clear your mind and help reduce any feelings of stress.
Tips for keeping calm during the exam:
It's natural to feel some exam nerves prior to starting the exam and that can be a positive feeling. However, getting excessively nervous is counterproductive as it stops you thinking clearly.
The quickest and most effective way of cutting out feelings of stress and panic is to close your eyes and take several long, slow deep breaths. Breathing in this way calms your whole nervous system.
If your mind goes blank, don't panic - it just makes it harder to recall information.
Instead, focus on slow, deep breathing for about one minute. If you still can't remember the information then move on to another question and return to this question later.
Don't spend time focussing where you think you went wrong. Congratulate yourself for the things you did right, learn from the bits where you know you could have done better, and then move on.
WISHING YOU GOOD LUCK
General exam stress-busting tips:
- Believe in yourself.
You are capable of passing the exam.
- Don’t just worry – take action!
If you don't understand some of your course material, getting stressed out won't help.
Instead, take action by seeing someone to help you understand the problem.
- Talk to a friend
Talk to someone you trust and who will listen and be supportive is a great way of cutting stress & worry.
Tips for the revision period:
- Time is important!
Boost your confidence and reduce any pre-exam stress by avoiding last minute cramming. Leaving plenty of time to revise means you know you have prepared well.
- Play is as important as work.
Make sure that you build in time to have fun and relax in between study sessions. Develop a timetable so that you can track and monitor your progress.
- Take a break.
As soon as you notice you are losing concentration, take a short break – go for a walk, talk to a friend or just listen to some music. Then you will feel refreshed and able to concentrate on your revision again. Don’t make it too long!
- Another cuppa? Don't think so.
Don't drink too much coffee, tea and fizzy drinks; the caffeine will make you feel 'keyedup' and make your thinking less clear.
- Eat some ‘superfoods’.
Eat healthily and regularly; your brain will benefit from the nutrients. Replace sweets and sugar with ‘superfoods’ such as berries, bananas, oily fish, nuts and broccoli. 'Superfoods' can help boost your concentration, energy and mood.
- A change is as good as a rest.
Experiment with several alternative revision techniques so that revision is more fun and your motivation to study is high. Check out these revision techniques:
- Give your body a workout (as well as your mind).
Regular moderate exercise such as a brisk walk, swim or session in the gym will boost your energy, clear your mind and help reduce any feelings of stress.
Tips for keeping calm during the exam:
It's natural to feel some exam nerves prior to starting the exam and that can be a positive feeling. However, getting excessively nervous is counterproductive as it stops you thinking clearly.
- Breathe deep.
The quickest and most effective way of cutting out feelings of stress and panic is to close your eyes and take several long, slow deep breaths. Breathing in this way calms your whole nervous system.
- Blankety blank?
If your mind goes blank, don't panic - it just makes it harder to recall information.
Instead, focus on slow, deep breathing for about one minute. If you still can't remember the information then move on to another question and return to this question later.
- Don’t dwell on past exams.
Don't spend time focussing where you think you went wrong. Congratulate yourself for the things you did right, learn from the bits where you know you could have done better, and then move on.
WISHING YOU GOOD LUCK
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