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Step 1
Start by making sure you are prepared to write your exam. Study in advance so you are not crunching all your study time the night before. Give yourself time to absorb all of the materials.
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Step 2
Take in study materials one at a time. Study each part of the topic covered in segments and do not overwhelm yourself with information from different sections.
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Step 3
Wake up early the day of the exam. Eat a healthy breakfast and take some time to breathe deeply. The more calm you remain, the more you will stay organized and focused during your exam.
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Step 4
Go through each answer in the appropriate amount of time. Try to avoid feeling rushed by the clock. This rushed feeling will only make you get nervous and your answers will not come out the way you want them to.
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Step 5
Ask any questions about the test format if you are unsure about anything on the exam. The instructors won’t be able to give you answers on the test, but they can tell you if you are unclear on the instructions.
How to Calm Post Exam Nerves
It’s a nightmare having to wait for exam results, especially if you aren’t sure if you’ve done well. This guide aims to offer some helpful tips to calm yourself during the wait.
Steps
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- Try not to go over the exam in depth straight afterwards. Some people find it comforting to talk to friends a little about what they wrote whereas some find it much better not to talk about the exam at all. However, going over the exam in great depth, no matter how tempting it is to do so, will only highlight points you didn’t do so well on but can’t change and will unnecessarily stress you out.
- Make sure you know when results day is. Usually, you collect your exam results at your college or school but some universities provided an online service for checking results. If you aren’t around on results day, make sure you have arranged to have the results sent to your house or the address you will be staying at.
- Start sorting out and organising any notes, books or paperwork you will need to have ready for the next academic term. This is best done early on. Not only will it take your mind off of the wait for the exam results, it will also make sure you don’t have any last minute panics before the next term begins.
- Formulate and write down three plans- one for if you do as well or better than you need to in your exams, one for if you do worse than you needed to but not horrifically badly and one for if worst really does come to worst! For example, if you have just finished your GCSEs and want to go onto sixth form, the first plan would be to go onto sixth form. The second plan may be to still go onto sixth form but to take different courses with lower entry requirments. The third option might be to try and get a part-time job whilst arranging re-sits. You should also talk this plan over with your parents and friends to get an objective view of things – sometimes, when you’re nervous or upset, you can start to make silly and illogical choices!
- Make plans to celebrate when the results come out, no matter if you did good or bad. It will give you something to look forward instead of just fearing the day.
- Collect your results as soon as possible. Why prolong the wait if you don’t have to?
- The choice is yours if you want to open your results around others or when you are on your own. Some people like to open their results in front of their friends, some people prefer to have their parents with them whilst others prefer to find a quite place where they can deal with the result by themselves. Don’t let anybody push you to open them at any other time than one you are comfortable with. They’re your results and nobody else’s.
Tips
- Recognise that everybody gets stressed about exam results.
- If you find yourself nit-picking over a small part of the exam, stop and put things into perspective. It is very rarely that one small mistake means the difference between a pass and a fail.
- Don’t go through your notes looking for the answers to the exams. You can’t change what you’ve written now.
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- A little bit of stress is a normal part of life. However, if you think you’re stress is getting out of control, talk to somebody NOW! If you think stress is causing you serious medical problems, such as significant sleep problems or if you have become suicidal, please don’t hesitate in going to see a doctor or psychiatrist.
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