Exams

It is that time of the trimester again where we are starting to worry about exams.  I posted some advice on another forum and thought I would put it here as well in case it helps.  Exams can be stressful but there are things you can do to help:

• Make sure you eat breakfast on the big day, even if you don’t want too. Something healthy and low GI like rolled oats and banana will serve you well.
• Pack a water bottle to take in to the exam. If you snack while you study at home take snacks into the exam too; just make sure you don’t have anything that will rattle or crunch and upset fellow students.
• Take in tissues, panadol and cough lollies. You will get the urge to sneeze, cough or develop a stress induced headache when you do not want one.
• Be organised, have spare pencils/pens etc. Have a clear pencil case to store it all in; this will satisfy the person who is supervising that you are not smuggling in any notes and you will be able to see at a glance if the kids have taken your lucky pen.
• Double check the time and venue of you exam now just to make sure you know when and where you should be. If you don’t double check you will wake up at 2am in a sweat worrying about it.
• Don’t worry. Take a deep breath. Read the whole paper jotting down any notes in the margin or paper supplied as you think of them. If you don’t know something move on the the next question and come back to the ones you don’t know or are not sure of at the end.
• When you are finished read over your paper and proof read. You may have thought of something else to add or see a silly mistake.

I wish I could offer advice of study preparation but I have left everything to the last minute so I need to work on that side of things.  At least I know I will be organised on the day