Friday, February 11, 2011

Preparation Tips For College Students Prior To A Quiz

By Zac Thompson


Being calm and collected will get you through the exam you have been studying for a couple of days but it will only get you through at some point, learning how to cope with the anxiety of studying for an exam will help you be more calm during the exam period.

Be prepared always. The best way to deal with an exam is to study it. You feed off your anxiety when you are not prepared to take the exam and you will only fail when it happens. So, soothe your nerves by studying.

Visualize yourself as that confident person. Think about how confident you will be while answering the questions. This will take off all the anxiety that you will feel before the exam.

Get enough sleep and take some time to rest while you are studying. The brain can only handle too much information and overloading it will cause you to lose them.

Take care of other business before you take the test. This means dealing all other problems before you head out for the exam or else it will pop up in your mind while you are taking the test and can cause you your grades.

Prepare a study plan during the entire semester. Everything should be detailed like what topics you need to study first, what time you need to study, and some exercises you need to do to get a good grade.

During the exam, you will be timed. This could spell doom for you if you are not able to budget your time efficiently throughout the exam. If you are not able to get an answer out of a question, then you need to move on to the next. The more you try to think of an answer to a specific question, the more time you will be spending.

These are the things that will help you manage the stress that exams brought upon. Make sure that you follow them.




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