Exam stress - And How To Beat It ?

DOs

• Try to work to a revision timetable - start planning well before exams begin - your teacher should be able to help you with this.
  
  

• Make your books, notes and essays more user-friendly with summary notes, headings, sub-headings, highlighting and revision cards. Try using key words or spider charts. Get tips on other revision techniques from teachers and friends - do what works for you.
  
  

• Everyone revises differently - find out what routine suits you best - alone or with a friend; morning or late at night; short, sharp bursts or longer revision sessions.
  
  

• Take notes of important points when revising as an aid for future revision or if you need to clarify something with a teacher. Try explaining the answers to tricky questions to someone else, or look at past exam papers and try answering some of the questions.
  
  

• Ask for help if there are things you don't understand. If you're feeling stressed out, talk to someone.

DON'Ts

• Don't leave revision to the last minute.
  
  

• Don't avoid revising subjects you don't like or find difficult.
  
  

• Don't forget that there is a life beyond revision and exams.
  
  

• Don't cram ALL night before an exam.

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