Preparing For Exams!

 

Hello, friends! I know many of you are gearing up to end the school year. It's the home stretch! This means that exams are coming up. Basically death. I have some tips and tricks that will help you take and ace your exams. Some of these tips are study related and some aren't. I'm not a psychologist or a doctor. These are just things that I find work for me and tend to work for other people. Just try it and see what happens.

• To prepare for an exam, obviously you want to study. Make sure that you don't cram the night before. Trust me, you won't retain anything. Here are some study methods that you can try:
• Flashcards
• Review sheets that you made yourself or that your teacher gave you
• Try teaching the content to another person or to an invisible classroom
• Go through your notes and copy information that you know you should look over again. Refer back to this "cheat sheet"
• Try Quizlet. This is a great website that allows you to make online flashcards, quiz yourself on the terms, and play games.
• Make sure to get plenty of sleep before exams. Go to bed early. Sleep certainly helps me do well.
• The day before your exam, make sure that you have all the materials you will need for the next day. You want to be prepared and ready that day.
• The day of, bum it. Don't bother wearing fancy clothing. You're going to be sitting in the same spot for long periods of time. It's best to be comfortable.
• Save yourself a couple minutes of sleep by going for a really light makeup look or no makeup at all. You have no one to impress as you're just going to be hunched over a test. Don't even bother.
• Eat a good, nutritious breakfast. Brain food.
• Bring something to do in case you finish the test early. I'd suggest a book or something to draw on.
• Always, always, always check over your answers!

Now get in there and nail that test! You've got this! Just get it over with!

-Love Ling