Subject: And, speaking to the Boarders who've survived exams already:
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Posted on: 2013-05-07 18:50:00 UTC
Do you have any tips for dealing with exam stress? It's only now starting to show, and I don't want to spend my last week of exam free time worrying more about stress than revising.
Good luck on any AP exams, final exams, or othe tests coming up! I supp
I have no exams for school, technically, but next week is state testing in writing, math and language arts. Three hours a day, so I'm missing algebra, which I'm rather annoyed about.
Good wishes to everyone taking their exams!
I've got Thesis proposal defense next week, could always use some luck.
Come to think of it, I'm probably one of the youngest, if not the youngest Boarder around. I had placement tests for ninth grade about a fortnight ago.
I hereby add my good wishes to the pile.
AP Calc AB, then on Friday I have AP Language and Composition. Though that one's probably going to be easiest, since it's English and you can't really study for that. Then one week from tomorrow I have my APUSH exam.
The only good thing about this week is that there's not a lot of homework.
I have five weeks to finals. Geometry = me screwed.
I just had two finals today, and I still have Chemistry on Thursday and Political Science on Friday.
And of them isn't actually a final, but rather a book review, and I was busy so I only chose my book a couple weeks ago, and the teacher has yet to answer my email asking about how to /get/ the book I chose.
I'm quite probably screwed.
And I guess I'll need all of that luck, as my school decided to pile up exams like there's no tomorrow.
They're piling up lessons too, so we spend something like 8 hour following lessons each day from monday to friday, and sometimes we have saturday mornings too.
Mainly because they couldn't schedule stuff right, and now we have to catch up the time we lost. That's what you get for joining a post-high school two-year course in the first year they ever do it.
Do you have any tips for dealing with exam stress? It's only now starting to show, and I don't want to spend my last week of exam free time worrying more about stress than revising.
I just finished up with finals last week and they were a nightmare. For me, taking breaks to just chat or go out and eat a quick meal actually helped a lot. Switching between subjects whenever I felt too stressed over one exam was also pretty useful.
I'm not sure I'm the best person to give advice on handling stress though, I ended up pulling several all-nighters because I was too stressed to sleep xD
I haven't found any easy ways to completely get rid of stress, but one thing that works to some extend is to have a cup of hot milk with cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and honey before bed. It will help calm your stomach, lull you into a sleepy state of mind, and help you to get a restful night.
There is nothing worse than being kept up all night before a big exam.
It's very subjective, but I find that taking breaks, taking walks, drinking tea and listening to music I like helps with stress in general.
Mostly time management n'stuff.
I usually go for one-hour study blocs separated up by fifteen-minute "recesses." In those fifteen minutes, take some time to eat a snack, drink some water, go for a walk and maybe browse YouTube for a fluffy kitten video.
Avoid doing super-intense solo four-hour cramming sessions (they don't work, trust me). Try to find yourself a study group if possible.
I listen to music when I study, but I tend to stay away from stuff with lyrics; they get somewhat distracting after a while.
Do everything on paper. The internet is a very shiny distraction.
If you have a calculus exam, attempt to summon the ghost of Sir Isaac Newton to guide your hand. Oh, and flash cards help too.
I suppose this is a bit weird timing wise since APs started yesterday and finals likely won't be for a bit longer... But still! Good luck to all of you.
My first GCSE is actually a week today. I'm hoping I do well enough on these exams, after all, I have to pass at least 5 of them or I'll have to change my plans for the future completely, haha.
In Canada, where I would normally be, university students are just finishing up (or have already finished) their final exams. High school students, on the other hand, probably haven't started yet. But then again, that's just my country, and it may not even hold true outside Ontario...
(I'd also be saying thank you, except that I'm not in a school that gives tests this year. Hurrah! Instead, I will add my good wishes to yours.)
~DF