For many people, exams represent weeks of furious last-minute cramming and days of torturous apocalyptic judgement. If this sounds familiar to you or someone you know, then do yourself and them a favour and ease that academic angst! It’s time to say goodbye to anxious exam-day tension and embrace the tranquillity of organisation.
Exam-Busting Tips is the one-stop expert guide to co-ordinating your lifestyle and your revision during any exam period, no matter what level of education you are in.
For many people, sitting exams represents all that is daunting in the world of academia. The months, weeks, days or minutes of revision that you have put in, probably with a degree of reluctance, all build up to the horror that is the day of the exam.
But help is at hand.
If you dread the impatient shuffling outside the exam hall while you wait to be called in, relax. If you fear being suffocated by people claiming to be either ‘terrified’, ‘on the verge of a nervous breakdown’ or, in particularly irritating instances, ‘absolutely ready for any topic that should arise’, breathe easy. And if you have ever been known to go into an exam with only one pen, then don’t panic, my under-equipped friend – all is by no means lost.
You too can be part of the elite group of people who regularly bask in post-exam glory.
Food for thought...
During the exam period, it is imperative that you eat well and consume lots of fluids. Dehydration and a bad diet can lead to drowsiness, a shortened attention span and a general feeling of lethargy – not good when you are trying to maintain focus. Try to drink at least a litre and a half of water a day and consume five different pieces of fruit and vegetables. You will feel the benefit instantly.
Table of Contents
Introduction 7
Strength of mind 11
Overcoming your anxieties 21
The revision process examined 44
Revision techniques 63
The exam 75
After the exam 103
Why people fail 107
Good luck 119
