This is one of my all time andpermanent suggestion. To avoid examination stress and secure long timeprofessional success it is very essential to focus on conceptual study from thevery beginning of your professional journey. Conceptual study is the only wayout to deal with any sort of examination.
2. Keep discussing the topics with your friends
Another way out to deal with examstress is to have a cool chat or exam oriented discussion with your friends andfellow students. This is helpful for you in many ways. Through these kind ofdiscussions you may clear your doubts and mentally prepare yourself for thebattle ahead. Also keep in touch with your teachers for desired advice.
3. Give a complete reading to the course
It is also important to give acomplete reading to the course content. Confidently strike off the topic whichaccording to you is irrelevant and
never asked in the exams. This point istotally connected with your self confidence and consequently reduces your examstress. Remember in the exam hall a small hint or 10-20% knowledge is enough toattempt a question. A simple reading or knowledge can be very handy forexam.
4. Spend quality times with your family and friends
One of the best way to handle examstress is to spend some quality time with your family and friends. I urge youall to consider this point very important to regain the entire consumed energyand enthusiasm. According to me during exam time family and friends are likeprotein and energy boosters. They provide you the desired strength to fightwith exam stress. So after a long study session have a relaxed chat orinteraction with your family and friends. I personally feel that this is a solidmethod to avoid exam stress. Try this...
5. Follow a fixed study plan honestly
As per my personal understanding ifyou follow a regular study plan from the very beginning, you can easily avoidthe exam stress. Exam stress is somewhere connected with your preparationmethod. If you are satisfied with your preparation then it would be easy foryou to say bye-bye to exam stress. So try and understand the importance of thispoint and prepare and follow a detailed and flexible study plan from the verybeginning.
6. Stay away from all negative thoughts
Negative thought or thinking is oneof the biggest reasons of exam stress and consequent failure in exam. Withoutany proper reason avoid thinking that your preparation is bad or you are weakin theory or practical paper. Just go ahead and give your best shot. Do notallow negative thinking and consequent exam stress to distract you and yourpositive energy.
7. Always focus on good and flexible revision schedule
A good revision during exam timesurely relaxed your mind and helps you to avoid unnecessary exam stress. So preparea special strategy
for course revision and prepare special short revision typenotes. Plan your revision schedule as early as possible and follow the samehonestly and keep reviewing it and make necessary changes as and whennecessary. This point helps you to deal with lengthy course and improve yourrevision strategy. Select easy chapters as per your strength and gaintremendous confidence by practicing more & more questions. After gainingenough confidence remove that chapter from your final revision list. Now thereis no need to revise that chapter during final revision and be confident aboutthat chapter. Just follow your revision schedule strictly.
8. Use your previous exam experience
Obviously you are not going to givefirst exam of your life. So use your experience of previous exams regarding howto handle the exam pressure. Also recall your previous exam success to generatemuch desired self confidence.
9. Few general observations to avoid exam stress
Some of the generalobservations to avoid exam stress are as follows:
i.) Stay away from unnecessary examinationpressure. Remember exams are just to test your knowledge and should not betreated as a pressure cooker.
ii.) To avoid exam stress always believe inaction. Thinking without action will increase your stress and adversely affectyour positivity.
iii.) Always make provision for a small breakduring long study sessions to rejuvenate your energy and strength.
iv.) Slight nervousness is perfectly fineand inevitable during exam time. But excessive stress can be very harmful andblock your thinking process. So just be careful.
10. Have faith in your abilities and blessings of your parents
Last but certainly not the least toavoid exam stress or any kind of stress in life it is very important to havefaith in your abilities and efforts. Remember nobody is perfect so always readyto improve yourself. Always try your best with utmost sincerity and dedication.I am sure success will follow you. Also give due regards to the expectations ofyour parents and also remember with their blessings you can deal with any sortof pressure situation.
01 September 2011
I agree with the expert and advise you to follow the same but do not be tensed and do not fear from the examination otherwise you will not be able to face the examination. Student's biggest enemy is examination and to defeat him you have be very brave. Just do not read before the examination. Prepare yourself from the beginning and not the examination.
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