Hey, everyone!
I realise a lot of you will be looking a the title of this and think "oh this is going to be another one of those boring 'motivational' posts about how to "survive" exams" I won't carry on reading.
But I want to make this a blog post a real achievable exam/stress helper.
I realise a lot of you will be looking a the title of this and think "oh this is going to be another one of those boring 'motivational' posts about how to "survive" exams" I won't carry on reading.
But I want to make this a blog post a real achievable exam/stress helper.
Aim high, but not too high
Yes you should definitely aim high but don't aim too high so that you are out of your depth and under too much pressure.
Revision
Revision obviously helps you do well in exams but don't do too much of it in one go. So don't leave it until 2 days before your exam to start revising because you will stay up too late, get up early, go to school, won't be able to concentrate properly, get home, feel tired, start revision, stay up too late... and the cycle will start again, leaving you stressed and exhausted.
Plan out a timetable for revision and try your best to stick to it.
e.g. Monday
7:00am - Wake up/get up
8:00am - Travel to school
3:00pm - Travel home from school
3:30pm - Get home, get a snack
3:45pm - Start revision
4:45 - Break
5:00 - Revision
6:00 - Eat dinner/tea
7:00 - Look over revision notes
7:30 - Collect in all revision notes and organise them into a easy visual way for you to look at later
8:00 - Shower/watch TV etc.
9:00 - Get things ready for school tomorrow
9:30 - Flick through revision notes while watching TV (don't do heavy revision at this time of night)
10:00 - Get ready for bed
10:15-10:30 - Go to bed
If its a nice day, go outside and revise this will help clear your brain and get you some fresh air, therefore making you more calm.
Revise somewhere where you will not get distracted.
It might be a good idea to keep moving around to different quite places to revise, to keep you mind active and interested.
Notes
Keep your notes organised and neat to make revising easy. It's often good to highlight key points in your revision notes, such as key definitions, so it is easier for you to read and remember things.
Yes you should definitely aim high but don't aim too high so that you are out of your depth and under too much pressure.
Revision
Revision obviously helps you do well in exams but don't do too much of it in one go. So don't leave it until 2 days before your exam to start revising because you will stay up too late, get up early, go to school, won't be able to concentrate properly, get home, feel tired, start revision, stay up too late... and the cycle will start again, leaving you stressed and exhausted.
Plan out a timetable for revision and try your best to stick to it.
e.g. Monday
7:00am - Wake up/get up
8:00am - Travel to school
3:00pm - Travel home from school
3:30pm - Get home, get a snack
3:45pm - Start revision
4:45 - Break
5:00 - Revision
6:00 - Eat dinner/tea
7:00 - Look over revision notes
7:30 - Collect in all revision notes and organise them into a easy visual way for you to look at later
8:00 - Shower/watch TV etc.
9:00 - Get things ready for school tomorrow
9:30 - Flick through revision notes while watching TV (don't do heavy revision at this time of night)
10:00 - Get ready for bed
10:15-10:30 - Go to bed
If its a nice day, go outside and revise this will help clear your brain and get you some fresh air, therefore making you more calm.
Revise somewhere where you will not get distracted.
It might be a good idea to keep moving around to different quite places to revise, to keep you mind active and interested.
Notes
Keep your notes organised and neat to make revising easy. It's often good to highlight key points in your revision notes, such as key definitions, so it is easier for you to read and remember things.