Exam Week Survival Part 1

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The Week Before Exams:

We’ve covered a lot about preparing for upcoming exams. By now, many of you will be starting exams either next week or the week after. On this blog, I’m going to share winning strategies for the week before the exam. Sunday, I’ll share techniques for actually taking the exam.

Survive exam week by training the week before.

  1. Keep fit. This is the week where tension can get high. It is the week to continue your physical, spiritual and mental strengtheners, while accommodating for the review and study we discussed in the last blog, of course.
  2. Keep informed. It is the week to keep an eye on postings for changes in exam places and schedules. In the COVID-19 period, a lot of changes keep happening—maybe you won’t even have to write an exam!
  3. Get equipped. It is the week to ensure that you have the equipment and log-ins you will need for any of your exams that are on-line.
  4. Be Prepared. It is the week to ensure that any accommodations you have arranged are in place, and that you have documentation proving your right to accommodations.

The Evening Before the Exam:

Assemble your exam outfit kit. It should contain everything you will need for the exam —

The night before each exam you will want to collect:

  • electronics,
  • school ID,
  • pens, pencils, erasers,
  • texts and notes if they are allowed,
  • documentation for accommodations,
  • a watch or timepiece to set on the corner of your exam desk,
  • et cetera.
  1. Place this exam kit strategically where you will not miss it on the way out the door.
  2. Last review–outline the course mentally on your fingers. Review your mental visualizations.
  3. Eat. Hydrate.
  4. Stretch.
  5. Set your alarm, and
  6. Sleep.

Sunday we’ll talk about actually writing the exam. Preview: You will need to have a light breakfast

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