✾◕ ‿ ◕✾ 12 ways to ace your exams ✾◕ ‿ ◕✾

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1. Do not cram.

It simply doesn’t work because you cannot learn large volumes of information in one night (or a short space of time). Start preparing for your exams early by tackling a little bit each day.

 2. Mind map as you read.

This is a creative and active way to learn information at a deeper level. Make sure you draw exaggerated pictures, use different coloured pens and curve your branches to keep it interesting.

3. Incorporate exercise into your study plan.

Doing 30 minutes to 1 hour of exercise every day will help to lower your stress levels and help you study more effectively.

4. Eat a healthy breakfast.  

 

A healthy, low GI breakfast will fuel your mind and give you the energy you need for a two or three hour exam. If you don’t eat breakfast, than you can expect to experience a 20% – 40% reduction in thinking skills (e.g. concentration, alertness and memory).

5. Avoid energy drinks. 

These will give you a quick burst of energy but shortly after, you will crash and burn and feel worse than you did before. Drink plenty of water instead. 

6. Break your study tasks down to combat procrastination.  

For example, saying I need to read my chemistry book is likely to overwhelm you. Instead, you could break this down to Today I will read 1 chapter of my chemistry book.

7. Give yourself breaks. 

Your brain can only absorb so much information at a time. Study for 45 minutes (no more than 1 hour) and then take a 5 or 10 minute break. Get away from your desk and move your body.

8. Avoid negative people with a ˜me"attitude.  

Surrounding yourself with people who say they are going to fail and brag about the fact that they have hardly studied will not serve you. Keep away from them, especially on the morning of an exam, to ensure you stay in a positive frame of mind.

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