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Once again exam season has arrived, intended to test students knowledge of their academic subjects. The exams can be a worrying and stressful time for pupils, who recognise that the grades they achieve can directly affect their futures. Grades after all will determine their acceptance into sixth form, college and University, and will be considered by future employers.

If you are preparing for exams at the moment and are feeling intimidated by the process it is important to stay calm, don’t build the process up to be worse than it is! Early planning, commitment and positive mental attitude are required to succeed.

It helps to think of an exam as a chance to show people what you know, don’t think of it negatively, the word test is indeed testing, if you go into the exam with a low level of confidence, assuming that it will be hard you are already casting doubt in your mind! Instead clear your mind and apply a positive mental attitude! You can only do your best and as long as you are prepared, there shouldn’t be a problem!

The thought of starting your revision can be daunting and it can be hard to know where to start. The best advice is to start your revision early, do not leave it until the last minute! Be thorough with your learning, Stay focused and remember your efforts will be all worth it come results day!

I suggest that you draw up a revision plan, start early and give yourself enough time! your plan should include study and also scheduled breaks and nights off, plan fun activities to look forward to! Set yourself achievable goals, by the end of the day I want to thoroughly understand this chapter, don’t give your self too much to squeeze into a short space of time as it will effect the quality of your revision and your stress levels will rocket effecting concentration! After a week or so of putting the revision plan into place you may have recognised that you are more productive at certain times of the day, amend your timetable accordingly!

Ask your teacher or lecturer to provide a revision list of topics to learn and stick to it! Make sure you cover all bases! Ensuring your peace of mind! Test yourself on topics once you have learnt them to make sure that you did take in the information. Revision guides can be a great help to aid your study; they are usually clear and precise - sometimes with memorable pictures that prove to be useful for jogging your memory in the exam! Try to source past exam papers from previous years, and sit them as a practice run, and a great time management opportunity.

The key to exam success is early planning and dedication to the cause, this will in turn help you to stay calm and sail through your exams, you can only do your best, but it will help if you give your self the best possible chance to succeed.

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