| All of us wish to do well in our exam. Obviously, | | | | them down on your notebook. You are not |
| no one wants to fail in the exams. I believe that | | | | advisable to prolong the sentence. In fact, just |
| everyone has been searching for the best | | | | draw out the keywords and main points will be |
| method of studying and minimize the level of | | | | good enough. Then, try to amend or rearrange |
| stress. For your information, I did pretty well in | | | | your notes so that all the points can be linked |
| my exams for the past few years and broke the | | | | together and forming back to its original content |
| records in school. I had scored a 100% in | | | | or actual result. |
| accounting, 96% in history and achieved an | | | | |
| average of above 75%. After that, I took up a | | | | Cope with your stress before the exams |
| double degree program and graduated with an | | | | a) Fully prepared – you should study your |
| average of distinction. Right now, I do not intend | | | | own notes rather than reading the whole |
| to promote myself but to prove some of my | | | | textbook, simply because you do not have much |
| study techniques that might be applicable to you. | | | | time to read it over again. You may just read |
| The below are my techniques to score well in | | | | your notes as they cover all the important facts |
| exams. | | | | and figures. Your notes will definitely help you to |
| | | | | recall all the important points. So, if you are fully |
| Techniques to study effectively: | | | | prepared, there is nothing to be afraid of.b) Aim |
| 1) Understand – How well do you understand | | | | or target – What is your target? Base on |
| that particular subject? This is the most important | | | | current situation, do you have the ability to |
| first step. If you do not really understand the | | | | achieve what you have targeted? Of course, the |
| content, then most probably you will not able to | | | | higher you aim the higher will be the level of |
| get any further. I would advice you to read in | | | | stress. So, adjust your target base on your |
| advance before attending any lecture or class, so | | | | current circumstance. Please do not over target |
| that you will at least have some ideas in mind | | | | as it will decrease your confidence and |
| before the class get started. It would also be | | | | performance level. |
| easier for you to “absorb” or | | | | c) Get support – You may want to get |
| “digest” the information while attending | | | | moral supports from your family members or |
| the class. This technique prevents you from | | | | friends, because they could provide some |
| getting “loss” in class, meanwhile reducing | | | | invaluable advice for you to stay calm. |
| the level of stress and nervous. Please make sure | | | | d) Call your classmate – Do you realize that |
| you fully understand the whole content either by | | | | you can release your stress via talking over the |
| read it yourself or seek help from your friends or | | | | phone? Sometimes, we would rather talk to our |
| tutors. | | | | classmate than family members due to your |
| | | | | classmate are having the exams too and they |
| 2) Remember – If you can understand but | | | | are in the same situation as you do. On the other |
| cannot remember it, then you will not be able to | | | | hand, your family members are not going to sit |
| do well in your test. On the other hand, you can | | | | for the exams after all. So, you may prefer to |
| still score well in exams if you able to memorize | | | | speak to your friend as both of you are sharing |
| all the facts and figures even without | | | | the same situation. In order to release stress |
| understanding them. However, this is clearly not | | | | before going to bed, you could just give a call to |
| an efficient or effective way of doing it. This | | | | your classmate to talk about the issues of the |
| technique consumes a lot of time and energy. | | | | coming exams and express your feelings. I am |
| There are few ways that can assist you in | | | | pretty sure that they will share their feelings with |
| remembering the content: | | | | you too. So, the conversation over the phone will |
| a) Draw picture/graph/chart – Just draw a | | | | be quite interesting or exciting. Of course, you are |
| simple picture to illustrate the overall content of | | | | not advisable to have a long conversation on the |
| the passage. You will surely find out that | | | | phone because you still need some time to do |
| remembering a picture is definitely easier than a | | | | your revision. |
| lengthy text. You do not need to draw like an | | | | |
| artist, because the picture is only served as your | | | | Are the above methods known to you? |
| personal consumption. | | | | I sincerely wish the above techniques could help |
| b) Create simple notes – Extract the | | | | you to overcome your problems. |
| keywords or points from the passage and write | | | | Good luck in your study! |