It’s often common that the mere mention of exams makes us a little nervous even when we have have prepared well  and attended every lesson. It’s a terrible feeling that’s quite unconditional but often easy to fight. Luckily enough, you’re basically going to establish and rate your study strategy based on how much teachers taught in comparison with your current level of retention.

To achieve this victory, try and have all your study notes complete at least two weeks before the exam and internalise information actively to keep focused. This may be accomplished by following the text with a pencil, writing keywords in every topic and using different colours of ink for easy recognition during your study segments of time.

Revise what you already know. Your full attendance and taking notes in class is a profound assurance that you already possess enormous materials in your memory system to figure out your way through the exam successfully. Strategise your reading by thoroughly covering the material with the highest likelihood of appearing in the exam and be your own reviewer by whispering the text to yourself to ensure that you are progressing relatively well.

Revise past papers. As a study tactic, past papers will help you get used to examining tricks and highlight anything that still needs to be revised.

Believe in yourself. Develop a positive attitude towards exams and have confidence in what you’ve studied. You’re potentially capable of doing well. Confidence is the first crucial step towards your success.

Don’t panic on the exam day. On the night before the exam, and in the morning, read through your notes a few times then put them away. Relax your mind, sit enthusiastically and wait for the exam. However you should work out a more rational strategy of revising much earlier for the next exam as soon as you get the material to avoid pressures of the last minute reading.

The writer is a counsellor