Exam day top tips...

It's worth mentioning a couple of things about the above tips.

1. That totally depends on the examination centre. My school makes everyone go in at the same time (which is generally less than 15 minutes before the exam).
2. Remember to remove the label!
3. I'm surprised that any examination centre would allow you to chew gum in an exam hall - my school definitely doesn't.

Personally, I think the number one tip is to employ every strategy you have to keep you calm. Stress and panic is your biggest enemy in an exam so you need to do everything possible to prevent that, like breathing techniques.

1. Wake up early, rather than being in a rush. Allow your brain to wake up too, that way you'll find it easier to recall necessary points.
2. 'Pack your bag the night before' as parents say, but seriously, put in the essentials like a calculator and as many pens as you can possibly find scattered around your house.
3. Have a final A4 sheet or a small bunch of flashcards with final concepts you're not 100% sure of, and spend 10-15 minutes looking through these (perhaps even on your journey to school). Don't bother spending longer, chances are you won't grasp the concept before the exam so there's no point wasting time.
4. If your subject teacher comes into school early, go and sit in their classroom. One of my teachers opens up his classroom from 7.30am onwards on exam days and it means that any additional questions you have can be answered, and you can chat with your classmates and help eachother out.
5. Healthy and nutritious breakfast, but if you usually have a small breakfast, keep your 'exam breakfast' small too so you don't overload yourself.
6. Music can help some people. I personally find classical music really calming, I usually play I Giorni by Ludovico Einaudi on my journey to school to keep myself as stress-free as possible.

Anybody got any tips specifically related to afternoon exams? I always find I'm completely drained of energy by then...

I'm not even scared or worried for an upcoming exam this week. Why?

Is this concerning?

I'm not either. Everyone says its better to keep calm anyways so there's no point stressing about the fact that you're not stressed.
Unless you have become so indifferent to your exams that you're considering not even turning up then there's no reason to worry.

Have happy feels!!!!

nothing beats happy feels!!!!

Read the question, do not skim it is IMPERATIVE you read the whole question and also if people around you are asking for another paper booklet don't stress out that you're not writing enough - they obviously have bigger writing than you
When you hear the five minutes left thing don't freak out, five minutes is actually quite a bit of time
Remember to keep calm because you'll do awesome

Hi,

So I have a few afternoon exams coming up.

Having been taking exams consistently in the past five years, I have a few tips of my own such as


However, every exam season is a learning curve for me, and for this exam season I want to take a different approach.

So please share some top tips for the day of the exam. Best way to excel in an exam

6. Music can help some people. I personally find classical music really calming, I usually play I Giorni by Ludovico Einaudi on my journey to school to keep myself as stress-free as possible.