Top 10 Tips to Get the Most Out of Your Exams

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Exam season is upon us! Whether you need some helpful tips with revision or are worried about your actual exam day… Have a read of these pointers to get the most out of this years exams!

Before exams…

• Take regular study breaks – don’t get bogged down with the amount you have to learn, keep taking breaks to make sure you retain the information you’re learning.
• Understand your learning style – whether you have a visual, verbal, physical or a mix of different learning styles, it’s important you understand what works best for you to get the most out of revision!
• Practice makes perfect – this one is self-explanatory! Keep revisiting your work as much as possible and eventually you’ll perfect what you need!
• Collaborate with class mates – keep in contact with your peers, you can study together and share your revision tips which can really help out. A change in scenery is also good for learning!
• Get enough sleep – need we say more? It is so important to get enough sleep not just the night before an exam but the week leading up to exams, you brain needs to be rested properly in order to reach it’s full potential!

On the day…

• Leave yourself plenty of time to get to your exam! You don’t need the stress of being late added to your worries – try and be as organised as possible the morning of your exam, you don’t want to ruin all of that important sleep with a stressful time before starting a paper!
• Don’t forget, write your name on the paper – it may sound silly but SO important, there are so many who forget so make sure you check and double check it’s there!
• Answer questions you’re most confident with first and work through the paper that way – read through your exam first of all then work to your strengths first, this is where you’ll collect the bulk of your marks and you don’t want to get to the end of a paper to realise you should have started a question at the beginning!
• Don’t be afraid to ask the exam invigilators a question and make sure you use ALL the time you have to check, check and check your answers again – the exam invigilators are there to help, although they can’t give you the answers they are able to help with explaining questions to you and are there to help out where they can.
• Keep calm – this is so important! There are so many things you could miss on a paper if you become tense and pressured. Keep yourself composed and you’ll get the most out of your exam.

We wish you all the best of luck with your exams this year, be sure to share if any of these tips helped you out during this testing time! Once exams are all over and you’re starting to properly think about your future, remember to head over to our training page. We have so many great opportunities available for school leavers!

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