Preparing for entrance exams is one of the major tasks which faces extreme hecticness for the students. The sole aim is to qualify for the exams. But actual thing happens is due to immense pressure for the students the time consumed to handle the pressure is more than the time students spend for the preparation. How to handle the pressure and anxiety out of the same is a serious case asked by all the students. This article examines the ways in which the students can tackle the issues associated with exam anxiety and academic pressure.
The ability to transform one’s mindset is one of the core matter that we need to look while discussing about exam pressure. Firstly the potential learner should identify his/her potential in the area of examination. An awareness about the exam pattern will help the student to develop the idea to prepare for the same.
Some ideas that may reduce the exam anxiety & academic pressure will be shared in this blog.
- Exam Awareness: Know your exam is the first thing for the preparation. Knowing the exam means, you have to know the syllabus for the exam, exam pattern, important areas from the syllabus, previous year question paper awareness, option testing. This will help you to create a better plan for the exams and reduce the tension because before start learning you know to what you are getting through and how far you need to go and how you have to go.
- Practice from Day 1: The practice of tests for the exams contributes a major part in qualifying the exams. Practice makes us to know the areas in which we aren’t able to answer, which in turn results in understanding the concepts which were within the area of the examination. Practice helps the students to understand the questions, and the ability to manage the time is one of the greatest benefits of the practice tests.
- Rest Time: While working for an entrance exams proper rest time is a must thing that all the aspirants should consider. This is because you are using your brain more time and for the effective use of the same and to focus more you need both your mind and body needs to get proper rest. This will give an energised environment which in turn makes better focus and greater atmosphere to learn.
- Healthy Diet: During exam preparation you have to follow a good and healthy diet with rich nutrients, and minerals. A good meal will save your energy for a longer time. As learning will not end in a short span of time all the students need greater energy. So, make sure that your diet helps you in learning.
- Check Yourselves: You have to observe yourselves. Because no one else can know or understand you better than yourselves. You have to understand the level of pressure in which you are sitting on, you have to keep the pace of your learning. These will help you to understand your standings. Do not ever try to hold the pressure or anxiety. You have to develop a time for your friends, leisure time, talk to different people and communicate with people.
- Note your time: Set a timer for your learning hours. This tool will enhance the learning capacity. You may not feel long hours if you are clearing the targets. And don’t get pressurised if you aren’t able to meet the targets. Make sure that you can fix things and work on it.
- Happy Hours: You have to set a happy hour for you for all the day during the preparation period. It can be any activity, or a dine out, or sleeping. Anything which makes you relaxed from the learning environment can be considered as happy hours. Hectic academic hours has a reward and that is happy hours. You can reward yourself at the end of the exams with a greater plan which motivates you lean more.
- Communicate: Communicate with the people with whom you are comfortable. You have to share your academic pressure and anxiety. This will make you to have a relaxed environment which boost learning capacity. Feel free while learning. Better the environment, better the results.
Anxiety and stress during exams are common. The point is we have to tackle the same using different methods in which we were able to tackle.
All the learners should keep one thing in mind. You are preparing for a better thing and prepare in better way. We can do that and no need to get depressed on that.
From today, overcome your anxiety, then you can learn with more freedom. All the very best for your future tests.
