The days before an exam are longer and nights tougher, right?

Unfortunately, just like exams are inseparable from studies, so is its stress. No matter how many times and for how many years you have been appearing for exams, the feeling still feels as impactful as the first time. This is known as exam stress. For some students, this nervousness might boost their performance but for most of them, it brings down their confidence.

How to know that you experience exam stress?
• You feel unusually anxious, low, moody, and overwhelmed
• You avoid interaction or decision-making
• You lack motivation
• You feel exhausted but can’t sleep
• You feel sick
If you experience any of these you are stressed and if it happens just before your exams, you are struggling with exam stress.

So, why exactly does exam stress show up before your exams?
It might stem from:
• Your insecurity of failing the exam
• Your lack of proper preparation
• Your need to secure better scores
• Your parents’ expectations
• Your concern for other things happening in your life
• The lack of adequate time, etc.

Exam stress is understandable and resolvable too. All you need is a full-proof plan.

1. Set daily goals which are achievable. Don’t set a goal which is too much for a day because if you do not achieve the goal it will add to your stress.
2. Categorize your studies according to your learning priority, if you think a subject or topic needs more time, set your revision timetable according to that. More than half of the exam stress is gone when you do your revisions right.
3. Step up your pace by planning chapters with a friend. Combined study with a classmate or friend keeps you active and stimulates your competitive self. Discussing topics and revising with a friend adds to your learning and keeps up your enthusiasm.
4. Take as many mock tests or answer as many questions as possible to get used to the questions and the exam mood.
5. Most importantly, do not neglect your “eat-sleep-exercise” routine. Eating healthily, sleeping well, and regular exercise is as much important as studying well.

If you do not find any appropriate questions to practice for your tests, head to SeekoG app to take Academic Diagnostic tests, know where you need to focus with Gap Analysis Report and overcome the exam stress in no time.