Preparing for Success: Tips to Ace Your Upcoming Exams and Tests
Dec 12, 2024 | Ishmael Van Der Rassel, Student Storyteller
As we enter the week of exams and tests, this is a perfect opportunity for students to review notes from classes and get a grasp on the main topics that they have learnt throughout the semester.
This week provides all students with a controlled and quiet space for students to do their work independently and for professors to review how much information students have retained. To prepare for success, it’s crucial for students to attend all final class sessions, ask questions, attend review sessions, and make as much notes as possible to review later.
“The exams are upon us! It only lasts a week, but that week feels like a year for all of us who have to go through it. I don’t have many tips or tricks, because I would be under crippling anxiety and barely functioning, so all I say is please take a break! Drink some hot coffee or tea, cozy up in a blanket and then study! We are suffering anyways, might as well do it in style” - Sruit Panicker, CSC VP of Student Life and Student of the Mental Health and Addictions Program
This can be forming a study group with fellow classmates, review assignments to the related topic, create flashcards and ask a fellow peer to quiz you on how much you know. Review concepts and definitions. Make sure to stay on top of organizing your schedules by making time for homework, time for upcoming due assignments, and class meetings to review all topics before exam day.
“I prefer to reduce my distractions (like Instagram and Netflix usage) during the end of the semester. Your gut is like your second brain, so I try to keep my stomach full to concreate better, as food intake can decrease during stressful times. Apart from this, I prefer to give myself enough time to study so I can ask my professor any questions in advance, if I have any doubts regarding certain materials” – Ivjot Singh, CSC VP of Operations and Student of the Aviation Tech-Avionics Maintenance
Attending pre-test review sessions are crucial as this will help students refresh memory of important and vital information to know to be successful with their exams and tests. For those learn through hands-on, a consideration for getting your peers together to review previous marked assignments can be a game changer with refreshing students’ memories and covering most of the course content.
Ensuring you stay on top of studying, asking questions and making time for homework will help you achieve positive academic outcomes on exams and tests.