Preparing for Exams

  When it comes to exams, students normally have butterflies in their stomach and are filled with anxiety. It is not that they are not prepared but exams can determine the future. Up to date, there are very few resources that can help students to the right path in preparing for their exams. As the society becomes more demanding each day, the current generation faces more pressure. Children are pressured by their parents and teachers to perform well. Some students who are not able to perform up to the expectations result in rebellion or worse still, suicide. Therefore, in varsities, counselors are employed to help counsel students who are facing problems in all aspects of life. Even so, students do not have enough courage to seek help from the counselors as they are afraid that they will become a laughing stock to their friends. Parents and guardians should also be sensitive to the needs of their children and discover their strengths and weakness at an early stage so that they can be groomed according to their talents.

  Here in Malaysia, UPSR, PMR and SPM are one of the most important exams to locals. Various workshops have been held to help students prepare for their exams on the academic side but not so much on preparing them mentally. Every student should take an effort to discover one's most effective study pattern. Some students do best when they do their revision continuously while others perform better when they do their revision nearer to exams. Also, different people have different suitable times to study, either morning, afternoon or night. Most students prefer to study during the night time. Preparing a study schedule or time table would also help in saving time and aids in ensuring that all topics in the syllabus has been covered. Practices on past year papers should be done consistently as the saying goes, "Practice makes perfect". Although we know that nothing is perfect in this world, doing past year papers does help a students get used to the exam format so that they would not panic during the exams. Students should be in a good state of mind when sitting for the exam. In order to achieve that, they would need to take good care of their health - drink lots of water, eat a balanced diet and sleep early. Preparing well for an exam helps a student avoid burning mid night oil. With all that has been said, a student's preparation for exams also contributes to the results of one's exams.