Exam anxiety: experiences and techniques
I recall meeting my friend at Waverley on the morning of a second-year Politics exam. He said: “Fraser, are you feeling alright? You look like a ghost.” He was right. …
Category: Revision & exams
Memory techniques for exams
Lots of information is presented to you by your teachers during the semester and some of it will need to be memorised. However simply re-reading notes, over and over again, …
What’s wrong with cramming?
Students often report that they cram before exams. But a review of the literature indicates that this is ineffective. So, what can be done instead? Research by the Chartered Institute …
Revision tips for STEM exams
We asked some of our students studying various STEM subjects, from Mathematics to Engineering, to share their best tips on how to revise for STEM exams and how to manage …
In-person and at-home exams (part 3) – last minute tips!
Sitting an in-person exam at university is different to at-home exams, but it also may vary from in-person exams you have done at school, for example. In this post, you’ll …
In-person and on-campus exams (part 1) – preparation
Even though most students have already sat in-person exams, last academic year was marked the first for many students, we acknowledge that this may still be a stressful period. In …
