University Survival Kit

Preparing for Exams is Getting Smooth. Basic Steps to Follow

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Preparing for exams is always vulnerable and responsible. You should accumulate all your resources and try really hard to succeed. We, at Unicheck would like to give you the ideas on how to keep calm and do as much as you can, to finish academic year. The most important issue is how to manage your time effectively, finding ways of remembering information, and how to prevent yourself from all the distractions. Here are some tips for you to feel more comfortable and facilitate learning.

Setting the Right Time

Only you may define the right time for learning depending on your personality type: the night owl or early riser. Knowing your most productive hours will help you work smart, and spend time effectively. However, many scientists believe that “The early bird catches the worm”, and suggest getting up early and going to bed early, to feel that your day is dynamic. In order not to cram and perform a substantial exam preparation, break everything you have to learn in portions and set deadlines. Revise information sporadically. The wide range of applications amazes, and you may pick up the most convenient one like Clear or Workflow.

Anticipating Good Outcome

After you have prepared well enough, you should easily cope with exams questions, yet there is one thing missing. Do not underestimate visualisation. When you imagine what you want to get, you activate your subconsciousness, and let your brain work to achieve the result. So, visualizing the positive outcome, you motivate yourself to attain positive result, and get “A”. Visualisation presupposes frequent repetition and imagining what you want, the accompanied details write down using various types of note-taking.

Quizzing Yourself

Reading and memorizing information is not enough. You may recollect everything by asking questions to yourself and checking answers. If you study with a friend, the revision process could be even more fun with such applications as LogosQuiz or Quiz Creator. The other popular methods are flash cards creation, re-writing of the information or a simple discussion. Associative memory is another way that boosts your memory and assists in recalling information effortlessly. Emotional associations are the most powerful. Thus, connect information you learn with certain emotions.

Choosing Appropriate Nutrition

You physical condition is vital while studying and spending so much energy. That is when what you eat influences your energy production. Fruits and vegetables are a great asset, but some of them will nourish you with essential vitamins and microelements. Broccoli, spinach, kale or chard are green vegetables that will activate your memory and brain paths. Eggs, almond, peanut butter are additional energy boosters. Sugar is a quick energy provider, although make sure you consume it in a healthy way, fresh fruits will do no harm, and glucose will be more lasting then a bar of chocolate.

Summing It Up

Examination period strikes unexpectedly and it takes a lot of efforts and time to prepare and perform well. Everything that you need is to plan well, and manage time effectively. Learning information and recalling may become more fun with various hand-on methods and applications