what do i do about test anxiety, i get really nervous about taking academic exams?
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Try going to the doctor and getting a prescription for xanex and take one before the exam.  It will really help your nerves better than meditation or prayer and I'm a Christian.  Take the medication a few days before the exam so you know what to expect from it in case it doesn't work for you.  Good Luck!.....)(
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I am, mine start next week, but my stats prof. gave us a freakin test today ........I think its just stupid.......I have 2 exams on monday, one on tuesday and one on wednesday.........Im stressed over it and will be studying for the rest of this week and all weekend, I just cant wait til they are over, I just hate waiting for them to get grades posted, it makes me crazy, I really dont know what a good way to deal with the stress is, if you find out please let me know
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It depends on the way you prepare for this test. If you learn your lessons well and logically, you'll do well on your test. It also depends on how attentive you are and how you concentrate. Well, anyway, never panic and everything will be just fine! I wish you good luck!
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Different things help different people. Here are some ideas that've helped me and/or people I know:\n-getting enough sleep\n-taking a deep, even breath before starting the exam and each time you start to get nervous\n-not talking to people about the test for an hour or so before taking the test\n-do some "self-testing" the day before (or earlier, though I know you can't do that this time) by posing some questions to yourself that you think might be similar to those on the exam, and working to solve them "on the clock".\n-consciously relaxing your muscles before the exam and when you start to get nervous\n\nGood luck!
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As a tutor, I understand how you are feeling. You might be suffering from test anxiety, which is so very common. If you feel you might be nervous when you take exams to the point where you blank out and cannot concentrate, then I urge you to start to acquire test taking skills as well as confidence boosting skills. We, for good or for bad, live in a world where your peformance and your acumen are measured under time constraints. Folding under pressure is seen as a weakness and a liability.\n\nI am sure you are quite a bright individual. If you believe you are not suffering from test anxiety, have yourself tested to see if you have a learning disability like dyslexia or dysnomia so the proper assistance can be given.\n\nI cannot stress enough overcoming test anxiety. You are in Grade 10. You will be taking SAT or the ACT pretty soon. If you apply to graduate or professional school, you will be taking the GRE, MCAT, GMAT, or LSAT. When you graduate from college and decide to apply for a job, you might have to take tests then to analyze your competencies. It seems unfair, but I tell you these things quite candidly.\n\nThe ABSOLUTE WORSE thing to do, which you are doing from reading your statement is to doubt your potential, to despair to the point that you are doing now. Students (individuals rather) learn quite differently; but the professor/teacher usually instructs in one mode which you must try to adapt to.\n\nIn the short run, grades are important, because they serve a signals (albeit biased signals) of ability. In the long run, they are not, but persistence ALWAYS is, coupled with the creativity to overcome obstacles and challenges in different ways. \n\nTo prove my point, two of the most brillant people in the world were considered failures in school: Thomas Edison and Albert Einstein. Martin Luther King Jr. was horrible at public speaking in college (who knew?), and Michael Jordan was SECOND STRING when he first joined the UNC basketball team. Oh well, there you have it. If that is not inspiring enough, I do not know what is.\n\nSlight correction: I meant to say when Jordan joined his HIGH SCHOOL basketball team he was second string and eventually cut. He DAZZLED as a TARHEEL. My apologies.
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OPTION 1. " Buying some time" If All else fails scream... pass out and get the doc to tell them that you have a phobia about spiders and then whilst they rescedule your exam...\n\nOPTION 2.  PANIC\n\nOPTION 3. REVISE.... DONT PANIC!   & PRAY\n good luck
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1. Eat Right (Don't Skip Meals)\n2. Organize (don't just reread notes) create outlines from your notes & readings, organize the raw material you've collected all semester (this process in and of itself is a form of study)\n3. Study - again not just rereading, try testing your self (make up questions or see if your texts have questions at the end of chapters etc.)\n4. Sleep - staying up late cramming won't help it will actually decrease your ability to test well.  So get to bed and get some sleep\n5. Take a walk before the test, get the blood flowing and clear the mechanism (so-to-speak) this will help you.\n6. The standards (your first instinct answer is almost always right, but always go back and check your answers, make sure you read the question correctly, answered all parts of it etc.)\n7. When you finish a test, put it out of your mind (again, exercise can help you here) and move on to the next one.  Stressing over the result of a test that is finished can effect how well you do on the ones you haven't yet taken.\n\nGood Luck
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1. Get a decent night's sleep\n2. Do some practice problems the night before as a little warm-up\n3. Eat a decent breakfast\n4. Stay calm\n5. And just try to stay concentrated while taking the test, it's a long test, but focus and concentration is key.\n\nRead the problems fully, and try to eliminate answers.\n\nYou should do fine. Good luck!
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hi...\n\nI feel expectations is the mother of all show downs or disappointments. Now that the event has been over, I mean your test has been over all that you need to do is understand that are you really answerable to all those who are watching you. I feel a big NO....its only your family that you need to be worried of. And am sure they know what efforts you've put in to the exams.\n\nBe calm, do what relaxes you more, keep moving in people that you love moving with. These are few tips that I can suggest,\n\nCheers!!!\n\nAnanth
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study in the morning or after a good sleep. Your mind would be refreshed and that could help you study better. Don't be afraid. This will just make it harder to study.\nYou could also study bit by bit every day so that your memory would still be upto date with it's information. And that you don't have to study much when the exam comes.
485750
The more prepared you are for a test, the less fear you will have.  Study daily, take notes in class, write flash cards, read over your notes RIGHT after class because you forget so much during the first 24 hours of studying what you learned.
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Take a public speaking class. I had really bad anxiety attacks when I had to do this, but after taking a public speaking class I do fine at it!
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Being a good test taker is all about confidence. You probably have all the knowledge to answer the questions. Just stay calm and focus and you'll do great. Oh yeah, and studying helps too.
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Use good test taking skills. Get a good night's rest before the exams. Eat a healthy breakfast (lunch). Go in prepared and confident. Bring the materials you need. Take your time and answer carefully.\n\nAsk your teachers/professors what will be on the exams, and what formats they will use (multiple choice, true-false, matching, short answer, essay). Study carefully. Anticipate what questions will be on the test and what you will be expected to know.\n\nGood luck!
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Try lighting scented candles. Lavender is supposed to be very calming. Take a relaxing bubble bath the night before your exam while playing relaxing music. Exercising can also help take your mind of your exam since you should be focused on performing the exercise thoroughly. Try watching a funny movie, laughter can help take your mind of it. Try reading a short book (fictional) unrelated to what your study. It could even be one of your favorite books as this will put you in a good mood if you know you already like what your reading. If you make a list of the major points in your exam and just say them out loud before you do all the things i mentioned above it will help give you confidence because you will that your prepared.  Hope this helps.
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The night before the exam, study in ten minute bursts, get up and move every ten minutes, the mind can't concentrate correctly longer than that.  check out those last minute areas of the subject you feel unsure of. Cleanse, consecrate and empower your pencil in the morning that you are to use in the exam. Empower a WHITE candle for confidence and clear thinking, Burn it while you study, (in the scientifically approved ten minute bursts fooled by physical movement). Before you fall asleep ask the black swans of dream time to help you sort out the information that you have learned so that you will be clear-headed for the exam. don't go to bed to late, get plenty of rest, eat a good breakfast the morning of the test.Empower and drink a cup of spearmint tea before you leave for school.
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go over anything you are most unsure of first.\nwrite out your notes again and reread as many times as you can.\nif you need to know diagrams, practice drawing and labelling them without your books.\ntake a break for ten minutes every hour to let your mind relax.\nsleep when you are tired as overdoing it will not work, you'll be too tired to think in your exam.\ni did this two weeks ago and it worked really well, exam went like a dream!! \nbest of luck, take it in your stride, repeat to yourself "i can do this" positive mental attitude.