Avoid the disaster - Save your semester

By Mayank ShekharPublished on 24 Nov 2016 3:42 PM GMT

Avoid the disaster – Save your semester This simple strategy helps you pull yourself out of a muddle. 1) Don’t panic While there is always a temptation to lie on your floor, or to see how fast you can eat an entire tub of ice cream when faced with the prospects of exams, you can’t panic. There is still… Read More »

Avoid the disaster – Save your semester

This simple strategy helps you pull yourself out of a muddle.

1) Don’t panic

While there is always a temptation to lie on your floor, or to see how fast you can eat an entire tub of ice cream when faced with the prospects of exams, you can’t panic. There is still enough time and the answers to your problems are not found at the bottom of that tub or provided by divine inspiration in the middle of your sobs.

2) Ask for notes

It’s not a time for pride anymore! Ask, beg, borrow, bribe, buy or steal notes. (Maybe not steal, that’s pretty desperate) If you can gain access to the right set of notes from a classmate or online, then most of your work is done for you and suddenly exams don’t seem so scary. Riding on the work of others is just part of the college experience, and when you get into the real world, it will all stop so you may as well make the most of it now when you need to.

3) Talk to classmates

Not any old classmates, talk to those ones that seem smart or that go to lectures; get a sense of what the lecturer likes to talk about and any hints or tips that might have been given in those 9 o clock lectures that you spent dreaming and thinking that this hangover was finally going to kill you.

4) Plan your time and study

While exams are close, you have a surprising amount of time in which to study. Don’t do up some elaborate study plan that’s color coded and sparkly and wastes more time than it’s worth, but do try to plan your time. Give time to those subjects that you’re struggling in and maximize your reading week. If you make a plan and don’t stick to it, then the blame is on you if your exams don’t go well; giving yourself accountability will help with your study motivation.

4) Plan your reward

In these weeks leading up to exams, your life might seem like it is just a continuous succession of study, eat, study, sleep, and realistically this is pretty much true. But this isn’t what college is about so don’t worry about appearing eager. Plan your post exam nights out. Buy your alcohol, order your clothes and happily tell the world about how “fucked” you’re going to get. This will motivate you to keep going as you’ll know there is some light at the end of the tunnel.

5) Forget about them

Once you’ve finished an exam, forget about it. You can’t change anything by talking about how you got on or regretting that time spent watching YouTube instead of studying. Forget about exams and live in blissful ignorance until results day. Besides, if you’ve followed these hints, then your exams will have been grand and you’ll have no need for concern.

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Author:- Tathagath Sengupta (Bits), input by Legal Bites

Updated On 1 April 2017 4:18 AM GMT

Mayank Shekhar

Mayank is an alumnus of the prestigious Faculty of Law, Delhi University. Under his leadership, Legal Bites has been researching and developing resources through blogging, educational resources, competitions, and seminars.