5 tips for success during EoC assessment season
April 27, 2023
As finals season swiftly approaches, students anticipation, worry and stress is growing. While this is completely understandable, there are ways to manage and decrease it!
Here are five tips to help you get through ‘End of Course Tests/Projects’ smoothly, confidently and successfully.
- Make a Schedule:
You may have heard this one many times in the past but its usefulness cannot be underestimated! Planning out your study sessions allows you to optimize your time, while making room for fresh air, exercise, family time, etcetera. This can also play a significant role in decreasing potential stress as you will have formed a schedule tailored to your study habits (ie. planning longer or shorter breaks depending on what works best for you) that will guide you to success! No procrastination or last-minute cramming necessary.
Important reminder: keep your schedule realistic! If you know you can’t stay focused for an hour and a half without a break, don’t put that in your schedule.
2. Make Room for Breaks and Exercise:
In crafting your schedule, ensure to carve out time for relaxation, breaks and exercise. Not only does it add balance to your life during finals, but exercise gives you the opportunity to allow your mind to rest and your eyes to escape from your laptop screen. In addition, greater physical fitness is associated with better performance at school. Your keyboard doesn’t have to be your only tool to success!
3. Prioritize Sleep:
Unfortunately students often neglect sleep when under stress and pressure, specifically that which accompanies the end of the academic year. This should, under all circumstances, be avoided! A lack of sleep will inevitably impact your ability to concentrate and succeed academically. This is because a sacrifice of sleep leads to fatigue, irritability, difficulty remembering and even a lack of the ability to deal with stress. Imagine walking into the exam hall frustrated, worried, unable to remember what you studied at 2:00am and barely able to keep your eyes open! To avoid this, aim to get 8+ hours of sleep each night; implementing this into your schedule, and altering it accordingly, will allow you to prepare effectively for all of your finals.
4. Start Early:
Although this requires great self-discipline, it has proved enormously beneficial to students in the past. Studying for the exam, or beginning the project, as soon as you get your preparation-material allows you to take the process at your own pace, go to your teacher with questions, and have sufficient time to feel confident in your knowledge/what you have produced. Time flies by, so make sure not to overestimate how much of it you have and use that as incentive to procrastinate.
5. Keep what follows finals in mind
Bear in mind that there are only 59 days of the 2022-2023 academic year remaining. Understandably, in times of overwhelming stress, it can be difficult to remember what we are working towards but summer is very swiftly approaching! When you feel incredible pressure and worry, remember that you have worked hard throughout the year and we are in the final stretch. Keep pushing and don’t stop now – you are almost there!
Aim to make habits out of these tips – during finals season – for a relaxed, triumphant and confident end to the year!
Happy studying!
George Hawa • May 3, 2023 at 3:48 am
really detailed and written well.
Grace Nader Ayoub • May 3, 2023 at 3:48 am
This article is amazing, you know everyone says it but sometimes it’s not enough sometimes you need to read it and also because its not aimed at you so you cannot feel like someone is judging you but if you can relate you know yourself. there’s many many psychology articles about studying for teens, how to stay focused, and way more. However, everyone is different. Find what works with you. Thanks for the amazingly written article.
Malak • May 3, 2023 at 3:47 am
Super helpful article! I think most people need a simple and easy to follow guide for the stress that everyone faces during EoC assessments.
zara • May 3, 2023 at 3:47 am
Most people supposedly know these things yet they don’t apply it on their lives. Great job! Thanks youu.
Sana Aray • May 3, 2023 at 3:44 am
It’s so detailed and informative. I like how you wrote, it s simple to understand what you wrote. That’s good for everyone!
rimas and naya • May 3, 2023 at 3:43 am
This was very helpful I will make sure to go home and create a schedule that fits me perfectly for my assessments. I love how it was written and it was very detailed. Thank you so much
maryam • May 3, 2023 at 3:39 am
GOOD JOB DALAL, i love it
Lilou Claudel • May 1, 2023 at 4:38 am
Always so detailed and concise! I love how simple this is to follow, yet it shares really important information that is applicable to all!