An exam doesn't determine your worth. All an exam is, is a way to measure how much you know a subject. Do you know the subject well enough to pass? If not study more, if so then study more.
Honestly, cbt helped me so much with this. I never realized how unnecessarily stressed I got over exams until I went into them not stressed.
Do you have a study guide? The answer is to know the material on the exam.
I've had exam anxiety my entire HS and undergrad life
I always overstudied minutia, probably a good % of this board is similar.
It all changed for me in grad school, as more focus is placed on principles and conceptualization, maybe some of you guys already figured that out a long time ago.
As for general tips,
>if a concept is not making sense, see if working backwards helps
>memorizing formulas can benefit you on the test, understanding how/why and being able to understand how to derive the formula is better
>approach exams methodically, don't freak out if the problem looks intimidating or feel you don't have the tools to solve it
>>many times you're over thinking it
as for procrastination, don't let it afflict you. It's too damn easy to withdraw yourself from stress and put your studies on hold.
A levels made me the mess I am today.
meditate maybe? i used to repeat that fear is the mind killer adage from dune in high school lol, sounds cringey, but fuck it, it worked decently. also the more tests you take the less nerve-wracking it becomes. in high school i used to take tests every two weeks with a quiz almost every day, so i wasnt bothered at all. now im in college, and im infinitely more scared because midterms loom over you for much longer.
stop caring about things
just do your work during the semester but don't place importance on your grades, you will still get A's in most cases.
you need to approach learning from a place of interest not motivated by your grades, you should be relaxed when doing your best work.
I always felt bad for my peers cramming before exams and freaking out on assignments. Just relax, literally, that is the secret.
Can someone confirm this?
I want to clarify, that by relax, I still mean do all your work and adequately review, I just mean that studying 16 hours the day before is not a good way to approach your exams.
I never feel confident before exams even the ones I get A's on.
I study 16 hours a day because I'm interested in the subject. I live in an asian country with insane expectations for academics. So if I study like a white cis male american I'm preparing to work in mcdonalds. Places like UC berkeley is easy for me but are too expensive, 80k a year holy shit.