{"id":1038,"date":"2023-01-18T14:22:20","date_gmt":"2023-01-18T14:22:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/on-parade\/?p=1038"},"modified":"2024-09-11T15:37:47","modified_gmt":"2024-09-11T14:37:47","slug":"cushions-coffee-and-confidence-exam-advice-from-our-alumni-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/on-parade\/2023\/01\/18\/cushions-coffee-and-confidence-exam-advice-from-our-alumni-community\/","title":{"rendered":"Cushions, coffee and confidence: exam advice from our alumni community"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/feed\/update\/urn:li:activity:7018491908398153729\">We asked<\/a> what your last-minute exam advice would be to current students. From the funny to the philosophical, here are your top tips for academic success...<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWellbeing support, disability support, money advice and your tutor are your best advocates \u2013 access them and get the help you deserve.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou are not your exam result.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRest well, think positive, make sure you understand what you are being asked to do, plan your answers before writing, don't rush.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDo not have a coffee with quadruple espresso just before!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSit at the correct table during the exam. I remember sitting in the wrong seat that did not correspond to my number. Subsequently a classmate got quite a good mark in the exam while I was recorded as absent. It was corrected later.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can't be asked a question on a subject that has not been taught, so do a good amount of revision, know and believe you can answer anything that is asked of you because you can be successful and you can do well. Do your best.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHope it doesn't rain because that hall gets LOUD.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou will feel even more pressure due to the time constraint. Make sure to write quicker than you usually do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you did the pre-work, relax: you've got it. Breath in deep, read questions with a pause... Absorb what they are actually asking, usually buried in the actual question. Go!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDo some exercise after you get up in the morning.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf your first language is not English you can request a dictionary. It will slow you down but it can help to ease your mind.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAsk previous students for past papers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBring a lightweight cushion. Those chairs get hard after the first hour\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We asked what your last-minute exam advice would be to current students. 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