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What To Do When An Exam Did Not Go Well

What To Do When An Exam Did Not Go Well

by Flora Bentley -
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As we progress through the examination, it is natural that some of us are worried more about our poor performance in an exam paper that we have already done, rather than focusing on the remaining exam papers. This past setback often limits our future performance.

Below are some tips on what to do...

  1. Don’t panic once you leave the exam hall. Try to find somewhere quiet and calm down there for a while. Remember it’s not the end of the world.
  2. Don’t completely write the exam off: Students sometimes have the tendency to assume the worst in their exam performance. However, you could be pleasantly surprised. Hope for the best and focus on the next exam.
  3. Talk to other people as it can make you feel better.
  4. Value effort above outcome: It’s important that if you truly feel that you did your best, you know that it is enough. Results are not everything.
  5. Think about your options: If one exam went badly, research your options. Please read the University Academic & Student Regulations (UASR). You may be able to re-sit the paper. This research can be reassuring and could help you to calm down.  https://www.fnu.ac.fj/wp-content/ uploads/2020/04/University-Academic-StudentRegulation.pdf 
  6. Know that it happens to most of us. So don’t worry; you’re not alone!
  7. Don’t take it personally:  Just because one exam went badly, doesn’t mean it is over.
  8. . Learn from it:  Being hard on yourself is not helpful, but using the experience as a way of improving for the future is.
  9. Don’t dwell on it: There’s nothing you can do once the exam is over so try to resist the urge to overthink and let it be.
  10. Relax:  Reset and refocus on what’s next. So repeat after me: I CAN DO THIS

 

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