Test Preparation

One of the most important things one will ever face in college, university, or high school is the basic test. Most of the time, your main grade is based on how well one performs on tests and exams administered by the professor. Some of the effects this may have on the student include stress, poor performance, and anxiety, which may, in turn, lead to cramming and possibly even health, fitness, and nutrition issues.

However, one does oneself no good by following this trend; on the contrary, if one makes a regular study habit, practices with friends or classmates, pays attention in class, reads the textbook, takes notes, or a combination of these suggestions, one will do one well in the long run. Sometimes, just taking deep breaths and remaining calm will help one perform much better on an exam than one would have otherwise. Another reason one should remain calm is that, quite often, the "self-fulfilling prophecy" will affect one and one's actions while taking a test. If one believes that one is going to fail, one is not going to try as hard as if one is confident in one's success. There are no guarantees that one will do better if one walks into a test confident, but there should be a higher success rate than otherwise. Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

"To expect defeat is nine-tenths of defeat itself. [It becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. It is best to plan for all eventualities then believe in success, and only cross the failure bridge if you come to it!]" ~ Francis Marion Crawford

"Pessimism is not only unwarranted, it is also a self-fulfilling prophecy. If you think the cause is lost, it will be. No one works hard for a cause they think will lose." ~ Lawrence Reed

"Pessimism becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy; it reproduces itself by crippling our willingness to act." ~ Howard Zinn

It is also important that one has slept sufficiently at least the night before the exam, if not most nights