You've taken the time to prepare and now you're here! Your instinct will probably be to just start answering questions but there are a few things to think about. You want to reduce your stress or anxiety as best you can by preparing and being strategic. Try these strategies:
- Breathe and stay calm!
- Manage your time – set an alarm to indicate the last 30 minutes
- Have only required and permitted materials with you
- Read over all the questions on your test and evaluate each (e.g. does it require you to just answer facts or require you to analyze, elaborate?)
- Answer the questions you know first without using your notes
- If you are struggling on a question, mark it, move on and come back to it
- Don’t plagiarize – write your answers in your own words
- REVIEW your answers before submitting