EXAM STRESS - Any Advice

akb2006

Hi Leaving certers

Any (good) advice on exam stress...on a few weeks to go till L-Day!!!

Thank you

Shakey Student

ZorbaTehZ

Chill-out, you can always repeat you know.

Sangre

have a ****.

Haven't a Clue

ZorbaTehZ wrote:

Chill-out, you can always repeat you know.

That's more likely to make people freak out a bit more.

Nah, just make sure you've got a few back up plans in place. Like, even if you don't get the course you want, do something reasonably similar and then you do a masters in the course you want. Granted, it may not be the same, but it's a hell of a lot better than repeating imo.

Marshy

Sangre wrote:

have a ****.

Good advice

cocoa

get off the forum and do some exam questions. The more you do the more you get right. The more you get right the more confidence you get. The more confidence the less stress.

JuliusCaesar

the thing is, not to get worked up on the day. If you have back up plans in place (different courses, or even repeat) it should take some of the stress off. You'll perform better if your anxety isn't interfering with your performance. (Have a look at Psychology on Boards.ie if you want very specifice answers)

ZorbaTehZ

JuliusCaesar wrote:

the thing is, not to get worked up on the day. If you have back up plans in place (different courses, or even repeat) it should take some of the stress off. You'll perform better if your anxety isn't interfering with your performance. (Have a look at Psychology on Boards.ie if you want very specifice answers)

Such wisdom. . .

Rozabeez

Depends on your subjects really.

You do geography/history/home-ec/irish/other language/anything else with a project or practical, well then you've already got some of the exam done, think about that, you only need about another 30% at the most to actually pass it.

Then there's the exams themselves, yeah, we're going to feel nervous, but once the first day is over you'll relax big time. I'm still not nervous, scarily chilled out for the tiny amount of work I've done.

cson

Sangre wrote:

have a ****.

Listen to him.

SamHamilton

Whenever I freak out and go - "oh my God I have three weeks until my Leaving Cert:eek: " - I just think:
"Worse case scenario is I fail a subject in which case I'll do a PLC and end up in college anyway".:D

Rozabeez

SamHamilton wrote:

Whenever I freak out and go - "oh my God I have three weeks until my Leaving Cert:eek: " - I just think:
"Worse case scenario is I fail a subject in which case I'll do a PLC and end up in college anyway".:D

I like you level of thinking, it's the same level as mine. Hats off to you sir, for a n00b.

dan719

Sangre wrote:

have a ****.

mmm I'll be back later:p . well my personal advice would be sleep. I had a complete breakdown this week due to rows with three teachers in one day while suffering illness also. Good rows though, completely worth it. lol So I went home straight after school instead of doing study and slept for about fourteen hours straight. Barring that go out for a session. lol

fuinneamh

beers will calm you, do some work ;it'll give you confidence that you aren't scared of anything that'll come up, sleep and exercise;makes you feel fresh.

shazzyshaz

Sangre wrote:

have a ****.

im a she.

cson

I don't really want to get into an argument about it but I think it applies to both sexes.

Limerick Dude

shazzyshaz wrote:

im a she.

Then do the female equivalent.

shazzyshaz

girls dont **** u eejit.-referring to cson

dan719

Limerick Dude wrote:

Then do the female equivalent.

but they definately do the 'female equivalent'. This is hilarious!:D

shazzyshaz

ok then maybe i will

fitzgese

Do you mean exam stress as in just before the exam or stress caused by studying for exams? If it's the second one, a little bit of exercise is probably the best way to beat the stress, just do 20 or 30 mins whenever you can fit it in. Take some short breaks, but don't take breaks if you feel guilty about studying because then you're just wasting your time. Try to do things you like that you would normally do if you weren't studying during your breaks. If you mean stress before an exam, try reading a newspaper or doing something which is completely unrelated to the exam in the few minutes before the exam. Doesn't work for everyone though, but it's worth a shot.

cson

shazzyshaz wrote:

girls dont **** u eejit.-referring to cson

80% do according to some surveys.

**** = Masturbation, which if I am not mistaken isn't categorised by gender.

And I'm not gonna argue that point any further.

lilmizzme

so back to the topic....just taking a step back and a few deep breaths helps, the LC isnt the be all and end all....like you, Roe, im strangely calm these days, compared to the nervous wreck I was before christmas...

Dan719...sleeping is God's gift to Leaving Cert stress...a few hours kip solves everything..hope you're feeling better now, don't mind teachers, sure what do they know?

shazzyshaz

ya sleep is good this time of year! any one find themselves needing more kip these days?? and more food!!!

dan719

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lilmizzme wrote:

don't mind teachers, sure what do they know?

My feelings on it exactly, looking back on it now it was hilarious.
*The T.D rowlol
'Get out of my class, why are you not doing td' Sir
'I have all of my td done.' Student
'p**s off and get out' Sir
'Why? I have all of my work done, what's your problem?' Student
'I said p**s off' Sir
'Fair enough sir you only a terrible teacher anyway, how any of us managed to get a's in the mocks I'll never know. Good luck' Sir(two of us got a's btw)

lilmizzme

I swear, they're more on edge than we are lately...I suppose their reputation as a teacher is kind of on the line around now too....a class full of fails and D's dosent say much about their skills as a teacher really, does it?

Some of the teachers have been amazing the past few weeks...others are just making the whole situation worse...!

Steve01

If this were any other forum some humourless moderator would have banned people for all this talk about ****, or it least given them a hefty warning. Instead, the moderators themselves are the ones coming out with the remarks. I love the Leaving Cert board

mateo

Kill Mary Hanafin

Rozabeez

lilmizzme wrote:

so back to the topic....just taking a step back and a few deep breaths helps, the LC isnt the be all and end all....like you, Roe, im strangely calm these days, compared to the nervous wreck I was before christmas...

¬_¬ She knows my name....

Yeah I was a bit of a wreck before Xmas too. Strange.

lilmizzme

Dammit, she caught me...

lilmizzme

mateo wrote:

Kill Mary Hanafin

This, my friend, is called murder, which, Im afraid is frowned upon in our society...

Rozabeez

Yeah mateo, get outta here with your mourder.

md99

cson wrote:

80% do according to some surveys.

**** = Masturbation, which if I am not mistaken isn't categorised by gender.

And I'm not gonna argue that point any further.

80!!!! What in the HELL do the other 20 do?

dan719

md99 wrote:

80!!!! What in the HELL do the other 20 do?

They lie!:D

shazzyshaz

dan719 wrote:

They lie!:D

well said!!!

SamHamilton

Best way to get rid of exam stress is - and you're going to hate this - study!:D You're only stressed because you feel you haven't enough done so start Monday. You have three weeks. Just go all out, that's what I plan to do. This way you won't have time to feel stressed!:D

Plus, al little bit of stressed is good for you. Keeps you focused etc. It's like nerves before exams.

Naikon

Have to agree with you.
Just study your ass off from now on.

ApeXaviour

jazzyjazz wrote:

practise exam questions without the answer and without the notes , go to bed early , wake up early , drink lots of water , clear your head of negativity

cocoa wrote:

get off the forum and do some exam questions.

I'd like to highlight this method as quite likely the best, especially so in the more technical subjects. The leaving cert examines your ability to answer leaving cert questions. What's the best way to do this? Practice....

Long uninterrupted regular sleeping has been shown to give one a marked increase in retention of newly learned information and skills. Personally I find it makes me one whole lot less stressed too.

Drink water regularly and eat bananas. Keeping the hydration/glucose/potassium levels up is essential for efficient study.

Regular low doses of caffeine (not after 6pm, caffeine has a half life of 6 hours and disturbs sleep) have also been shown to help maintain concentration. Don't be knocking back the redbulls/espressos. You'll get jittery and then crash.

And lastly, this is a judgement call, taking up smoking. Why? It allows a for regular breaks, it helps you focus and relax. It's worked for me, but giving up after exams is always tough.

Fish oils. According to some scientific schools of thought they're helpful. They certainly don't hinder so are worth a try. Also multivitamins...

I'm in the midst (midst? more like end, I've been working my man-rocks off for 6 months) of my study for finals so I feel your pain, but I also believe I know what I'm talking about.

curry-muff

Back to the subject of wankin!
**** is great for relieving stress!
I reccomend that u take one after every study session!
And if ur doing poorly in real leaving stick ur hand inside ur trousers nd hav a ****!
Def nothin bettr dan a mid exam ****

cson

curry-muff wrote:

Back to the subject of wankin!
**** is great for relieving stress!
I reccomend that u take one after every study session!
And if ur doing poorly in real leaving stick ur hand inside ur trousers nd hav a ****!
Def nothin bettr dan a mid exam ****

Is that some sort of poem or something?

Whatever you're into.

md99

curry-muff wrote:

Back to the subject of wankin!
**** is great for relieving stress!
I reccomend that u take one after every study session!
And if ur doing poorly in real leaving stick ur hand inside ur trousers nd hav a ****!
Def nothin bettr dan a mid exam ****

LMAO.............were I in first year that is, now all you get is a (frown)

Marshy

curry-muff wrote:

Back to the subject of wankin!
**** is great for relieving stress!
I reccomend that u take one after every study session!
And if ur doing poorly in real leaving stick ur hand inside ur trousers nd hav a ****!
Def nothin bettr dan a mid exam ****

Interesting approach. Horses for courses I suppose.

boger

cson wrote:

80% do according to some surveys.

**** = Masturbation, which if I am not mistaken isn't categorised by gender.

And I'm not gonna argue that point any further.

this is the kinda **** i got banned for and you are aloud to write away wit this crap, dont write back wit some idiodic comment because im not in the mood for this ****. note to moderators actually do ure job and close this **** hole of a forum

cson

Okay, before you read this Boger, calm yourself;

1: It was if you'll bother your arse to check, a mod who actually suggested this particular method of exam stress relief. I'm really chuffed you chose my reply out of a heap of them to use as an example.

2: See that large coloured writing you used above? That is the kind of **** you got banned for. You don't need to shout to be heard here. And some form of grammar and syntax wouldn't go astray either.

Nehpets

I used to like boger but it is quite clear now that he has indeed fried his brains with his mission to go 600+.

md99

boger wrote:

this is the kinda **** i got banned for and you are aloud to write away wit this crap, dont write back wit some idiodic comment because im not in the mood for this ****. note to moderators actually do ure job and close this **** hole of a forum

What cson said makes perfect sense... **** = Masturbation, wtf is your problem with that?

curious girl

akb2006 wrote:

Hi Leaving certers

Any (good) advice on exam stress...on a few weeks to go till L-Day!!!

Thank you

Shakey Student

okay, here it is, am absolutely fed up of students banging on about LC stress, actually the ones in my class who do so are the ones who are just not focused, wont do what the teacher asks them to do and we are lucky to have some class teachers! they spend their time sulking if the teacher tries to motivate them or pushes them to achieve a really good grade. So, here it is study advice start doin it, closing the door, having a study timetable and getting on with it, its 3 weeks of putting the head down and at this stage what's the point in regrets, totally self indulgent - get on with it, make your mark and stop dumpin on the rest of us, truth is we're all stressed, but we're doin our best to think positive and to push on. Sensible advice if you htink bout it!

Naikon

Get yourself this stuff:

http://www.xoxide.com/rocketfuel1.html

And then cram the night away!
Failing that, Jolt Cola: the cola of programmers, Hackers and gamers.

*Dont if you are sensitive to caffeine, as I accept no responsibility or no liable consequences following such actions*

Marshy

boger wrote:

this is the kinda **** i got banned for and you are aloud to write away wit this crap, dont write back wit some idiodic comment because im not in the mood for this ****. note to moderators actually do ure job and close this **** hole of a forum

Like everyone has said already, thats just plain WEIRD!

ZorbaTehZ

Boger, you consider this a "shít-hole" of a forum and yet you spend so much time on it?
That makes perfect sense. . .

EDIT: Typo

David Fouhy

Sangre wrote:

have a ****.

yea....stress reliever, but then ur left wit a big cloudy head 4 the whole day and just float onto the internet ta watch funny youtube stuff. **** is kinda like alcoholism when ya tink about it. <stressed, have a ****=stressed caused u had a **** and did no work> <stressed have a beer. hangover for 2 days, no work done> viscious cycle.:rolleyes: