Exam Preparation & Reflection: Exam Day Techniques

The Day of the Exam
Ensure you get a good night sleep the night before
If your exam is in the morning, wake up early and ensure you are wide awake (take a walk if needed)
Eat a good breakfast
Avoid last minute cramming
Know the location and time of the exam
Arrive in plenty of time - aim to be early
Avoid the pre-exam buzz

Read the instructions carefully.
Select the questions you wish to answer.
Check if any sections of the paper are compulsory.
Analyse exactly what the questions are asking you to do.
Decide in what order you will answer the questions.

Exam writing is a skill you can learn - doing well can have as much to do with technique as with preparation. The following may seem like common sense, but common sense can be the first thing to go when looking down the barrel of exam week.