Opiskelijan Tampere tips for exam preparation

We listed three tips on how to prepare for the exam outside of studying and what might affect your performance and energy when the exam comes.

1. Enough sleep

A good night's sleep is an important part of exam preparation. The amount of sleep you get affects your performance, and during sleep your brain processes and combines what you have learned. Make sure you get enough sleep the night before the exam. The need for sleep is individual, but the amount of a good night's sleep varies between 7 and 9 hours. Avoid staring at the screen about an hour before going to bed. For example, the blue light of the phone screen disturbs the natural sleep cycle and makes it difficult to fall asleep. Many smartphones have a blue light filtering option and night mode settings, which should be used if looking at the phone is necessary.

2. Take care of nutrition and hydration

Remember to take care of your hydration on the day before the exam and during the time before the exam. Too little hydration harms your performance, concentration, alertness and memory. With sufficient hydration, you make sure that you feel more energetic and are able to focus better on your performance.

Remember to eat enough and nutritiously the day before and before the test performance. Balanced food keeps your energy level steady and you feel sufficiently full. Too heavy food and large portion sizes cause fatigue and excessive satiety, which affects your performance. Don't leave eating until the last minute before going to bed and experience the performance, so that your body has time to process eating without affecting the quality of sleep and experience the performance itself.

3. Stick to your routines

Even though the night before and in the morning you would like to use all the time possible to go over the last few learning, it is still more useful to stick to routines. With the help of routines, you keep your stress level under control and your state of mind stable and relaxed. It is good to stick to the usual bedtime to guarantee sufficient sleep. Familiar routines help you stay in your comfort zone and thus avoid unnecessary distractions.