Missed clearing the exam by a whisker? Feeling low and hopeless? How about kicking up those feelings and pushing your boundaries in a new way. Come exams and you start experiencing those butterflies fluttering in your stomach. The fear of failure and lack of confidence leads to exam blues and gives you jitters. The road to success is definitely not an easy one and requires perseverance, consistency, courage and endurance. It’s not the time to sway under pressure or sabotage oneself but work on devising strategies around how not to fail. But before we go ahead with that, it is imperative to understand why students fail in exams? Poor preparation techniques, lack of interest, procrastination, casual attitude, intimidating environment among others are a few reasons behind a student’s failure.
Instead of feeling dejected and forlorn, one should learn from failure. Failure is supposed to be a great teacher, but to be able to learn from it, we need to decode methods that can help improve our chances of future success.
The following ways will help you analyse your failure and identify what needs to be done to avoid it.
Pen down your anxieties
Do negative thoughts keep dwelling in your mind? Does your brain keep buzzing with “what ifs”? When you notice worries swirling in your head, write them down. Penning down help release those cooped up worries from your mind and empties your brain making you feel lighter and less tense. Moreover, writing anxieties during stressful situations such as an exam clears your mind and allows it to focus on the task at hand, thereby boosting your performance greatly.
Indulge in conceptual learning
Often students engage in rote learning and learn facts without developing a deep understanding of them. This reduces their ability to retain information for long and stirs apprehensions that continue to prevail even during the exam that leaves students in confusion and chaos. Emphasis should be laid on conceptual and application based learning that encourages greater understanding of concepts which can be incorporated to tackle difficult areas. It further enhances performance and inculcates a higher degree of contentment in students.
Resist all distractions
In our increasingly connected world of smartphones, laptops, tablets, and high speed internet, distractions are bound to happen. However, when you have a big exam coming up, it’s imperative for you to understand that it is time to hit the books and fight all distractions. If you don’t want to fail, try to resist the urge to use the smart devices and carrying on with your studies instead of succumbing to the temptation. While studying interruptions and distractions can be especially disruptive and you should thus work on cutting down your time spend on social media, Whats app, Snapchat, Instagram etc.
Stop procrastinating
There is a common tendency among students to procrastinate their work and leave it for tomorrow. When tomorrow finally comes the same pattern is repeated and procrastinators excuse themselves by promising to accomplish the task the next day. Procrastination curtails student’s productivity, accentuates stress and anxiety, and affects their academic performance. In addition, it piles up work and students have to bear the brunt of poor work quality as the assignments appear hurried and just thrown together. Moreover, doing things at the last minute causes low self esteem and deliriously affects health, thereby leading to a significant drop in grades and the overall success. So, if you don’t want to fail, start studying right from today.
Adopt “never say die” attitude
In order to achieve your goals, it is imperative to push yourself harder and never give up. A firm determination, strong will power and a positive outlook can result into success. Never give up means to figure out new and efficient ways to achieve your targets. Adopting “never say die” attitude and making it an intrinsic part of your life can help you win most battles. It will not only gear you up for the impending exam ahead, but also instil immense confidence in you. Never giving up and fighting till the end is the most apparent proof that you have tried your hardest to obtain what you desired for.
Apart from the above mentioned ways, adopting smart preparation and revision strategies along with a positive attitude can help avoid failure and stand you in a good stead. As students you should work on improvising your study pattern and approach exams with a fresh approach. Having a role model and following his footsteps can keep you motivated and might pave way to your success story.
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