Exams, as well as a test of knowledge, are an exercise in time-management.

I would advise people to spend the first few minutes looking over all questions first, and decide which to do first (if allowed). Similar to what rida said, but you need to look at how many points each one is worth also.

So, I would choose a harder question worth more points IF I thought there was a chance of getting it right.

And be careful of essay-type questions. They can look like easy points, but can take a lot more time than you think. So try to mention the main points quickly and come back later if you have time.

Use the last few minutes to go over all your questions to see if you have made any silly mistakes or could add a bit more.

Oh, and one good thing about going for the easy points first, it relaxes you and helps you think better.

rida wrote:

The best thing to do is stay calm.

But, for many I know at least, als othe hardest.

Probably make a general outline of important points the night before, so you can spend maybe one or two hours poring directly over them then you can rest.

I doubt that would help either. Your brain needs more than a 'bit' to process all the information. For instance, if you look at a huge piece of information, your brain will almost certainly process more than half of it overnight. Then in the morning you won't need any papers or books, or...anything, really. You'll have all the facts and points in your head. Then you can just keep reciting facts in your mind until school starts.

Yep. Like guitar. Never play it in equal chunks. If you have the whole day free, just do it for a few minutes every so often. That way you don't get bored, and you always learn new things. Make it random. That's how the brain processes its information, it needs time. You can't just feed it everything all at once in a whole hour bolck, or something like that. It's like a human digestive system.

Not exactly. The virtuoso will be better off if they practiced their 3 hours bit by bit throughout the day.