It has been very common for me to be getting messages and emails from anxious students just 1 -2 days before any entrance exam. The emails ask a variety of questions about the last minute preparation.
If I combine all the queries received till now all these years, one central query emerges - "What should I do on this last day before the exam? What should I study?
It's a mistake by you, if you assume that today is that special day that can change the result completely and create a miracle tomorrow - you are completely wrong.
Last day of preparation before the exam doesn't have to be different, if...
1. you have designed a study plan that covers all your weak areas.
2. your study plan extends till the last day before the exam.
You better stick to the same plan and follow it with dedication and discipline. Remember that study plans are made individual specific and situation specific. They are made to bring more clarity to your goals and objectives. In short, study plans are supposed to bring you more rewards by simplifying your task and hurdles.
So why do you want to complicate it on the last day when you are supposed to make it even simpler and more rewarding?
What you should do and what you shouldn't?
1. Don't wear out today. Don't tire yourself out today.
If you are thinking that you have to do "one quick last revision of all questions today" you are wrong. You will achieve nothing other than overburdening yourself with a non-rewarding task, unnecessarily. Even if you do nothing today, your performance will hardly vary tomorrow. Whatever good had to be done, whatever damage had to be done, has already been done. Now you can't change much. So why not focus on a better performance tomorrow instead of inviting a bad performance?
2. Do whatever that adds to your confidence.
What you need the most at this hour is confidence and not some more familiarity with questions or answers given by differing authors. Trust yourself. Avoid anything that burdens you or makes you anxious.
a. Avoid "controversial" question discussions.
b. Mute the MCQ spamming whatsapp groups.
3. Focus on peak performance.
Your peak performance is tomorrow. Not today. So don't exhaust all your energy today by stretching your limits up to 3 am. Instead reserve your performance for tomorrow - wake up fresh, enjoy the exam and later party till 3 am. Remember that there are no consolation prizes for your regrets. No consolation prizes for a hard work done today that would rob you of a peak performance tomorrow.
Relax today.
Wake up early tomorrow and enjoy a good morning walk.
Give your peak performance.
Good luck..
If I combine all the queries received till now all these years, one central query emerges - "What should I do on this last day before the exam? What should I study?
It's a mistake by you, if you assume that today is that special day that can change the result completely and create a miracle tomorrow - you are completely wrong.
Last day of preparation before the exam doesn't have to be different, if...
1. you have designed a study plan that covers all your weak areas.
2. your study plan extends till the last day before the exam.
You better stick to the same plan and follow it with dedication and discipline. Remember that study plans are made individual specific and situation specific. They are made to bring more clarity to your goals and objectives. In short, study plans are supposed to bring you more rewards by simplifying your task and hurdles.
So why do you want to complicate it on the last day when you are supposed to make it even simpler and more rewarding?
What you should do and what you shouldn't?
1. Don't wear out today. Don't tire yourself out today.
If you are thinking that you have to do "one quick last revision of all questions today" you are wrong. You will achieve nothing other than overburdening yourself with a non-rewarding task, unnecessarily. Even if you do nothing today, your performance will hardly vary tomorrow. Whatever good had to be done, whatever damage had to be done, has already been done. Now you can't change much. So why not focus on a better performance tomorrow instead of inviting a bad performance?
2. Do whatever that adds to your confidence.
What you need the most at this hour is confidence and not some more familiarity with questions or answers given by differing authors. Trust yourself. Avoid anything that burdens you or makes you anxious.
a. Avoid "controversial" question discussions.
b. Mute the MCQ spamming whatsapp groups.
3. Focus on peak performance.
Your peak performance is tomorrow. Not today. So don't exhaust all your energy today by stretching your limits up to 3 am. Instead reserve your performance for tomorrow - wake up fresh, enjoy the exam and later party till 3 am. Remember that there are no consolation prizes for your regrets. No consolation prizes for a hard work done today that would rob you of a peak performance tomorrow.
Relax today.
Wake up early tomorrow and enjoy a good morning walk.
Give your peak performance.
Good luck..
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