Exam Stress

This book is the third in the Smarter Student series. I wrote this book to help students go after their dreams. Whether you want to get into your dream college, be eligible for a scholarship or pass a professional exam, I believe that the principles and strategies outlined in this book can be applied to studying for and acing any standardized test. Knowing the right way to study is an incredibly important factor in getting the most out of time spent studying. Doing well in school or college is not dependent on whether you are the smartest kid in class or whether you spend the longest hours ...

Weekends are usually glorious times for little Maddie. She usually completes her homework on Fridays after she gets home from school so she has a worry-free weekend full of fun and games. Well, this weekend was very different. Maddie spent the whole weekend writing and studying because of a big exam coming up on Monday, and she was stressing out because she felt she wasn't ready, even after days of endless preparation.

The stress of exams takes its toll on students every year, and the most thorough preparation can fail if you get there tense and anxious. The fight-or-flight mode due to stress can effectively prevent memorization or in-depth reasoning at the time you most need it. This is a series of simple and efficient relaxation techniques, easy to learn and quick to apply. They are designed to provide you with a range of proven techniques to help you prepare for an exam in the most efficient way possible, so as to overcome anxiety before and during the exam for maximum results.