Exam preparation

Unisa first-year journey e-mails: number 9

Exam preparation

Getting ready for and writing exams can be stressful and exhausting. Passing or failing an examination can also influence other areas of our lives, such as important relationships, our self-confidence and, even, our careers.

You might even be wondering why you have to write exams. Exams play an important role in your development as a student, because they provide you with feedback on how well you have mastered the content of a module. Your performance during your exams is not an indication of your intelligence, but rather an indication of how well you have prepared during the semester or year.

Our focus this week is on helping you to prepare for your exams.

Activity 1

• If you're feeling a little overwhelmed or anxious about the thought of writing exams, we suggest you download the exam preparation brochure and listen to the exam preparation podcasts on the Counselling and Career Development website (click on the links to open the audio or PDF files).
• Remember, exams can be stressful, but there are ways to reduce that, mostly through planning, studying hard and being well prepared.

Special activity

Join us for a live broadcast between 14:30 and 15:30 on Wednesday 2 May 2018 entitled "Preparing for exams". To watch the live broadcast, click here (or use this link: http://portal.joininvideo.com#/player/f265dbd2-acad-4de3-945c-1e99ea154365/1038) during the specified time. We suggest that you read the guidelines, click on the link above and register before the start of the live broadcast.

Next week

Our focus for next week is on the practical arrangements for writing exams. To contact the university, click here.

All the best for your studies this week!