{"id":7517,"date":"2020-12-15T11:43:53","date_gmt":"2020-12-15T10:43:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/semmelweis.hu\/szinapszis\/?p=7517"},"modified":"2020-12-15T11:43:53","modified_gmt":"2020-12-15T10:43:53","slug":"exam-period-survival-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/semmelweis.hu\/hok\/en\/2020\/12\/15\/exam-period-survival-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Exam period survival guide"},"content":{"rendered":"

Edited: Ap\u00e1thy Gergely<\/em><\/p>\n

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Be it the first one or the umpteenth one, some things stay the same: we get really stressed when it\u2019s up close. Of course we\u2019re talking about the exam period, what else would a university student\u2019s thoughts revolve around? The next month and a half is going to be a great challenge for everyone, no matter what faculty or year we\u2019re in, since our performance throughout the whole semester is going to be evaluated.<\/span><\/p>\n

Diligence during the semester is starting to seem more valuable, we all promise ourselves to take better notes next semester, and get into a closer and more intimate relationship with our desks, as we are going to spend most of our days sitting there. But between notes, books and topics we also need to make a little room for <\/span>bejgli <\/span><\/i>(<\/span>A walnut or poppy seed roll traditionally eaten in Hungary at Christmas time and for Easter.)<\/span>. We\u2019d like to offer some\u00a0 help to our audience with\u00a0 these few pieces of advice.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

There is no secret to success though, but rather a price one has to pay for it. It all comes down to the hard work and energy you put in.. That is why I’m not writing an article named \u201d10 magic tricks for the exams\u201d or \u201ddo THIS to avoid failure\u201d. Instead, let\u2019s consider this a kind of survival guide that might help make this upcoming period a little more bearable. The list is never complete, there are so many little things that could be helpful. If you have any questions or suggestions regarding this topic, don\u2019t hesitate to contact us!<\/span><\/p>\n

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MAKE A SCHEDULE!<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

With the semester coming to an end, most of the cornerstones of our daily routine disappear as well. We don\u2019t have to get up and get to class on time, there are no lectures or practicals to be attended, and it\u2019s easy to lose track of time. To avoid that, make daily schedules, write down when you\u2019re going to get up, what subject you\u2019re going to study, if you have any additional tasks or have any (online, of course) meetings etc.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

You can use a pen and paper for this, too, the point is to give your days structure and make them more transparent.\u00a0 Of course writing it down is the first thing, sticking to it is a whole other thing\u2026.<\/span><\/p>\n

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BABY STEPS<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201dI have to study this subject\u201d \u2013 that sounds scary, right? Impossible, even! Even the best of us have bad moments. Based on that\u00a0 you\u2019re better off dividing the challenge ahead of you into smaller portions: the textbook for this subject has ten chapters, all chapters have five subsections, all subsections are fifteen pages long, fortunately these pages are filled with images. If we manage to finish one chapter a day, we\u2019ll be just ready with it all by the date of the exam! All of a sudden, it doesn\u2019t even seem that bad. Of course it still won\u2019t be a walk in the park, but this method makes you see the light at the end of the tunnel, and the one, undefiable obstacle turns into a long chain of little achievements.<\/span><\/p>\n

Self care, self love<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n

No matter how big of a rush we\u2019re in with the material, a successful \u2019study day\u2019 doesn\u2019t necessarily mean spending sixteen hours studying. Sometimes we need to take a break, we\u2019re not robots. A short nap, a nice bath, some delicious coffee and a bit of conversation with a loved one can give us motivation and be a huge mood booster. Every now and then, we just need to get away a bit from the thing we\u2019ve been spending our last [insert number] days with.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Social dilemma<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n

Let\u2019s be honest: social media is the graveyard of all of our productivity. I don\u2019t even want to start counting how many hours I spent scrolling through Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Reddit, Snapchat, Pinterest or TikTok. Half an hour can pass by like a second on these apps, just like that. If this scenario is familiar to you, I\u2019ve got some bad news: we need to quit this habit, and we need to do it right now. It\u2019s time spent ineffectively, and bombing our brains with even more useless information isn\u2019t exactly a good way to relax. It helps to keep your phone away from your study space so it doesn\u2019t \u201daccidentally\u201d get in your hands, or, if you really need it for some reason, the app named Forest (which we mentioned in a <\/span>previous article of ours<\/span><\/a>) can help a great deal in staying focused.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Together we\u2019re stronger!<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Humans are social creatures, and even though exams (and the virus) separate us these days, we need the motivation and sense of belonging somewhere.<\/span><\/p>\n

Studying together, spending quality time with someone, talking to each other, relaxing and charging our batteries together, as well as supporting each other are huge and much needed treasures in these times. And even more importantly: complain! Let\u2019s squawk, cry, lament and rage together! Sometimes we don\u2019t even notice how much we need to get things off of our chest, and if we do that in the presence of someone in a similar situation, we are sure to find sympathy.<\/span><\/p>\n

#LovelyLearningDay<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n

It may sound strange at first, I mean, there isn\u2019t much \u201dlovely\u201d<\/span> in some dry material, especially if it\u2019s our fifth day revising it non-stop. But if we\u2019re doing it anyway, we might as well try and find the beauty of it. An exceptionally neat page of notes, an organized table where everything has its place and is within reach, the joy of finally understanding a complicated connection….These might seem not necessary, but if we learn to appreciate these little things, we may not even end up quivering at the sight of our beloved study desk by February.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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The battle<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

We should look forward to taking our examsNot just get it over with and shove the textbook to the bottom of the stack, instead you should want to actually prove something. Dr. Mikl\u00f3s Kellermayer put this state of mind into words better than I ever could, so I\u2019m just passing his words onto You:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201dAn exam isn\u2019t just everyone dressing up nicely, the examinee getting a topic and telling the examiner what they know about it, and the examiner then giving out a grade. An exam is a mental combat, the fight between David and Goliath, a challenge for the examinee and the examiner as well. Intellects collide to prove their abilities. Such a gladiators\u2019 fight needs to be fought until the last breath, you should think until the last minute of it, and no one should give up on it. Be willing to show what you know, be willing to win!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Be it the first one or the umpteenth one, some things stay the same: we get really stressed when it\u2019s up close. Of course we\u2019re talking about the exam period, what else would a university student\u2019s thoughts revolve around?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":101958,"featured_media":12195,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[591],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7517","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-synapsis"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"1970-01-01 01:00:00","action":"","terms":[],"taxonomy":"","browser_timezone_offset":0},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/semmelweis.hu\/hok\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7517","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/semmelweis.hu\/hok\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/semmelweis.hu\/hok\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/semmelweis.hu\/hok\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/101958"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/semmelweis.hu\/hok\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7517"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/semmelweis.hu\/hok\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7517\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/semmelweis.hu\/hok\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12195"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/semmelweis.hu\/hok\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7517"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/semmelweis.hu\/hok\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7517"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/semmelweis.hu\/hok\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7517"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}