Tips on Calming Your Nerves

Test Preparation
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<p>I am the type to get nervous on exams, especially if I feel like someone is watching me.</p>

<p>If you want proof: I failed my driving test in less than 30 seconds because I was too nervous to see that I was going against traffic (This would be hilarious had it been someone else, but it was me. I was ashamed and depressed for the rest of the day). </p>

<h2>Anyways, last time I took the SAT Reasoning Test I got an 1870 w/ Writing and a 1330 w/out writing. This is a good score and I'm proud of it but I honestly think I could have done better if I wasn't so nervous. Not to mention that when I got the questions back I was able to do every single one no problem.</h2>

<p>So here is what I have so far:
- Get lots of sleep.
- Eat a good breakfast that will not give you stomach problems.
- DO NOT drink energy drinks or coffee.
- When you feel nervous, run around a bit or do push ups.
- Try to talk it out with other people, you will feel better if you see that they are nervous as well.</p>

<p>Anything else to add to this list would be greatly appreciated. Hopefully this thread will help me out along with other nervous students.</p>

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<p>the no-coffee rule is good. but a little bit of sugar really helps your mind get going. by little bit, im talkin like a candy or two.</p>

<p>i take a vitamin pill with my breakfast. i figure it cant hurt. and it gives me the mentality that im ready for the test</p>

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<p>Practice facing pressure head on. Do public speaking. Approach strangers.</p>

<p>It may sound strange, but increasing confidence in these ways can help on test days.</p>

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<p>I tend to get SUPER nervous on test day, so this is what helped me to calm down and avoid panicking and missing easy questions:</p>

<p>Take the test more than once. Seriously, it helps to build confidence, so you’re less likely to panick (as I do whenever something is going bad in the math section)</p>

<p>And talk to yourself ahahha. I mean. Silently. Use the 5 minutes break to refocus and put things in perspective :)</p>

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<p>lets see…</p>

<p>for all my SAT’s and some APs, i used to watch animes till 1 in the morning so i can fall asleep easily. that worked fairly well for me. i think ‘get lots of sleep!’ is overrated. i doubt my method works for many people though.</p>

<p>on another note, NEVER study on the day before a standardized test.</p>

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<p>^Good advice, why in the world somebody would take a test w/o preparing for it beats me.</p>

<p>My advice:
Use the BB, because when I took my SAT, the questions seemed so similar to those in the book, and some questions from the math section were repeated from the BB practice tests. I definitely believe that familiarity helps to improve performance.</p>