30/06/2026
Let's talk about the experience you have in the exams hall on the day you're writing maths exams.
A day before the exams, you'll hear “Dahh, tomorrow's exam no be joke ooo.”
The unserious ones will be opening their incomplete note to go through what they have.
Even with the incomplete note, they don't understand anything that's inside.
The average student will look at page 1, chat for one hour.
Read page 2 and 3, chat for extra two hours.
The serious students are going through their notes back to back.
Going through their textbooks, solving as many questions as possible.
Now, on the D-Day of the exams.
5 minutes to the exams, the unserious and average students will start arranging formation.
They'll start choosing exams plug.
You'll hear “John when I call you , just turn back abeg. I no just want submit blank paper, na why.”
The serious students are already prepared, eager to get the question paper so they can start.
The invigilator arrives at the hall. All students are asked to sit.
The question paper is being shared and the questions look tough a bit.
The serious students are trying to solve while the others are waiting for answers from above.
After an hour, some students start submitting.
At that point, anxiety has increased.
The copy cats are already hitting those they relied on to solve faster so they can get answers.
The serious students who have anxiety issues will start mixing up formulas and making mistakes.
Here's what you need to understand as a student.
Fear affects concentration.
Anxiety doesn't tell if you're serious or not. When you can't manage it, you'll make mistakes throughout the exams.
Especially if you hear “15 minutes more”.
You need to prepare well for your exams and learn to manage your time.
You should not allow fear to allow you to make unnecessary mistakes.
If you can answer 3 questions correctly out of 5 questions, it's better than answering 5 questions with cut and join answers.
Exam anxiety doesn't know intelligent and unintelligent students.
If you can't manage it, you make mistakes and lose your marks.
Learn to handle and manage anxiety during exams.
