Exam Week Checklist: 23 Items
A practical exam-week checklist for schedules, revision, materials, sleep, travel, and final preparation.
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📅 Plan the week
Notes: Break each subject into realistic revision blocks instead of cramming.
Break each subject into realistic revision blocks instead of cramming.
Notes: Use sample questions to find where review is most valuable.
Use sample questions to find where review is most valuable.
Notes: Confirm calculators, reference sheets or materials allowed for each exam.
Confirm calculators, reference sheets or materials allowed for each exam.
🖊️ Prepare materials
Notes: For online exams, check software, power and connection ahead of time.
For online exams, check software, power and connection ahead of time.
Notes: Bring allowed writing materials and relevant identification.
Bring allowed writing materials and relevant identification.
🌙 Daily readiness
Notes: Reserve time to rest, eat, move and reset between study blocks.
Reserve time to rest, eat, move and reset between study blocks.
Notes: Allow extra time and an alternative for transport disruptions.
Allow extra time and an alternative for transport disruptions.
Notes: Test yourself without notes to identify areas needing another review.
Test yourself without notes to identify areas needing another review.
✅ Final check
Notes: Check arrival times, exam conditions, and prohibited devices.
Check arrival times, exam conditions, and prohibited devices.
Notes: After an exam, prepare for the next task rather than dwelling on answers.
After an exam, prepare for the next task rather than dwelling on answers.
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Confirm the real exam timetable
Use the institution’s current exam portal to verify dates, locations, allowed materials, and online arrangements. Do not rely on an old screenshot or an unverified group message.
Select priorities by evidence
List the topics, then use practice questions and feedback to identify weak areas. This is more informative than spending equal time on material you already understand.
Use active study methods
Cornell’s Learning Strategies Center recommends methods such as retrieval practice and structured plans. Alternate solving, self-testing, and correcting mistakes instead of only rereading notes.
Spread revision across the week
Break tasks into focused blocks and include rest. A five-day plan can help you prepare material and practice recall before exam day.
Prepare each exam’s materials
Check permitted calculators, identification, writing materials, technology, and any accessibility arrangements early enough to resolve issues.
Protect sleep and basic routines
Schedule meals, travel time, breaks, and adequate sleep. Exhaustion and constant all-night sessions are not a reliable study strategy.
Plan online exam resilience
Test login, software, internet connection, and power supply. Learn the institution’s instructions for reporting technical problems.
Reset between exams
Briefly note any logistics lessons after one exam, then turn attention to the next. Do not let post-exam speculation consume the following study session.
Frequently asked questions
How can I make an exam-week study plan?
Verify the timetable, divide topics into blocks, select weak areas using practice questions and schedule breaks rather than leaving all review for the final night.
Is rereading notes enough to prepare?
Rereading alone is often less informative than self-testing, practice problems and explaining concepts from memory. Combine preparation with active recall.
What should I confirm for online exams?
Test the platform, account access, camera or microphone requirements, internet and power; also read the university’s procedure for technical problems.
What if I have several exams close together?
Prioritize by exam date, difficulty and knowledge gaps. Use shorter, consistent review blocks and reserve realistic time for other obligations.
What should I do between exams?
Note any important logistics lessons briefly, then switch focus to the next scheduled assessment and protect sleep and meals.
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