Posted on: 01:14 Sun, 10 Jan 2016



Exams are extremely stressful events in
everyone’s life, and the only way to
deal with them satisfactorily is to be
well-prepared, Motivation is an
important factor that would help you to
study well for your exams. This is not
an art or a big technique. It is as
simple as your need to feed yourselves
everyday.

Scoring a high mark in the UTME exam
is not as difficult as most students
think it is , it all depends on you ability
to prepare well and heed to simple
instructions. This tips will guide you on
how to prepare well and achieve
success in your UTME exam.

==>>Utilize the Early Morning Hours:
Lose an hour in the morning, and you
will be all day hunting for it. ~Richard
Whately
It has scientifically proven that our
brains work at its best during the early
morning hours. The freshness that you
feel in the morning time, can be found
nowhere in the rest of the day. During
the morning, you can study some
subject whichever you feel is
complicated, because the grasping
power of the brain will be more during
this time. The point is, once you gain
confidence in a difficult subject, you
can easily go on with other subjects
and excel without much effort.

Note: Don’t try doing this, resting on
your down comforter or trying to study
beside someone who is having a good
sleep in the early morning, because
undesirable psychological effects can
overtake you.

==>>Avoid Exam Anxiety/Overcome Your
Fear :

One of the main reasons why students
fail their UTME exams is because of
FEAR! They’re not really afraid of the
exam itself, what they are actually
afraid of is FAILURE!! They’re afraid of
the consequences that awaits them if
they fail they exam.

As a student , if you really want to pass
the UTME exam , then you must
overcome your fear!!. Look at the
UTME exam as a roadblock between
you and 10 million naira, remove that
entity of fear in you and push that
roadblock out of your way to glory!!

==>>Study Regularly/Everyday :

Researches has shown that 60% of
nigerian students don’t read , which
has been one of the major reasons why
the nigerian education sector has
continued to dwindle.

The brain can give out information
ONLY when you input data in it , so the
more you read the more knowlege you
get and that improves your chances of
passing an exam. As a student , study
hard and prepare well for your exam.
Forget all the luxries and focus more
on inputing data into your brain!.

Spend at least 4 hours of your day
reading , read according to JAMB’s
syllabus and focus more on areas
where questions are most likely to
come from.

==>>Associate Yourself with Good and
Hardworking People:

It is true that friends play a significant
role in shaping your career. When you
associate yourself with bad and
irresponsible people who care the least
about their education, it is likely that
they may rub off on you. The positive
waves from good and hardworking
friends, will motivate you to study well.

==>>Answer Past Questions Regularly:

Its always good to know the area and
mode at which questions are being set,
Get past questions of the previous years
and try to answer them. Get familiar
with their question asking pattern.
Every past question has a 3/5 chance of
been repeated. Doing this will help you
a lot.

==>>Work More On Your Question
Answering Speed :

You don’t have all day to answer a
question!. Jamb gives you limited time
to answer a question , therefore , it is
essential for you to work on your
question answering speed. On average
you have about 60 seconds to spend on
a question. Spending more than 60
seconds would slow you down and
leave you lagging behind. Don’t delay
yourself on a question , if you didn’t
get the answer to a question , skip it
and move on to the next question. You
can always go back to the ones you
didn’t do.

==>>Choosing The Right Answer/Option In
The Multiple Choice Question :

This is where students fall into jamb’s
trap. The UTME exam is one of the most
Tactical exams in nigeria. Its is very
tactical but yet easy. The answers are
somehow look a-likes. You have four
options A B C D , and out of those 4 A
And B looks Correct. The real answer is
staring at you but you’re too blind to
see it!. What do you do in this kind of
situation?

If you’ve really prepared (read alot)
then it becomes easy for you. In this
kind of situation , the first thing to do
is to eliminate!! Eliminate the incorrect
answers and leave your self with the
ones that are most likely to be correct.
Afterthat , look carefully at the options
once more and try to relate them to the
question that was asked. You’ld
definately find one that corresponds to
your question , pick that one as your
answer!!.

Don’t…
>>Procrastinate your course of study.
>>Keep your cell phones and other
gadgets while you are studying. They
consume all your time without your
knowledge.
>>Get intimidated if your friends are
running ahead of you.
>>Miss the lectures of good and
efficient teachers.
>>Let anyone say that you cannot do it.

Thats all readers , hope you found this
useful. You also need to have luck and
you need to be prayerful!.