Maturity exams can be exhausting; so, here is a guide that will tell you how, step by step, to overcome them with flying colors!
Steps
Step 1. Study hard in your senior year of high school
Take notes after each lesson, not during. Pay close attention in class and just write the title of each topic covered. Then, once you get home, expand your notes into a separate notebook. Don't forget to include graphs and tables that will help you with your study.
Step 2. Your notes should be of good quality
If you've already started taking classes, rewrite any notes you have to better organize them, adding more details you recently learned. Remember that the more familiar you are with the topic, the better it will be.
Step 3. Prepare a study plan for the week
Spend some time studying each subject every day. This will help you link the concepts you have previously learned together and memorize and understand them better. Once you have completed your study program for that week, create a new one for the next. Just take one day off a week. Be disciplined and finish all the work you have to do!
Step 4. Try to finish studying the material at least four weeks before the exam
This will give you enough time to review, practice, and seek answers to any additional questions you may have.
Step 5. Try to do as many exercises as you can
Practice is key.
Step 6. Avoid too much stress or getting bored
If you think that the subject you are studying is not interesting, try to make it so, for example by reading the biographies of famous scientists.
Step 7. Create a routine and stick to it strictly, but you shouldn't feel too comfortable doing it
Change it if that happens.
Step 8. Rest
You don't need to spend days studying a topic that you could finish in a few hours. Make sure your mind is always fresh and try to stay fit. Remember that "mens sana in corpore sano": only a healthy mind can help you pass maturity with flying colors.
Step 9. Motivate yourself and be disciplined
Step 10. Don't worry if you feel very nervous
Understand that this is perfectly normal and healthy and is due to the fact that you are worried about your future.
Advice
- Practice as much as you can.
- Time is of the essence - stick to your schedule.
- Always keep a bottle of water at hand when you study, even while you are at school. Water is the only essential drink in life!
- Try to study with a positive attitude. In the end you will feel excited at the idea of studying!
- Study in a quiet place where distractions are minimal.
- Don't hesitate to ask your teacher or a friend for help.
- Exercise regularly to keep yourself healthy and fit; this will also affect your mental performance.
- Study in the morning. As a matter of fact, the brain works better as soon as you wake up!
- Eat a healthy and balanced diet. Eating well is very important to be able to give your best.
- Find the study method that works best for you. Some read their notes aloud; others, on the other hand, prefer to write the concepts learned over and over again.
- If necessary, get help from a tutor; can give you useful advice and assign you additional exercises.
- Remember: "Success is 10% inspiration, and 90% transpiration" - Thomas Alva Edison.
Warnings
- Don't skip sections of the book that seem too easy to you; some are crucial - be sure to study any topics you may be questioned about!
- Do not think that it is easy to pass the final exams, even if you have always had top marks so far.
- The exams you have taken so far are nothing compared to the high school exams. You will have to put in a lot more effort.
- Visit the website www.guidamaturita.it to verify that you have studied all the topics you may be questioned about.
- Do not read the answers when you practice answering the exam questions. Try answering first without any help and then consulting the textbook or your notes. Read the answers only after you are done, to check your progress.
