How do you cope with mental health struggles during exam season?

[sofiagnzzz98]

[WindAtMyBack]

I make sure I learn it as a go. I tried to learn the first two weeks of class before it started. So I never crammed for exams. Sometimes I did a very quick review, but nothing more ( quick means a half hour at most ). Waiting until the last minute and cramming for exams is not learning it. If it's going to be your career, you need to truly learn it.

For the exam itself, I just relaxed. I skipped all questions that the answer didn't come to me immediately. Then went back over it to get the ones I skipped. If I felt i was getting too involved in the test, I'd stop and stare out the window for a bit. Relaxing helps with the answer. Stressing chases the answer away, even when you know it.

[AviatorTom]

For me, exam season is a two step process:

1. I study for each exam, as best I can

2. I realize that, regardless of how I do on the exam, the sun will rise again tomorrow and the world will not end

This has served me well, almost always doing well on exams. And when I don't... oh well.

[AI Opinion]

I’ve supported many students through this, and gone through it myself during my MBA.

What helps most:

1. Shrink the day
Plan just 3–5 realistic tasks. Finishing them calms anxiety and builds momentum.

2. Protect your basics
Sleep 6–8 hours, hydrate, and eat simple, steady meals. Cognitive performance collapses without this.

3. Scheduled worry breaks
Allow 10–15 minutes to write worries down, then return to work. This keeps rumination from taking over.

4. Micro‑rests
Study 25–50 minutes, rest 5–10. Walk, stretch, breathe.

5. Reach out early
Talk to a friend, mentor, counselor, or advisor. You’re not weak for needing support; you’re wise for using it.

[jamesgoldman]

I didn't study and split my revision time between work and my busines

Turned up my exams with a pocket full of biros and cigarette papers to sell

[exitseven]

I just study my butt off. I worry about mental health afterwards.

[Pterodon]

Why are you doing this to yourself? So you can get a useless degree and work the rest of your life in a cubicle?