Taking exams can be very stressful if you have not studied during the term. With a little time management during the school year, you not only avoid stress and anxiety, but also maximize your productivity and results. No more cramming for each test and studying late into the night. Here are some tips to create good study habits in high boarding schools.

• Have an extra notebook for each subject so that as you finish a chapter in class you can immediately write down notes and summaries in that book. This is the best way to keep your class work in your mind so at exam time you only will have to read your notes instead of complete chapters.

• Learn how to make mind maps and use other memory aids. Mind maps are graphical illustrations of subjects and are of great use especially during exams.

• Read some extra information about the topics you have finished. Take out books from the library, use all the available internet resources about the subject. It is important to take notes so that you can refer back to them before and at test time.

• Make a timetable for exam days by marking the dates on a calendar and prepare yourself as the test approaches.

• Make a sampling list of all your classes and the topics you learn at school. After you finish to study a topic put a check mark next to it in order not to forget which of them have already been studied.

• Set aside a fix study frame during which to prepare your classes. Do not procrastinate your homework. Do not study too long and remember to take a break between two subjects.

• Set a study group with other students so that you can share your notes; discuss your thoughts and ideas. Together you can easily understand or solve different problems.

• Do not stay to study late into the night, get enough sleep. It is difficult to concentrate the next day if you have not sleep at least six hours the night before.

• Do not panic on a test day. If you have prepared yourself for the exam during the term, you should expect a high mark.

Whether you go to high school, boarding school or boarding day school, you need to get high marks to be accepted in a good college.