Tips for taking an exam:
- If it's open-book, spend an hour to get organized: know where to find information.
- If it's closed-book, memorize for it starting an hour ahead of time.
- If it's math or science based, there isn't much you can do if you don't already understand the concepts already. Hence, memorizing the nuances is your best bet. Don't spend more than an hour on it.
- Focus when studying; do not get distracted. A great pair of noise canceling headphones may help. Bose headphones & Pandora are my personal secret to doing my best work in short amounts of time.
- Take the exam on an empty (but settled) stomach.
- Bring small amounts of sugar as brain food and healthy snacks for in between exams.
- If a student honestly expects to pass any of 7 consecutive AP exams in addition to being apart of a robotics team, why do we even question the ability to study? Let the overachievers achieve in their own way. Maybe they're destined for greatness, or maybe they're destined to suddenly realize their limitations.
Ergo, the team should attend the championships. The effects last longer and are further reaching than worrying about an exam. In the absence of extenuating circumstances, even a [bachelor's level*] college exam that takes more than a few hours to prepare for is an exam for a class the student should fail due to lack of understanding. FIRST should not count as an extenuating circumstance.