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One in three students wears 'lucky exam underwear'

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-22465114

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One in three students admits to wearing "good luck underwear" to try to boost exam chances, a poll suggests.

As well as lucky pants, some also use lucky pens, wear lucky jewellery or take charms into exams, the survey for a stationery company reports.

Almost a quarter (23%) of the 15 to 23-year-olds polled say they only start revision the day before the exam.

Revision expert Patrick Wilson warned that charms and rituals were no substitute for proper revision.

Some 60% of 2,000 students questioned by OnePoll for penmakers Bic said they changed their diet before exams because they believe some foods can boost their brain power and memory.

More than half take up eating oily fish (53%) and 46% eat more fruit and vegetables.

'Quick flick' revision

Some 65% of those polled said they were superstitious, with 33% becoming even more so as exams approach.

But 49% admitted not putting in as much revision as they thought they should, with 14% saying their revision consisted of a quick flick through their notes and hoping for the best.

A third said they never made excuses to get out of revision, but some claimed tiredness (28%) or feigned illness (20%) to avoid swotting.

Some 18% just said they preferred going out to revising, while 21% said they would rather do household chores than revise.

Panic tends to set in the day before the exam, with 61% staying up late, 40% up all night, and the average bedtime pre-exam being 2.19 am, according to the survey.

Mr Wilson said that students who had not put in enough revision were more likely to be stressed at exam time.

"It's unsurprising that so many are putting their faith in charms or adopting rituals to feel more assured.

Don't overload

"The best way to feel truly confident and help beat that stomach-churning exam angst is to prepare for each exam in advance, making sure you have a dedicated structure for your revision schedule."

Mr Wilson, who runs a tutor company, has teamed up with Bic to produce an online revision guide.

Top tips including making a revision timetable up to ten weeks before the exam, dividing learning into manageable chunks and sharing revision plans with parents and teachers.

It also advises students not to overload themselves, to do practice papers, and to give themselves regular rewards and breaks during revision.

All students learn differently, says the guide. Some benefit from colour-coding their notes, others from reading out loud,or talking through what they have learned with a teacher or study partner.

Staying up late the night before an exam is generally a bad idea, the guide suggests. It also advises students to pack a spare pen.

I was one of those who preferred going out and staying up late, so my teen exam results were appalling but when I had to take exams as an adult, I put in weeks of revision, subsequently passing with honours and with ease ..... :pipe:

wow, thought i was the only one that did that

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Originally Posted by Karl (Post 5984197)

wow, thought i was the only one that did that

:laugh2:

lucky underwear? is it sexy underwear?

Or is it like Mitt Romney, magic religious underwear? Like Mormon and Muslim stupid crap like that?

Can't say I wear lucky underwear but I've worn a Take That t-shirt to every exam I've had over the last 5 years(different ones obviously, I have about 16)

Got to admit, before my exam today I made a concious decision of what underwear I'd put on.

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Originally Posted by Princess (Post 5984798)

Can't say I wear lucky underwear but I've worn a Take That t-shirt to every exam I've had over the last 5 years(different ones obviously, I have about 16)

So you never got curious and wore a BoyZone shirt just to see what would happen?

I don't do this... never been superstitious about exams, in fact, since I was about 16 I stopped being bothered by exams completely, I don't get 'the fear' before exams anymore and they don't stress me out at all.

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Originally Posted by Zee (Post 5984948)

Pretty much my way too. I just like to get them out the way.

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Originally Posted by lostalex (Post 5984921)

So you never got curious and wore a BoyZone shirt just to see what would happen?

No :p I was going to wear an Olly Murs one today and then I was like 'Noooo'

Didn't even change my underwear for my exam today never mind put lucky ones on, I did however change my socks

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Originally Posted by MTVN (Post 5986348)

Didn't even change my underwear for my exam today never mind put lucky ones on, I did however change my socks

:shocked: