The tan fading, the days getting shorter, the temperatures dropping… As if all this wasn’t enough, another disgrace returns in September: the exam session. Whether you spend them toasting on the beach, around cities of art, hiking on mountain paths or even just at home with the fan in your face, holidays are made to turn off the brain (the only exception allowed: the crossword puzzles of the Puzzle Week) and recharge the batteries. How to find the desire and concentration necessary to get back on the books, after weeks of doing nothing? Unfortunately, there are no magic formulas or miraculous concoctions (I once tried the famous student coffee, but the only thing I got was a tachycardia attack). But the good news is that there are some simple tricks you can put into practice to take the fall exams without going crazy… At least, not entirely.
Do not study too much.
Let’s start with a piece of advice that you will surely appreciate, however bizarre it may seem: study yes, but the right one. Starting fifth and throwing headlong into the books to the tune of “Oh my God, I’m backwards, I have to read 200 pages a day or I won’t finish the program in time” is never a good idea. Better to resume gradually, but consistently: dedicated to studying for a few hours a day, without forgetting to find time for pleasant activities, such as an ice cream, a walk, an aperitif with friends.
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Organized.
Being able to organize yourself is important at any time of the academic year, but it becomes crucial when you return from vacation, when you find yourself staring at the books piled up on your desk with a blank stare, not knowing where to start. You have spent the last two weeks drinking spritz by the pool, it is already a lot if you remember which faculty you are enrolled in, let alone if you have any idea how to prepare for the next exam. You just have to take advantage of the “back to school” air you breathe in September, raid post it notes, notebooks and highlighters, and draw up a nice study plan (which you should then try to follow, of course, but this is it another story).
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Find allies.
It is undeniable that going back to dealing with books, notes and transcripts is less traumatic, if you do it in company. The important thing is to find the right group to share the study with: people who motivate you, who are willing to confront you in case of doubts and who do not make you distracted too much. And that, when things get too bad, they are ready to take a break.
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