Examination fears/Anxiety

I would love to answer this particular question, but before I continue, I would like to explain what examination is all about.
Examination in my own understanding is putting students to a test to know if they understand what they have been learning or not.
I will be sharing my story on my first day of writing examination at the university.

Share a personal story about a time exam anxiety nearly overwhelmed you, but you overcame it.

I chose to answer this particular question because I went through a lot to fight examination fear and anxiety.

I got admission last year to study my dream course,
The day I was going back to school, my elder called me and said to me, as you are going back to school always focus on your books, read very well and come out with a nice results, be brought out all his results starting from first year to his final year, be told me that all his results are very good, infact be was the best student during his time.

He was telling me all this so that I be working very hard and also study my books, he said that university is very different from secondary school and primary school, that I should not expect the examination to be easy as usual, I told him don't worry that am going to make him proud, be also mentioned examination anxiety, that I should not fear the examination even though is going to be hard that I should try and read my books always.

I went back to school the next day. After three to four months, it was time for the examination. I started going through past questions. I found out that university examinations are very different from secondary examinations.
The fear was already in me, but I did not give up, I kept on reading and practicing my past questions

A day before the examination I fall sick, but within me I know what was wrong with me, tomorrow is examination day, I was so scared that I called my elder brother on phone telling him am seriously sick, and tomorrow is my examination day, he told me to calm down that I should not allow anxiety to make me fair in my 100l because I will find it very difficult if my results is not good in the beginning.
He told me that I should just take the examination as a normal exam I have been writing, and he said I should tell myself that I can do it.

After hearing this from my brother, I stood up from my sick bed, carried my books again, and started reading.

I went to school the next day and wrote my examination. It was very simple, and everything I read came out.

So I was able to overcome this examination fear and anxiety through the help of my elder brother. We learn every day from people; we should always try to look and learn from people that is above us.

My elder brother is my role model, he came out with a very nice result, and I pray with my seriousness I will also do well in my studies and also in my examination.

If you could design an exam system, what features would include to reduce student anxiety towards examination?

Anxiety has made alot of students to fail there examination, and if I should have the opportunity to design an exam system, I will give one week free lecture, this will help the student to read their books, I will also organized meeting date for all the students where everyone will have the opportunity to express his or her feeling, where you will be free to talk where you are lacking behind.
I will also discuss about anxiety there, and advise all the students that writing examination is very easy.
I think that all this listed above will help to reduce student anxiety towards examination.

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