One of the unfortunate truths for any MBA (or degree) student is that it’s only a matter of time until you’ll have to do an exam. But with a few tips and tricks, and the right mindset, you can keep preparation painless AND time for having fun.

Here are my top tips for studying, all based on hard science and my personal experience (with good exam results!).

As a bonus at the end, there’s one final tip for when you walk out of that exam hall. This is arguably the most important tip of all…

Top 5 tips for exam preparation

1. Know yourself

No-one else will be doing your exam for you, so your approach to preparing should be unique to you.

Knowing yourself means knowing how to get the best of your study time. In particular this means knowing what your preferred learning style is: visual, kinaesthetic, aural etc.

If you’re not sure what your learning style is, my free guide here will help you find out.

Once you know what your preferred learning style is, make sure you use it!

Like learning style, we all have certain times of day when we are at our best – physically and intellectually. You might have heard of the concept of being a lark (early riser, more productive in the morning) or an owl (late going to bed, more productive in the evening).

Factor your natural body clock into your study schedule for an instant benefit before you’ve even opened a book!

If you’d like to find out what body block (circadian) type you have, there is a great article here:

How to figure out your most productive time of day