How to beat ielts stress

Eat well and stay hydrated
Feeling your best during the IELTS exam is vital to succeeding and scoring top marks. Your mental and physical and health before and during the exam is dependant on what you have eaten and drank beforehand.
Our top tip is to make sure you have a good, healthy breakfast and drinks lots of water. A full stomach will allow you to concentrate throughout your exam. And you won’t be distracted by stomach grumbles!
Staying hydrated is known to help your brainpower and will help you perform well in your exam. You should be permitted to take a bottle of water into the exam with you in order to stay hydrated. Make sure to bring a full bottle!

Stay positive
One of our top tips to succeed in the IELTS exam is to stay positive! Having a bad mental attitude going into an exam can manifest itself in your performance and therefore your results. If you have already decided that you will fail then you may very well fail.
Having a positive attitude will improve your overall well-being therefore helping to eliminate stress and nerves and leading to a better performance. It’s hard not to put pressure on yourself for the IELTS exam. Remembering the exam doesn’t define your academic career and can be taken again will help you stay positive and hopefully provide exam success.

Get good sleep
Sleep is essential to make sure you are in the best position to succeed in any exam. Good sleep is known to help eliminate stress and anxiety. You shouldn’t be rushing to cram in any new information the night before your exam. The best thing you can do is go to bed early so you are well rested for the big day.
Reading over your notes is a good choice for some last-minute revision that should also help you go to sleep. You should aim to get at least 8 hours of sleep the night before in order to feel the most fresh, ready, and awake to avoid any stress and succeed in your IELTS exam.
The main thing to recognise with the IELTS is that it’s just a test of knowledge and if you have prepared well enough for it via an accredited IELTS course then you will do well. Try your best to relax and if you don’t do as well as you’d hoped it is not the end of the world and you always have the option to take it again!

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