Approaching Exams
Exams can feel challenging – but you are not alone.
Whether you are preparing for an individual or group exam, it is normal to feel nervous about performance, expectations, or other people’s opinions.
This page gathers tools, videos and podcasts from fellow students, to help you approach exams with more calmness and resilience, and a reminder that you are not alone.
Material overview
Types of material
Main themes
- Teamwork
- Expectations
- Exam anxiety
- Pratical exam strategies and advice.
Useful tools for study groups
Preparing for a group exam can be both rewarding and challenging. Expectations may differ, communication styles vary, and work habits can create tension especially when deadlines are close. Open dialogue early on helps prevent misunderstandings and supports better collaboration.
Improve teamwork with dialogue cards.
The dialogue cards help groups talk openly about expectations, roles and working styles. They cover areas that may feel unclear, and can be used throughout the semester or leading up to an exam.
You can use the cards to:
- Align expectations
- Strengthen communication
- Reduce stress before a group exam
- Ensure everyone feels included.
Download the cards, and use them individually or together as a group, to start constructive conversations.
Themes include:
- Teamwork
- Inadequacy
- Group Exams
A short video shows four CBS-students trying out the dialogue cards, discussing common feelings of inadequacy in group work.
It worked surprisingly well to go through the [dialogue] questions together. We were placed in hypothetical situations where we had to describe how we would feel and how we imagined our group would react. It was a nice way to get closer as a group.” Bsc, HA(MAK) student
Exam preparation
Exam anxiety and pressure to perform
Many students experience Performance pressure and worries about grades. To support you, we have created a range of materials and video series with perspectives and guidance on how to break the myth of the “ideal student.”
The video series “Exam and performance pressure and insecurities” covers topics on: pressure around grades and exams and how to navigate such situations.
Podcasts and videos on exam preparation
On the Wellbeing Lab website under “tools“, you can find a variety of conversations on individual and group exam preparation.
Below is a selection of relevant videos and podcasts:
- Video: At lære at studere og gå til eksamen
- Podcast: Kunsten af at forberedese sig i at gå til eksamen
- Podcast: AI and Preparing for Takehome exams
- Podcast: Difficulties in group work among students (English)
Teamwork reflection questions
Kick-start your conversation together reflecting on the following:
- “When working in groups I am usually good at….”
- “I want to support the group by…”
- “If members of the group shall help me, it is important that they take care about…”
- “Others might misunderstand me or my behavior when I…”
- “The most interesting part of our dialogue so far is…”
Exam advice
In collaboration with teachers and students, Wellbeing Lab has gathered a list of advice on how to approach exam situations.
Areas covered are:
- Handling group exams
- Handling individual exams
- Sit in exams
- Take-home exams
If you are curious, download the advice, and let yourself be inspired.
