Dele Osisami is a second year MD/MBA candidate at the University of Louisville School of Medcine/College of Business. You can follow him on instagram, twitter, or linkedin.

Taking tests is a crucial part of your education. Unfortunately, that can cause a lot of stress. Here we included some helpful tips for you all:

• Know the test – all questions are worth the same amount, how much time do you have per question, etc.
• Use time wisely. Wearing a digital watch might help you keep track of time.
• Read carefully.
•  Anticipate the answer before you see the choices.
• Attempt to understand the author’s motives and intentions (reading comprehension).
• Attempt every question but do the easier ones first (or order that appeals to you).
• Actively reason through the questions.
• Don’t pick a question just because it SOUNDS right or is even factually true; the answer must answer that specific question.
• Mark questions
  • Process of Elimination (POE): Eliminate obviously wrong answers
• Work through many practice questions
  • These allow you to realize why you get questions wrong (fatigue, misreading, pacing, need to brush up on topic)

You got this!