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The countdown for the Higher Education Institutions Exam (YKS), which will be applied for the third time this year, has started. With YKS to be held on 27 and 28 June, the candidates will sweat in the TYT, AYT and YDT exams to enter the department they want to study. Istanbul Gelişim University Guidance Expert Elif Aluç Gülşen warned the students to control their anxiety at the time of the exam, reminding that excitement, stress and anxiety are factors that are normally included in the process.

Referring to the changes made in the exam due to the pandemic process, Elif Aluç Gülşen stated that these changes are positive for students and that there may be an increase in the number of students entering the undergraduate programs this year between 102 thousand and 195 thousand.

INCREASE IS EXPECTED IN THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS TO BE PLACED IN UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS

Gülşen explaining the changes in YKS, said: “Students will not be responsible for the second semester of the 12th grade. Thus, since they will be responsible for fewer topics, they will have the opportunity to work better on the topics they have already worked on. For the Basic Proficiency Test (TYT), the first session of YKS, 120 questions were given a 135-minute period. This period was increased by another 30 minutes. As more time was important in the TYT section, this change was positive. Students who do not have trouble raising questions will have a chance to check their questions. At this point, there is no situation for students to worry about. In the Field Proficiency Test (AYT) section, the minimum has changed. AYT minimum score, which was previously determined as 180, was pulled to 170. Although this situation caused the reaction of some students, there is no situation that will affect the students who score 400 and above. With this change, the number of students who will be placed in undergraduate programs may increase between 102 thousand and 195 thousand.”

“ANXIETY AND STRESS MANAGEMENT PROVIDES 50 PERCENT SUCCESS IN THE EXAM”

Gülşen warned the candidate students that the coronavirus pandemic, which coincides with the exam period, should not be allowed to further increase the exam anxiety and stress that already exists in the student, and added: “In this process, we should not produce scenarios that will cause panic and fear. Many students are thinking about preparing for the next year, thinking that they will not be able to take the exam before they even see it. The main point to be emphasized in this process is to be positive. First of all, we should not develop prejudices about the exam. My advice to students; Just focus on your work. Even if we were not going through the epidemic process anyway, the students would be excited because the exam was approaching. Because they will take an exam that determines their life. In this process, excitement, stress and anxiety are factors that are normally included in the process. The more the students who will take the exam adapt to this process, the more they will reduce the stress. As a matter of fact, 50 percent of the exam success depends on the information and the other half depends on controlling the exam. Therefore, students will be successful if they can check their anxiety at the time of the exam.”

EATING AND SLEEPING ORDER MUST BE ADJUSTED FOR EXAM

Stating that eating and sleeping order are very important for exam success, Gülşen said: “Eating habits and sleep order are included in the exam preparation process. In this process, students need to develop habits according to the exam time. The student should determine the time to wake up on the exam day and now create that routine. This is important for setting the biological clock. They should sleep at least 7-8 hours. Since we are going through a psychologically and physically sensitive period, this process can also affect eating habits. Safe food should be eaten as much as possible. Whatever is consumed in their daily lives, they should comply with that routine approximately on the exam day. They should wake up as if they are going to take the exam, have breakfast and evaluate this process by trying it out.”

“EVERY STUDENT SHOULD HAVE THE ONLY AND SELF-SPECIAL TECHNIQUE”

Underlining that no previously implemented strategy should not be used at the time of the exam, Gülşen said: “It is the strategy to manage and apply the test anxiety well, which will provide 50 percent of the success. If the student starts with Turkish exams every day, it should not start with Mathematics at the time of the exam. For some students, it is a good strategy to start with their favorite course, while for others it is good to start from the beginning of the question booklet. Every student must have a unique and unique technique. This has to do with getting to know yourself. I recommend that students apply the technique they have used up to this time during the exam.”

HOW SHOULD THE TIME LEFT TO EXAM BE USED?

Gülşen emphasizing that in order to spend the remaining time efficiently student should do some trial test, added: “ If students don’t have deficiency thay may repeat the topics. Better to spend the remaining time solving more trials. While doing their experiments, they can evaluate their days by solving TYT in the morning and AYT in the evening. There may be mistakes, this is normal. They can see their deficiencies in their experiments and turn towards their deficiencies. Let them try different question styles. Otherwise, better to shape imaginations. They may determine the university and department they want to go to. Thus, they focus more on the exam. Let them practice lots of exams. If a safe distance will be maintained in the exam, students will be able to remove their mask, but wear a mask while solving their trials against the possibility of wearing a mask in the exam. In this condition, it is useful for them to conduct trial exams. In addition, doing breathing exercises at the first time of the exam and starting with the questions they know will motivate the student.”