The college entrance examination is tomorrow! What to do if you are anxious before the exam? Take this "trouble-solving kit"!

Tomorrow is the college entrance examination. 12.91 million students are about to embark on a battle of youth and walk through a splendid stage in their lives.

The closer the college entrance examination is, the more anxious many candidates become.

Anxiety is not necessarily unhealthy - sometimes anxiety reminds us that we need to focus and seize the time to fill in the gaps, and we have the ability to do these things. At this time, anxiety is adaptive and does not need to be dealt with.

However, sometimes anxiety can envelop us like a dark night, making us restless, distracted, and even affecting our sleep.

The anxiety at this time needs to be dealt with. So, facing such anxiety, what should candidates do?

The Ministry of Education reminds college entrance examination candidates to make good preparations before the exam

In order to better help the majority of candidates understand the precautions for the exam, we have compiled the candidates' common questions and related suggestions for reference by the candidates and parents.

1. How should candidates plan their travel to the exam?

Before the test, candidates are requested to carefully read and check the test time, test center information, and instructions for candidates. In particular, they should remember the test time, test center location, and test room number. At the same time, they should arrange transportation and plan their itinerary reasonably based on the test center location, weather, and traffic conditions.

On the day of the test, you must arrive at the test center in advance as required, leaving enough time for identity verification and security checks. In case of emergency traffic conditions, you can seek help from the nearest traffic police.

2. What should candidates pay attention to when it comes to their clothing?

Candidates' clothing must comply with the relevant requirements of the local examination institution. It is recommended not to wear bracelets, necklaces, hairpins and other accessories containing metal components. At the same time, you should pay attention to adding or removing clothes according to local weather conditions.

3. What suggestions do you have for candidates to protect their personal health?

Under the "Class B and Class B" measures for COVID-19 infection, candidates are advised to continue to take personal protection measures and be the first person responsible for their own health. Before the exam, try to reduce gatherings and movement, and avoid crowded places. At the same time, adjust your mental state, ensure a reasonable diet, adequate sleep, and do a good job of self-health monitoring. If you feel unwell, you should seek medical treatment in time to prevent the exam from being affected by physical discomfort. For candidates with fever or sudden acute illness, there is no need to worry and panic, as test centers in various places have formulated corresponding plans.

4. What items do I need to check before taking the exam?

When you go to the exam, remember to bring along your Admission Ticket and other necessary documents for admission, such as a valid ID card as required by the provincial admissions and examination agency. At the same time, you should also check whether you have brought all the examination supplies required by the provincial admissions and examination agency. Candidates who print their own Admission Ticket should also check whether there is any writing other than that on the Admission Ticket.

5. What are the general requirements for entering the test site (school)?

When entering the test site, you must follow the staff's instructions, queue in an orderly manner, keep a certain distance, and do not bring illegal items such as mobile phones into the test site. It is best to store your mobile phone in advance before taking the test, or give it to the accompanying teacher or parents before entering the test site, or store it according to the test site regulations.

6. What are the general requirements for entering the examination room (classroom)?

When entering the examination room, candidates will be required to verify their identity and check for illegal items. Except for the examination supplies specified by the provincial admissions and examination institutions, no other items should be brought into the examination room. After entering the examination room, candidates should take their seats according to their numbers and place their admission tickets and valid identification documents specified by the provincial admissions and examination institutions on the table for verification.

7. What punishment will be given for violating examination room discipline?

If candidates do not abide by the examination room rules and do not obey the management of the examination staff during the examination, and violate the rules, they will be severely dealt with in accordance with the procedures and regulations stipulated in the "Education Law of the People's Republic of China" and the "Measures for Handling Violations of National Education Examinations", and their records will be included in the national education examination integrity file; cheating in the examination will result in the invalidation of the scores of all subjects in the college entrance examination, and depending on the severity of the circumstances, they will be suspended from participating in the examination for 1 to 3 years. If the circumstances are particularly serious, they will be suspended from participating in various national education examinations for 1 to 3 years; if they are suspected of committing a crime, they will be transferred to the judicial organs for legal responsibility in accordance with the "Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China" and the "Interpretation of the Supreme People's Court and the Supreme People's Procuratorate on Several Issues Concerning the Application of Laws in Handling Criminal Cases Such as Organizing Examination Cheating" and other legal provisions. Organizing cheating in the college entrance examination is a "serious" crime as stipulated in the "Criminal Law".

It is particularly important to note that if candidates bring mobile phones or other devices with the function of sending or receiving information into the examination room, whether they use them or not, they will be considered cheating in the examination. During the examination, using mobile phones or other devices to take pictures of test questions, answer sheets, etc., and posting information or disseminating test questions and answers through QQ, WeChat and other online platforms are all suspected of crimes and will be transferred to judicial authorities for legal responsibility.

8. What should I pay attention to during the exam?

Candidates should be calm and write in a standard way when answering questions, ensuring that their handwriting is clear and the test paper is neat. At the same time, they should fill in the information correctly in the designated positions and answer the questions in the answer area corresponding to the question number as required. Answers written on draft paper or in the answer area not corresponding to the question number will be invalid. They are not allowed to answer questions with pens and papers other than those specified, and do not make any marks on the answer sheet (answer card). When the test end signal is issued, stop writing and stop answering questions immediately.

9. There is a lot of information about the college entrance examination on the Internet. How to distinguish the authenticity?

The Ministry of Education, together with relevant departments and Internet platforms, has launched a special campaign to "light up the official website logos of authoritative examination and enrollment institutions." Candidates and parents are advised to identify official websites and official accounts. Information related to the college entrance examination shall be subject to official releases. Do not believe in any unofficial propaganda and promises to avoid being deceived.

At the same time, do not believe the words of the so-called "question experts", and do not waste precious time and energy on so-called "guessing questions" and "predicting questions", and do not believe in information related to money. Candidates and parents are requested to promote positive energy, not to spread rumors, not to believe in rumors, and not to spread rumors, so as to jointly create a clean, warm and harmonious examination environment and jointly safeguard the fairness and justice of the college entrance examination.

10. How should I check my scores and fill in my application form after the test?

After the exam, each provincial admissions examination institution will announce the release time of college entrance examination results and the official inquiry channels. Candidates and parents are requested to pay attention to relevant authoritative release information.

At the same time, in order to strengthen the guidance services for candidates to fill in their voluntary applications, the Ministry of Education will organize various local universities to hold the "2023 National General Higher Education Admissions Online Consultation Week" event to provide candidates and parents with application consultation services and answer related questions. Local admissions examination institutions will also organize and implement a series of voluntary application consultation service activities, provide voluntary application policy training, voluntary application guidance materials, online live consultation activities, television or radio policy presentations, etc. Various universities will also organize online and offline enrollment publicity and consultation services, please pay attention to candidates and parents.

If candidates and parents have other specific questions, they can consult the local examination body and test school.

I hope you can be calm and confident and get what you want!

Comprehensive sources: Ministry of Education website, Science Popularization China, etc.