Steve Tippins recommends outlining each answer first to keep your structure intact if time runs out. He once wrote in a bathroom to avoid losing his train of thought during an exam. Quick planning beats panic.
When you get into this traditional exam situation and you have your— I'll use again the example of 4 questions in a day. I would quickly outline my answer for each one because time tends to go away quickly in these situations. I'll tell you, for me, if I don't keep concentrating on something, if I go to something else, I lose it. And I haven't admitted this to a lot of people, but I was writing a question and I took it with me into the bathroom because I had to go to the bathroom. And I wrote in the bathroom for half an hour so I wouldn't lose my train of thought. But an outline shows that If you run out of time and you've got an outline there, they can see where you were going and it allows you to fill things in. I've also worked with a number of people to prepare for their comprehensive exams. If you're interested, become a member of our Dissertation Help Group.
