On February 11th students came to the American center in Yekaterinburg to learn How to avoid exam stress. It was the topic of Allegra Istrati’s presentation which was a great success with our patrons. Allegra is a sophomore student majoring in Dietetics and Fitness at Drexel University and most of people came were students of local universities. The nature of stress, its evidences and types were discussed at the beginning of the meeting, then Allegra explained that people often behave in a way that can bring them to stress, for example postponing and procrastination result in a deadline pressure. The speaker gave many tips and advice on how to avoid stress or reduce stress effects. Allegra suggested discussing personal experiences of avoiding stress and ways of decompression in small groups, and then each group presented their views on the topic.