So I only have one exam left which I will be completing this Friday and then I can finally embrace the three months of freedom that awaits me.
There is an issue however which will be preying on my mind for the next three days and even more if Friday’s exam does not go well. It is the worry about my grades in the Politics exam. Normally, I do not worry about results day as I believe there is nothing you can change once the exams are done. However this time, I am pretty sure I misinterpreted a question, rather stupidly I must admit, and in that exam pressure, my brain threw me off track. It is the kind of mistake which you feel extremely annoyed for making as you know you should have done better.
Therefore, the final unit of my politics exam needs to be aced. Then perhaps, I shall feel a little bit better. I know that I shouldn’t worry as there is nothing I can change but it is a really annoying feeling that bites away at your mind. Especially when you close your exam paper and your friend whispers, “A*” and for a moment you hope that he is right but then as you walk home, you realise you made a huge error in answering a question.
That has been my experience with failure so far and if you are not used to it, then it is harder to take.
A WORRIED STUDENT 
Awwwww, worried student!
I genuinely wish you all the best for Friday; YOU CAN DO IT! 😀
*passes chilli sauce: SAMOSA TIME! YUMMY*
Actually. I prefer it with ketchup. Eh.
🙂
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Thank you 😀 Hopefully! It is just frustrating in that I had all the knowledge and structure but lacked answering the actual question.
Haha yes ketchup always! 😀
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Exam pressure; it’s a menace, I do agree. But remember, you DID know it. You did and therefore, now you can take it all on board and happily make your way through the paper on Friday.
Remember to re-fill that fountain pen; YOU SHALL REIGN SUPREME *holds pen to the skies triumphantly*
And phew. Ketchup! Ketchup is good. 🙂
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Haha thank you 😀
Oh yes ketchup is always the best 🙂
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I used to worry a ton about exams too, but the best thing we can do once it’s done is let go of it because it’s out of our hands…Definitely easier said than done though!
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Yup it is easier said than done when we have niggling doubts! I should be able to tell myself to let go by the end of the week though. Hopefully..
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Exam times can be really stressful especially when you see summer around the corner. But keep your focus and do your best and you will do just fine. Good luck 🙂
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Oh yes glorious summer, an eagerly embraced distraction!
Thank you! 😀
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I hope it all works out for you. I hated that feeling that I messed up during the exam. The waiting part is the worst part!
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Thank you. Aah the long wait, it eats away at you!
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All the best. I’m sure it will be ok. I had that sinking feeling with my recent exam – I laughed when I saw 1 question. It was about the only page in the text I missed. It was the12% of the paper. Doh! Anyway, I did much better than expected. 70 in the exam, ended on 76 overall. So, keep optimistic, I’m sure you have prepared well. Roll on summer! (as I sit on the ferry, enveloped in wintery rain).
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Thank you 😀
Ooo well done! Haha well it was terribly hot today and then it started pouring so yes, still waiting for true summer here in England…
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I had my last exam last week and I know how it feels to have this pressure
I can say what was helping me to handle with it.
Maybe it will help you, but I think that everyone say this to you:
Try to go with a positiv attitude to your exam and you will make it
“Never let your fear decide your fate”
So put your fear away and say yourself that you will make it
If you are convinced of yourself you can achieve everything 🙂
The fear you have is only an Illusion you have now in your head.
There is no profit if you think negative.
You have the choice now, to think positiv or negativ.
It’s you choice.
I know it is easier said than done
But I wish best of luck for you!
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Thank you 😀
It is not that I don’t believe in myself, it was that I did and then simply got thrown by a silly mistake.
In terms of my final exam, yes, self-confidence will be essential.
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Ow that is angrily
But if you learn from it everything is good 🙂
I am sure now you watch out more 🙂
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Yup I shall keep my brain switched on this time!
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Yes 🙂
I wish you good luck for friday 🙂
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Thanks 🙂
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I know that feeling!! Its horrible!! I liken it to that feeling you get just as your locked car door closes and you’ve just remembered the keys are in it. Man!! Good luck on the rest!! I’m sure you’ve done great. I have yet to meet a college student that is as passionate about their work that hasn’t come out victorious. Enjoy that summer!!
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Thank you 😀 Hopefully the next unit balances out the marks and the grade remains good.
I shall and you too!
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I know exactly what you’re talking about. Last year I sat an early Maths AS exam and left the exam hall with the horrifying realization that i’d forgotten to halve my answer on the last question. I’m aware that’s not the same as misinterpreting a whole question, but it’s equally soul crushing. Particularly when, come results day, you realize you missed out on an A by one mark. That one mark. Not that i’m still bitter about that or anything…
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Aww that must have felt terrible! It really is a sinking feeling, but hopefully it will be fine in the long run.
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I coped with that loss haha! In hindsight, it could have been much worse, but the feeling that it was an avoidable error was just annoying! Fortunately I didn’t experience this in my exams this year, I hope yours were okay too!
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Yup it’s extremely annoying!
That’s good 😀
Most of them were 🙂
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I felt the same about my English exam last Friday, I was confident when I walked out the exam hall but now I really think I messed up!
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As long as you know you have not actually misunderstood the question or done a completely irrevocable mistake then there is no point worrying about an English exam since it is very subjective 🙂 Saying that, I always am most unsure about my English exams! Good luck and hope results day shows you that you were wrong to worry! 🙂
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Sorry for the late reply! Yeah I think I’ve just accepted that I might not get the grade I want, but thank you for your kind words
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No problemo! 🙂
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I hope you’ve done well in your exams! I’ve experienced that feeling so many times where I feel “Omg, I didn’t answer the question properly, argh!”
In fact I left an entire question page in my IGCSE ICT exam because I didn’t turn the page over. Haha. And this was exactly 10 years ago, I think. Time flies.
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Thank you! 🙂 Hopefully!
Oh wow that must have been annoying!
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