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I came out of a math exam earlier today that went terribly. For starters:
I'm hoping that maybe it was just the first test jitters. Even if I completely bombed this one, if the other ones and the comprehensive are high-scoring I may be able to salvage this. For those of you who have been through or are going through this and improved, is there anything I can do to better this situation? Should I just wait it out and hope this was a fluke?
- This was my first ever test at a 4-year, so I felt tremendous pressure to do well and "set the tone" with an A. Along with that, I had not had a math class in several years (many of you know the feeling!)
- I was terrified and started shaking immediately, it was extremely hard to focus and recall information.
- I looked through the exam and at the beginning, was confident that I knew how to do everything. Unfortunately, our time was fairly limited and I ended up guessing 4 of the heftier problems due to the professor having to leave. There were >5 of us left, so I was by no means the last one out.
- The ones I guessed on were the ones that stumped me after I freaked out, and of course I know what to do now that there is no time crunch and I'm typing to you guys. It may have had quite a bit to do with mentally trying too hard to manage my time that backfired.
- Toward the end, I found myself going back to problems and going, "Oh yeah! I forgot about..."
- Math has always been my Achilles' heel. I see my child now having the same frustration that haunted me, and I want to be able to set a good example.
I'm hoping that maybe it was just the first test jitters. Even if I completely bombed this one, if the other ones and the comprehensive are high-scoring I may be able to salvage this. For those of you who have been through or are going through this and improved, is there anything I can do to better this situation? Should I just wait it out and hope this was a fluke?