Does anyone actually ever feel ready

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mardr2b

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🙁What do you guys think, I have postponed my exam and I feel like I got weaker on my strong points. Will I ever feel strong about everything ? Should I just take the exam or wait till I perfect everything ?
 
I doubt you will ever feel completely 100% ready. As long as you are confident and scoring a certain range on practice tests, just take it.
 
In my opinion, feeling ready is crucial to doing well. Your mindset during the exam is paramount to scoring well. However, you need to realize that the longer you study the more likely you are to forget something (much like what you mentioned in your post.) If I were you, I would take some practice tests, see where I stand and see if I'm ready or not. If you do well, you clearly know your stuff and the confidence should follow.

Keep in mind, it's highly unlikely you'll ever know 100% of the material being thrown at you. Considering what most people use as their resources (DAT Destroyer, Achiever, etc...) learning all of it is just plain ol' overkill.
 
I actually DID postpone my test last night becasue i am not feeling ready at all. I feel really guilty! but i rather take it when at least i have some confidence. Do what is best for you.
 
I think no one ever feels 100% ready. The day before my exam, I felt like I didn't learn anything and that really killed my confidence. However, when I took my exam and saw my scores, I found that I actually did learn a lot and my scores definitely reflected my hard work.

So getting nervous and feeling under-prepared is definitely normal. Don't let it get to you entirely though, and definitely try to meet your target date for taking the exam.
 
I never felt 100 % ready but I knew it was time to take the test when I could not bare to read 1 more page of notes or do 1 more problem it was literally painful to read problem, make sure to take a day off close to your test date to clear your mind.
 
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