stress!!!

[dont cry for me]

this is a bit random but i had to rant about my stress!!! just to get it out of my system...

i have a major, MAJOR, test tomoro!!! basically we get 2 chances at it and if i fail then i wont be allowed to sit my exam, which would screw up any chances i have at uni...

im trying to learn all the stuff for it but its not staying in my head and i feel so sick now because im stressing about it. thats y i thought writing it all down here would help.

anyway sorry to bore you with this but had to get it all out.

[Chy]

I know what your saying. I tell myself it's only a test. I know when you have those exams that determine your future it's really stressful I have two coming up towards summer myself.

What I do is take a long time to prepare. I'll start studying several weeks for one and months in advance. I'll read, study, take notes, read it again, sometimes write the notes over and over, categorize them, but I hit it hard. I hit it so hard so I don't have to stress. We will never know everything 100% because each test has field questions and each test has destractors. But you can shoot for the high 90 percentile by just relaxing while studying. No t.v. no radio, no headphones , just you alone piled high in books on your bed. Then, come test time, you know you've studied and prepared the best you could and it usually turns out well. But if I cram under stress without taking awhile to prepare in advance, forget it! I have a 4.0 in grad school now and this has been the method that works for me... now I may need you to hold my hand come summer though.. but see I'm already starting to prepare as these will be the most difficult in my life.. so I'm going to KNOW my stuff. If you choose that attitude, "I'm going to and DO know my stuff" .. you'll be okay.

In the meantime try to get lots of excercise.. it so helps me so I can sleep and don't have questions and notes and research running through my head at night .. we have to rest, sleep well, eat well, study the best you can and that's all you can do. It's perfectly normal to be anxious and nervous but stressed oh no, stressed means you doubt yourself and I'm sure you know the material well and will do okay!

Since your test is tomorrow, you don't try to learn anything new, just reinforce what you already know. Don't stay up all night studying that's the absolute worst thing you can do... I have years of practice in that department it doesn't work. You'd be surprised how well you will do by just skimming your notes an hour before and put it away.. I mean put it all away... don't think it don't try to memorize.. one hour before.... get a good nights sleep, reiview a couple of hours in the morning but put it away an hour before.. Let your brain rest... so it can be ready to perform for you come exam time. Good luck! Now breath! LOL

[dont cry for me]

thanku!!!

iv been revisin pretty much all night lol. i dont know if i learned it well enough tho. il do some more before i go to bed but il do more in the morning.

thanx for the advice tho, i really appreciate it.

[Chy]

I'll be thinking of you! Good luck!

[Dreamz]

GOOD LUCK

Exams are always stressful - and we always put more pressure on ourselves than we need to!!

Chy is right about the not staying up all night thing - that'll just frazzle your brain.

Just get a goodnights sleep, good luck tomorrow!!!

[dont cry for me]

well i think it went ok

the topic i was hopin for came up, just not the question

should find out tomoro how it went but im a bit nervous!!!

thanx guys for caring!!!

[Chy]

Awwww girl you did it, you did it! See! Feel better? All that worry and stress now don't worry about it to much, go have fun and get it off your mind. I know that's hard but keep your mind busy until your results come. Phew!!

[dont cry for me]

thanku!!! i actually do think i was stressin for no reason but oh well... it probably pushed me to work harder!!!

thanku so much for all ur advice tho!

[Chy]

Your welcome, come summer I'll need you to hold my hand though cause I'm sure I'll be stressed with my comps exams and licensure exams... it happens to the best of us no matter how well we prepare. Darn crazy huh?

[dont cry for me]

ye i no!!! and dont worry il help as much as i can!!! this year im doin all the exams tht will basically decide what i can go on to do after school!!! so scary!!! and i thot last year was bad!!! but they didnt even matter that much