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Jun 2019
11:47am, 11 Jun 2019
46,502 posts
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The Mighty Fleecy
Meditation or yoga might help, or train yourself to do some deep breathing techniques which you could also use in the exam itself. I’ve always thought a big part of exam performance is anxiety management. So for me having rituals around exams was useful, like doing practice exams with the same equipment, chewing gum or sucking mints during exams (releases a bit of nervous energy). Mostly though I just made sure I exercised a lot.
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Jun 2019
7:11pm, 11 Jun 2019
517 posts
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Scorge
cheers - my meditation equivalent is a dark room with classic fm in the background, close enough! feel slightly better today, i do want a touch of nerves but not overwhelmingly so...
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Jun 2019
7:20pm, 11 Jun 2019
17,181 posts
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Carpathius
I completed the essay. Not well, but it's in. Working on the next one now. Should get my results from the one before on Tuesday next week - annoying as I ought to have had them last Tuesday and I want the feedback for this one.
Good luck Scorge.
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Jun 2019
8:11pm, 11 Jun 2019
28,061 posts
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LindsD
Well done, Carp.
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Jun 2019
8:44am, 12 Jun 2019
46,519 posts
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The Mighty Fleecy
Well done Carp! None of your patients will give a shit about your essays once you qualify, good enough to pass is best!
Scorge: it’s useful to interpret anxiety as fuel for performing well. Like instead of saying OMG I feel so anxious I can’t focus you say Yay this adrenaline will help me laser focus on this exam for 2/3 hours. That really helped me, like seeing it as similar to pre-race nerves helping you to get a PB.
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Jun 2019
6:50pm, 12 Jun 2019
521 posts
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Scorge
and done!
i gambled slightly as instead of covering two subject areas over the two questions, i went all in on knowing one area inside out hooping for the right question. happily, this worked out and got a couple of fairly softballs. satisfied that i haven't flunked it, unsure if i'll hit the mark i'm after though. long 5/6week wait incoming
for now - fuck it, i'm ordering a dominos. 
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Jun 2019
7:12pm, 12 Jun 2019
693 posts
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Grast_girl
Pretty much every student goes with that strategy at some point Scorge.
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Jun 2019
8:49pm, 12 Jun 2019
28,075 posts
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LindsD
Well done
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Jun 2019
9:43pm, 12 Jun 2019
12,474 posts
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early bird
Well done scorge 😊
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Jun 2019
9:49pm, 12 Jun 2019
529 posts
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Scorge
thanks everyone!
now stuffed full of carbs and smiling smugly. definitely not leaping into a masters/beyond next year, my head needs a break. i'll learn piano again, or something....
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