• Lucytorial said on May 20, 2008....

  CALM THE FUCK DOWN GIRL!
  
  Right ten deep breaths please......
  
  
  
  
  You right now???
  
  GOOD
  
  Now just take it easy! MG you were going blue!
  
  Just take it one page at a time, swot! and swot smart, I'm sure some will give you tips on that but I would say try to cover as much as you can then try thinking of what might be in the exam and cover that!
  

• skald said on May 20, 2008....

  I will send you all my best thoughts. But Dia you must not freak out. You must be composed at the exams. If you have worked well this semester you have nothing to fear. If not, well I am sending you all my good thoughts. You read for the exam now and then get a good sleep. Then you give it all. Work well at the exams.
  

• brit said on May 20, 2008....

  I'm praying for you dame. You'll do ok, just relax :-)

• secretlife said on May 20, 2008....

  diabolic:  sending positive straight A vibes in your general direction.
  now STUDY!!!!!
   
  good luck!

• cuppajava said on May 21, 2008....

  Good luck for your exams.I'm sure you will do well.I have been in a similar situation a few years ago.You tend to think too much and worry too much.Take some "me" time and relax.You will be fine

• woman said on May 21, 2008....

  Diabolic~I'm sending good thoughts your way, a reminder to breathe, assurance that all will be well, and the suggestion of a nice walk to clear your head. Good luck.

• silverwhisper said on May 21, 2008....

  diabolic, good luck, study hard and i'm sure you'll do fine. if in doubt try to talk w/ a classmate re: the algorithm, or perhaps find a perl-oriented discussion forum.
  
  ed

• nytquill17 said on May 21, 2008....

  Skip the stuff that freaks you out, come back to it after you've had a chance to "warm up" on something you're more comfortable with.  Take lots of breaks.  Our brain remembers beginnings and endings better than middles, so the more breaks you take, the more beginnings and endings you will have to your study sessions.
  
  Do your very best and nothing else matters.  Grades are important but they are only a measure of how good your professor thought "your best" was.  If you do your best, and you know you gave it all you could give, there's nothing more you can do and nothing to be ashamed of.  Everything else just is what it is, you can't change it, you can't control it, so let it go.
  
  Try to let the pressure off yourself.  You are freaking yourself out needing to be perfect in order to "feel really good."  I was a straight-A student, I know how good it feels and how bad it feels when you mess up that "perfect score."  But the more you focus on "gotta get it all just right" the worse you will do because you'll be making yourself nervous and anxious.  Take some time, look around, find some other things you do well, to boost your self esteem.  These grades, these classes, they're not WHO you are, they don't define you.  They're important, sure, but they're just numbers.  They're not YOU, they're not all that's important and special about you.  You can feel good about yourself other ways, about other things.  The more pressure you put on these grades to "make you feel good," the more nervous you will be and the harder it will be to get the grades you want.
  
  Relax, trust yourself.  You'll be just fine :)
  

• Me-Myself&I said on May 21, 2008....

  no doubt you will come out smelling like a rose. it's all good! i'll say a prayer for "brain power" *smile* you will be ok. take care ~see ya

• the_infernal_optimist said on May 21, 2008....

  ((hugs))
  
  Dia, you are very intelligent and I have no doubt that you're going to do well on all of your exams! I'll keep you in my thoughts anyway, but you're not going to need it. You'll see! :)
  
  ~Infernal
  

• diabolicdame said on May 21, 2008....

  LucyT: That first line worked like a charm! I felt like you shook me out of it! I needed that.. thanks a lot!! And Ill most probably be doing just what you said. Read once.. come back to the important stuff! Still taking deep breaths..
  
  skald: You're right, I should be composed. I don't know why I'm freaking out anyway.. I'm usually never nervous about exams! I know enough.. I shouldn't be worried.. anyway thanks for the good thoughts! I'm sure they'll come in handy! :-)
  
  brit: I'm trying I'm trying. I will do ok.. I always do! Thank you so much!
  
  SL: I'm on it! Thanks for the vibes!! :-)
  
  cuppajava: Hi there! And thanks! I agree I'm thinking too much.. thats my problem! I'm going to take your advice about that 'me' time!
  
  woman: Maybe thats the problem.. I haven't bee out to walk in a couple of days now and I usually do a little walking everyday. I'm going to do that. Thanks. :-)
  
  Ed: Yes I called up a classmate and he hasn't done it yet either! But thats just one algorithm so I've decided to comeback to it later.. and it seemed much less difficult when I read it a second time.. so I'm feeling better about it.Thanks!
  
  nytquill: That was some great great advice! Thank you! I just love everything you said.. I'm going to save this on my computer because I'm sure I'll need to read it many time in the next 2-3 weeks while the exams last. You know you're right too.. last time I wasn't all hung up on getting a perfect score and I did pretty well.. whereas this time I'm putting to much pressure on myself and its obviously not working! I also love that tip about taking many breaks..I always seem to d that most of the time because it feels easier to study that way.. but now I know why and I'll be more systematic about it! Thank you again.. I will remember to trust myself! :-)
  
  Me-my: Ahh.. I like smelling like a rose! Its one of my favorite things to be smelling like! Thank you very much! :-D
  
  infernal: *smiling* thank you so much! I feel more confident just reading that! ((hug))  :-)
  
  
  all: I feel much better reading this and my nerves seemed to have calmed down too.. ahh.. I'm finally breathing better! hehe.. thank you all so much! I will work hard and make these exams a success! And I will also relax a little and take it easy..    :-)
  

• hinana said on May 21, 2008....

  like they all said...calm down!!
   
  and btw Good Luck!! =)

• diabolicdame said on May 22, 2008....

  Thanks hinana!  :-)

• naturalboi said on May 27, 2008....

  Hey,  you've gotten some straight shit already and thats cool.  As a teacher I can tell you that freakin' out only makes it worse.  Chill babe!  You wouldn't be where you are if you didn't know how to study.

  Take a freakin' walk. Chill with nature for a few.  Thats how I got through!

  Chill 

  After all that I noticed that you posted this last week. I'm so freakin' lame sometimes.  The advice is still the real deal though.  Hope you did well!

• diabolicdame said on May 27, 2008....

  Thanks naturalboi.. I'm already in the middle of my exams now.. 2 down 6 to go.. Its not so scary when you're in the middle of it... thanks for the advice though. I'll remember it.. and welcome to my blog! :-)
  

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