Anixety over finals

My finals are coming up and I am extremely scared for failing it. I always believed that I would get at least a passing grade, but when the finals come I always seem to fail moserably during it. I always had this problem when I take exams...it's probably because I am expecting failure because no matter what I do, I can't seem to do well during the course. This is how I felt throughout the whole term. I never think I am good enough to be in the class. Everyone in my class always seems so confident in their speeches, and even the people who barely comes to class does better than me in terms of writing for papers.

My finals has a total of 3 essays... I am deeply afraid I will fail. I am even feeling this heavy pain in my chest... I am not sure if I can take this pressure...

I understand. I have finals coming up as well. As a "non-traditional" student (almost 40) and HAVE to transfer to a top school.

I do well in the first half, but after spring break I am just done. I still get my assignments in but I really need to study stuff from the beginning of the semester. Just have no desire to. Anyway, can't say much other than I understand.

You've put your finger on the problem. Anxiety. Help yourself by addressing your anxiety. A few things I have done: told the instructor I have terrible test anxiety. I received reassurance and whatever pointers the instructor thought it was fair to give me. For my really, really bad math anxiety, I read up on math anxiety and found lots of great reading about it on the internet. That helped a lot.

I found that the commotion in the classroom right before the exam put my anxiety through the roof. So I timed my arrival for right before the exam, where possible. Where it was not possible I told the instructor about the effect the commotion had on me and how I was going to tune it out right before the exam. That instructor allowed people to be rowdy for a bit, and then said specifically to calm down because 'here were the instructions.' Then in a calm quiet voice she gave them. I tuned back in long enough to listen to this. This helped me.

For essays, I always plan ahead a few major points I know I want to discuss over the topics I plan to write about. You're thinking "I don't know what the topics will be!" Yes you do. They're the very stuff your class has been studying the whole semester (this week, whatever applies to the time period). If the instructor has emphasized, for example: 'the problem began after the treaty was signed' I'd mentally squirrel away a few points about what was significant about the treaty, what the problems were and what they led to.

Where there are gaps in my memory I have written "the details have escaped me" or something along those lines and written what I do know. Better to get some points than none.

Accept being imperfect. You have your own unique point of view. You know what you know. And you know more than you realize. Let it flow out of you.

Thanks, I also understand how you feel. For some reason I just don't know what to study really for finals.

Yesterday was my last exam. I spoke with my prof, apologizing to him profusely because I wasn't that great of a student. I do hand in my assignments but usually late, because early in this term I found out I might be on academic probahation. This is still my first year and this basically made me loseall my motivation. Sinking me into deeper depression.

Thank you your, essay hints were really helpful. I was planning put my outline before I went into class.

I hope you did just fine. Enjoy your break!

Anxiety will affect your performance in the examination. Stay positive, study hard and get rid of all stress and anxiety.