How to move on from mistakes

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<p>Hey, back again with another issue (i promise I wont be so emo)</p>

<p>so basically, i had my first round of tests in all my hard science classes which i studied immesely for. I went to professor's office hours, ta, supplemental instructions and got tutors. I felt semi-prepared for the test (accounting for the test being a deviation of the homework).
Anyway, I take the test and I feel pretty confident that I did well. However, I got my tests back and I ended up bombing them. It wasnt because I didnt know the material, but because I made a few little mistakes that cost me so many points. This always happens to me for some reason in most of my hard classes and now its taking a toll on me emotionally, causing me to lose confidence in myself that I can do well. so my question is how do you just try to be perfect when it comes to tests</p>

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<p>hey there,</p>

<p>You did what you could, and dont be hard on yourself.</p>

<p>If you think bad things aren’t going to happen to you, you’re insane. </p>

<p>Bad things are going to happen. </p>

<p>Just dust yourself off and keep going, </p>

<p>Dont beat yourself up too much, it just wastes energy that could be used for something better, like studying for your next tests.</p>

<p>Remind yourself of times when you did well on tests, and realize that you can do it again, and no one is stopping you.</p>

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<p>It happens to me. All I do is suck it up, which doesn’t make me feel good so … I’m hoping for good advice here too. :(</p>

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<p>use one of my two strategies-</p>

<ol>
<li><p>compare yourself to everyone else in the class and just make sure you do better than all of them. take into account if there will be a curve.</p></li>
<li><p>find out how the professor gives tests. do they come from homework, previous tests, or lectures. if they come from previous tests, do all of them over and over and over.</p></li>
</ol>

<p>peace out.</p>

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<p>Sounds like my chem class. We’d prepare for the exams by doing EVERYTHING, but anything we did wasn’t enough, because the exam would be 20x harder than anything we’ve studied for, so half the kids got raped on the test, while the other half already had 4 years of chemistry in high school and some college so they did, well, not as bad. I did pretty bad in that class, but I actually failed calculus because I was so focused on trying to pass chem that it always just slipped my mind. I’m on probation because of it, but it’s fine, because so many other people are, and I’m working really hard to be able to get myself back up, and moving on from the past. Does the professor drop your lowest exam grade? Try and at least bring that grade up if you can, but it’s best to move on from that if not.</p>

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<p>Ha I really wish this teacher did. she’s actually a grad student who’s teaching for the first time. </p>

<p>@schaden
I would normally do that (comparing myself to everyone) but I would always end up feeling ■■■■■■■■ since everyone else here seems to be able to get A’s and B’s in everything and I try my best and only get C’s. Its like I would feel that a test was really difficult and everyone else would just feel like its easy with most doing less studying than me</p>

<p>but anyway I usually do just suck it up and move on, but it just sucks to think that I was so prepared for these tests and I just dropped the ball. Idk if its because Im an engineering major and I shouldnt be or maybe Im not at the right school for engineering. but regardless of that, I guess I just need like a way to deal with not being perfect and it costing me decent grades</p>

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<p>Idk if a “C” is considered bombing a test. Chill, you’re fine…you’ll learn from it.</p>

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<p>Its not getting a C on the test. its bombing tests and getting C’s in classes as a whole</p>