Is there a worse feeling than doing worse on a test than you know you could have?

College Life
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<p>I really can't imagine a worse feeling, college-wise, than this.</p>

<p>It just happened to me this past quarter. I had four midterms in 2 days; history and psychology on thursday, chemistry and calculus on friday. I was completely burned out by my Calculus midterm at noon on Friday and received a D on it, an F before the curve. I missed 2 problems I should have gotten that lost me 24 points and could have given me a C+ before the curve. I ended up getting a high B on the final and a B in the class. I don't like to be one of those people to complain about a B, but I just know I could have done better, and all the money we're spending makes me feel worse.</p>

<p>To give a representative level of stress before this test, I threw up on Friday morning due to it, as I have done a few other times this year. I just get really stressed. </p>

<p>The only thing worse than this I can thing of is getting caught cheating or something like that.</p>

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<p>getting dumped</p>

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<p>That kind of thing doesn’t really bother me for more than five seconds. But I don’t care about stuff like that</p>

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<p>I know what you mean. It’s so hard to stop obsessing over stupid mistakes (that you know you could’ve gotten right) after a test.</p>

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<p>Finding out that your a father (or mother)…</p>

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<p>It would seriously upset me, yeah. The thing is, you’re stressing too much. Each test (even a midterm/final) isn’t a life or death situation. Chill out a little more and you’ll probably do better.</p>

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<p>I just feel upset when I know I could have done better if I had a little more time</p>

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<p>It’s funny because I really don’t get nervous until like 20 minutes before the test.</p>

<p>My main problem with this was I was just burnt out and had too much information in my brain from the other 3 tests</p>

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<p>The thing to keep in mind, though, is that this is just one class out of many that you will take as an undergraduate. It’s hard to have this big picture perspective when you’re in the thick of exams/papers, but, really, the significance of this will eventually fade. Perhaps consider it as a learning experience. Rather than beat yourself up for being too mentally exhausted, consider changing your study strategy the next time you have a cluster of exams.</p>

<p>Also, you might consider seeing a counselor at your school if you continue to have bad test anxiety.</p>

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<p>Maybe realizing you have so little life experience that a test grade produces the worse feelings you’ve ever had?</p>

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<p>I feel your pain. I, as well, hate it so much if I do poorly on a test for any reason, especially if I know I could have done a lot better. It’s not the end of the world, but it still is a horrible feeling.</p>

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<p>I am the same way. As a matter of fact, we took the first test of summer semester in one of my classes on Tuesday. Grades were posted that afternoon, and I was taken back, frustrated, and kicking myself immediately. Mostly because I can normally tell you a good estimate of my grade the moment I walk out of an exam, along with exactly the questions I missed (obviously this doesn’t apply to essays). This one was 10 points below my estimate (it was still a B because there were bonus points available). I’m also not one to complain about a B, but for the first test of the semester, it’s just not a good starting point, particularly in a class based around memorization that is only going to last 8 weeks. I have actually double checked the posted grade a few times, hoping that I saw it wrong, or that maybe the instructor made a mistake, but no dice. It’s been eating at me for 2 days now, but I will actually get to see where I went wrong tomorrow morning, so that should calm me down. I realize that it’s not a serious problem, but it still eats at me. The good news is that it’s great motivation to pick myself up and do better in the future.</p>

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<p>I hate that.r Or getting a grade slightly below what you wanted.</p>

<p>Or getting hit in the nuts. That sucks too</p>

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<p>“Is there a worse feeling than doing worse on a test than you know you could have?”</p>

<p>Maybe it’s just me but from the way this sentence reads…You’d feel worse by doing better?</p>

<p>That you know you could have done worse on a test than you have and thus feel worse.</p>