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Mar8-12, 12:29 PM   #2
 
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Quote by Nishrito View Post
Hi Physics Forum,

So last night, I took an hour and a half Analysis on Manifolds midterm and there's no way I got over a 60 on it. It was 6 questions long.

The problem I always have with math tests is that I never have enough time to do them! If he had given us those six problems as homework, I could've easily gotten a 100. Whenever I do homework, I never procrastinate. So I always get my work done and do very well on it, but I do so at my own pace. During tests, I just blank out.

Is there any way to improve test-taking abilities? I know the material fairly well, I'm just slow. Did anyone else have this same problem?
I've known many people like you. Very smart, but quite slow. Those people don't always have it easy, as they often consider themself inferior to the fast thinkers. You shouldn't feel this way. Eventually you'll get where you want to get, but often with lower grades than you deserve.

I don't have any ideas of what you should do. But I just wanted to make clear that you're not alone in this.