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I'm starting my grad program (Physics) this fall (September 2011); the following August (2012), I'll have to take the two day long comprehensive/qualifying exams...
Even though the comps are more than a year away, I'm already incredibly anxious thinking about them. I picked up copies of some old comps from past years, and just looking at them induces hyperventilation.
I've had test anxiety for years. It never matter how well I prepared, I would choke, mis-read directions, misinterpret something, or even just plain forget the material. Like, my degree of test anxiety is standard deviations above the norm. It's severe enough that I have to take Ativan before any test, even the inconsequential General GRE.
I really need help. Tips, advice, something. The comps aren't tests I can afford to fail, you know? Getting my PhD in Physics has been my dream for years; I don't want to blow it.
Even though the comps are more than a year away, I'm already incredibly anxious thinking about them. I picked up copies of some old comps from past years, and just looking at them induces hyperventilation.
I've had test anxiety for years. It never matter how well I prepared, I would choke, mis-read directions, misinterpret something, or even just plain forget the material. Like, my degree of test anxiety is standard deviations above the norm. It's severe enough that I have to take Ativan before any test, even the inconsequential General GRE.
I really need help. Tips, advice, something. The comps aren't tests I can afford to fail, you know? Getting my PhD in Physics has been my dream for years; I don't want to blow it.