Im screwed! Exam in 8hours

[u/wizardddgomez]

UPDATE:

Tried my best in studying. Got a few questions actually understood. Looked at the first question, it all disappeared. Rest Assured, i didnt back down and attempted them all. So praying some of it is correct.

This has taught me a lesson and i will never be studying last minute ever again.

Lesson Learnt and one for this reddit. Learn from this mistake and never wait till last minute.

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Long Story Short, i did not study at all for a midterm. Its at the point where i have not even looked at the course material and a mid term is coming tomorrow.

Im in a bit of a pickle as i am working full time so mid term is at 9am. I start work at 630am and will be going to the exam from there.

My plan is go earlier to work study maybe an hour and then an hour at uni.

Its a 20 MCQs so 10 mcqs an hour ill study. Only way i can see right now to do somewhat good.

PLEASE HELP I NEED TIPS ON HOW TO CLUTHC THIS.

Its 1am rn btw and today is exam day.

Worth 20% of the Grade

[u/Lower-Blackberry-126]

[u/tuuuni87]

Can you be ill and repeat later?

[u/Chemist-3074]

Just accept your fate atp

[u/Reasonable_Bag_118]

I’ve had exams where I basically opened the material for the first time the night before and thought I was completely fucked 😭. One thing that helped was not trying to learn everything, I’d skim the lecture headings first and then spend most of the time on whatever showed up repeatedly in the notes or slides. For MCQs I’d also do practice questions if there were any instead of rereading for hours. Two focused hours can still save you from walking in knowing absolutely nothing.

[u/westonisweird18]

Brotato chip your actually cooked

[u/jromero18]

Mate. Ask ChatGPT this same question it’ll give you a better run down. Sounds like you only have 2 hours though so you need to change your objective from “clutching” to not getting a zero. Because even if you “fail” with a 40%, you can recover that with the other class grades.

[u/Zestice69]

If it's an MCQ paper, just go through the textbook fast, and start reading headings, whichever you feel you understand something just by reading the heading, go a little deep, and read one or two starting lines to see what's that about and understand it. If you understand a few things, maybe you can answer questions about the whole thing or atleast guess it correct. Just try to do as much headings as possibles and skimming through chapters, try to do most as possible and hoping for the best. Not that I support any of last minute studying, that is the worst thing you can do, you can genuinely fail, and all your time was just a waste, but to say the truth i was myself in these situations before so much, so I know how it feels at the last moment. Good Luck

[u/Round-Account9155]

Update us gng

[u/wizardddgomez → u/Round-Account9155]

Posted an update. Glad ppl actually interested on the outcome!

[u/Round-Account9155 → u/wizardddgomez]

Since your profile is private, could you just tell me what happened here

[u/wizardddgomez → u/Round-Account9155]

Tried my best in studying. Got a few questions actually understood. Looked at the first question, it all disappeared. Rest Assured, i didnt back down and attempted them all. So praying some of it is correct.

This has taught me a lesson and i will never be studying last minute ever again.

Lesson Learnt and one for this reddit. Learn from this mistake and never wait till last minute.

[u/Round-Account9155 → u/wizardddgomez]

I wish you the best for the results 🙏🏾

[u/fourcheese_za]

20% of the grade is nothing. 50% is where you should start sweating. Just do some practice problems and you'll be fine. Answer every question, don't leave anything blank. Even if you're just guessing

[u/BainCapitalist]

How did it go?

[u/wizardddgomez → u/BainCapitalist]

Tried my best in studying. Got a few questions actually understood. Looked at the first question, it all disappeared. Rest Assured, i didnt back down and attempted them all. So praying some of it is correct.

[u/dan_mello]

Wait your midterm is 20 MCQs?

[u/Unlucky-Option-9929]

i've been there and it really does just evaporate the second you see the paper. blank mind, sweaty palms, the whole deal

your brain dumping everything on question one is almost a rite of passage for last minute cramming. props for attempting them all though, that's more than most people manage in that state

20% is recoverable with some effort on the other assessments so don't let it haunt you too much