Doomsday Part I

[sleepymaggie]

Today I'm taking the written portion of my exam. Well, first I go to work and then I take the exam. I'm in a weird state of worried/unworried.

Part of me is frantic, because I have no idea what's on this test. I hate suprise questions. What if it's something really crazy or something that I'm not at all prepared for? I've crammed so much information into my head right now that I'm confusing it all. There's just so much to know and most of it will probably end up being irrelevant.

The other part of me is pretty relaxed. I'm going to take the test, write what I can write and be done with it. Not a very motivating way to look at it, but at least it's calming.

Comments

[virginhuntress.livejournal.com]

Good luck! You've studied so hard, and I have a VERY good feeling that you'll do very well.

The way you're looking at it is ... a good way to be responsible without going nuts about it. *hugs*

[dr-pretentious.livejournal.com]

Remember that, although you're not accustomed to taking master's exams, the faculty members are accustomed to grading them. Anxiety is perfectly normal. They'll have seen it, and all its epiphenomena, in students before.

My dissertation director actually fell asleep during my orals. I found it immensely reassuring. If there had been danger or suspense in the room, surely she couldn't nod off, I thought. And lo and behold, six months later she did the same during the orals of a friend of mine. The orals were a terrifying rite of passage for me, but old hat for my director.

Break a leg, go get 'em tiger, etc.