Dealing with GRE anxiety

[hustlebunny]

Hi all,

I am 2 weeks from writing the GRE and I am freaking out! I have been studying for 1.5months, done Princeton, CliffNotes, Barrons and a bit of NOVA, I even have 4 notebooks! Problem is now I can't study, palms get sweaty and I can't answer a single question right on quantitative practice tests, I always miss something out!! >.<

Has anyone else experienced this?! PLEASE HELP, any advice will go a long way, knees are shaking like right now .

[valkener]

Relax, the GRE will not decide about the fate of your life. You can always retake it and you have been studying a good amount, more than probably most do. While some people study 3 months in advance, many only cram for a couple of weeks. You will be fine, and otherwise you can repeat.

Also, unless you are applying for extremely competitive schools I really wouldn't worry too much. Keep studying hard tho.

[iowaguy]

You can always retake it, and the school won't even know your first score if you don't send it to them. That fact alone helped me calm down & do well on my GRE test...

[HappyEngineer]

Most grad schools only consider your highest score.

[hustlebunny]

yea.. but its more expensive and inconvenient. I'm actually going to neighboring country to write, cause my country only has paper based...so....and I have a GPA of 3.0 or something like that, so I have quite a lot riding on this exam. You right its not the end of the world.

I will meditate until it succumbs!!!

[hustlebunny]

bad sentence construction! I meant to say "you are right though, it is not the end of the world" ...misconstrued sarcasm destroyed! .....

Edited October 4, 2012 by hustlebunny

[Ladybird]

Don't worry is the stress before exam,

When you are going to be in the room taking the test, you won't think, your brain is only goign to focus and think quick.. Before its always like that, and when you take it you don't even think about stress

And waaaah you did study a lot, so all the information are in your brain !

[alf10087]

Take 1 or 2 days off. It helps your brain ease up and organize the information you have learned.

Take it easy. Use your anxiety in a positive way as to give you energy and determination to continue studying and do your best, rather than watching tv or losing time in nonproductive activities.