University Exams — even saying the words brings back anxiety — that pit in my stomach that feels like I might not keep my breakfast down. It was one of the few times in my life where I found my nervousness getting the better of me. I remember the anxiety, the lack of interest in eating, the inability to concentrate when I really needed to bear down and study.
Kinda looked like these – but mine had more tape
On the actual exam day, I wore my favourite pair of Puma runners — to EVERY exam for good luck. Those shoes lasted through 2 undergraduate degrees, dozens of mid-term and final exams … and lots and lots of tape holding them together.
I’m sure I’m not alone in my memory of those times studying when I just couldn’t get stuff to stick inside my head — no matter how many times I read that #$%& paragraph. Of course, it really didn’t help that I was tired and impatient.
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