Don't Panic...

Exam preparation time has arrived... in 10 days time I sit my first theology exams!

Now I am no stranger to exams. Since starting my A-levels nearly 14 years ago, very few of those years have not involved me sitting an exam of some sort or other. This might make you think that I am an expert at exams, have a honed set exam preparation skills and that I even like exams. Well I can safely say, 'I don't' on all counts, and why at two in the morning, when I should be getting a good night's sleep, I'm blogging!

I hate exams! Why academic institutions or even professional institutions think they are a good way of assessment, I am at a loss. Maybe they want to see if we can handle the pressure, that we can think on our feet or even that they are character building. Maybe they are, but it doesn't stop the feeling of impending doom! And however much I am told 'that you'll be fine', 'you've done the work', 'you've nothing to worry about', I still find myself sitting and starring at pages of notes going 'what?'! And there is the recurring nightmare that I walk in to the exam room, sit down at the desk, turn the paper over and 'I know nothing'!

But all I need to do is remember the words the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy so helpfully has on its front cover 'DON'T PANIC'. I must keep calm, have plenty of rest, drink plenty of water, eat fish - for tomorrow all will be well!

Still hate exams though!