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Message: <blockquote data-quote="average_jo123" data-source="post: 194431" data-attributes="member: 15838">This might just be my anxiety / imposter syndrome speaking but I have found that my issue is comparing (perhaps too much) of my practice test scores with what other people are scoring, and I am not sure if it is in any way healthy. I know for a fact that a lot of people at ULaw and other people in my class consistently score over 80% (and some even in the 90-regions) in ULaw practice tests and I just can't help myself but compare myself to them and feel extremely stupid when I still keep getting lots of questions wrong. I have attempted a good amount of practice questions (I do them in timed conditions but semi-open book whereby I would attempt a response, then only check my materials whether my instincts / memory served me right - after which I would review what I got wrong and focus on reviewing the content on weak areas and stuff that is just not sticking in my head), but despite my efforts I am still stuck at an average of 70% across both FLK1 and FLK2 (I do slightly worse on bad days and slightly better on good days, but I never exceed 80%). The questions I get wrong are mainly just obscure stuff that I learnt ages ago that I can't remember, or stuff that I genuinely have no clue of, but the broader concepts and key deadlines etc I am starting to build a stronger grasp now that I have done more practice. However it still fills me with a lot of anxiety thinking everyone else seems to be learning and memorising the content so well to be achieving a steady > 80% even in closed book exam conditions, and I keep thinking that the fact that I can't score that high, that steadily, must mean I don't know enough content to be prepared for the exam. I have just attempted the ReviseSQE mocks in exam conditions (am taking the exam in approx 2 weeks time) and scored in the 70% region but I still have no clue how prepared I feel. My thinking is I would feel safer if my practice tests returned > 80% to give me more a 25% buffer well above the actual average pass mark, rather than barely passing the practice tests and risk actually failing the real exam. But ultimately I don't know if this thinking / approach is doing more to eat away my confidence rather than help me gauge my abilities - and of course comparing myself to others who are scoring much higher than me just makes me feel worse and more anxious. Sorry for the the rant, but if anyone would like to share how you are feeling and how you are using your resources to prepare, that would be very helpful.</blockquote>

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