Feeling so dumb right know.
I have a C# exam tomorrow (on paper) and i can't get my brain to think in code.
I can't focus, I can't concentrate. I don't remember things i normally know by heart. Is it just stress? (Everything is pretty hard atm, lots of stress, lots of problems).
What could i do? I'm pretty messed up right now...

Let the stress in for a 15 minutes or so. Dont try to fight it, but keep in mind that after that time you cant have stress anymore.

Try doing something else, like play a (board)game. Those things really help me

@Codex404 thank you. I'll try that. I'm just so afraid of failing my final exams.

Don't worry about exams. They won't get you a job.

Your code will.

@neodite nonetheless i need to pass them to get my diploma. I already have a apprenticeship starting in August (so this is all save). Maybe i'm thinking to much about this... I don't know

Play some bus simulation :D

Yep. Let the stress in. I find I usually get complete brain-fog before an exam, but once I sit down and see the questions before me I’m usually ok.

The exam will (because it’s on paper) probably focus on these:

> Standard syntax
> Class and function declaration
> “What does this code do?”
> Polymorphism
> OO Principles (encapsulation etc)

I can’t imagine it getting much deeper than that.

Just watch out for the silly questions where the code wouldn’t compile / would so something unexpected - watch out for byref function arguments. Examiners love tripping people up with shit like that.

@Brolls thank you, that kinda calms me. It totally makes sense that it can't go deeper but my anxious brain kept telling me different. I'll focus on that.

@KittyMeowstika they’re not going to ask you to code a whole LOB app on paper, it’s really just going to be silly little snippets and esoteric edge cases.

Remember that education is rote memorisation based, it’s going to be dumb shit that the IDE / compiler would catch for you; not to mention the fact that most of it is stuff you intuit and subsume as automatic behaviour.

Just brush up on the language fundamentals, and the OO fundamentals and you’ll be fine 👍

Remember to get a good night’s sleep tonight, too! Sleep helps you remember things way better than cramming and staying up late. If you’re having trouble focusing, take a break for 15 minutes and go outside. Do something physical. That’s also proven to help you study. Good luck!

Take a small nap, drink something hot, and have faith in your self! I used to count my exams as challenges for my self, it's a challenge not a test! Remember that!

Good luck with your exam :)

Thank you all. I hope my exam turns out good; at least it feels that way. Sadly my teacher told us today nobody did really well so I'm insecure again. I'll get my mark next week (hopefully).

@KittyMeowstika if nobody did really good you probably performed relatively good.