I would like to describe a challenge I faced when I was at my first year of university, especially during the math exam. Mathematics had always been difficult for me, but I understood how much preparation course needed and I didn’t study as much as I should have, because I thought I can handle it without much revision. As the exam day came closer, I realized the materials were harder than I expected. The questions in the exam was tough and I remember I felt completely overwhelmed. This made me doubt myself and caused a lot of stress. I remember I was staring at a paper and I’m sure I made a way to start. The anxiety made everything worse and I couldn’t think clearly. So, on that moment, I realized the main problem was the lack of my preparation and I regret not studying. Even though it was tough experience, it taught me the importance of hard working and preparation. Since then, I have been more serious about my studies and I try to study a lot and I realized I can overcome any obstacles in my life if I want to do this.
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I would like to describe a challenge I faced when I was in my first year of university, especially during the math exam. Mathematics had always been difficult for me, but I understood how much preparation the course needed, and I didn't study as much as I should have because I thought I could handle it without much revision. As the exam day came closer, I realized the material was harder than I expected. The questions in the exam were tough, and I remember I felt completely overwhelmed. This made me doubt myself and caused a lot of stress. I remember I was staring at a paper, and I wasn't sure how to start. The anxiety made everything worse, and I couldn't think clearly. So, at that moment, I realized the main problem was my lack of preparation, and I regretted not studying. Even though it was a tough experience, it taught me the importance of hard work and preparation. Since then, I have been more serious about my studies, and I try to study a lot. I realized I can overcome any obstacles in my life if I want to do this.
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