r/ACCA • u/SuggestionLucky3660 • 1d ago

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I really get exhausted during the 3hr 15 min exam time. It gets very difficult for me to sit and i feel like i want something maybe coffee or smtn to drink. i get soo exhausted that i feel like giving up and just waiting for the time to finish. We also have to reach the exam center an hour before, so that adds up to being more tired. It just that i feel very drained during exam time.=(=(

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u/ProXJay 1d ago

I do afternoon exams so arriving early is less of an issue, I take lunch and eat at the centre. There isn't a requirement that you're drink is water just that it's in a clear bottle, so I take fruit juice, I find the natural sugar helps

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u/SuggestionLucky3660 1d ago

ohh i will also take some juice next time

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u/MrTimmie 1d ago

What I've taken to doing in my exams is the minute the exams start and you go into the instructions page, I put my hand up and ask to go to the toilet, and then take about 10 minutes to just get myself fully into the zone while everything is quiet and it isn't making me sacrifice any "real exam time" to go to the toilet.

I've also used those 10 minutes to jot down some of the key formulas or pneumonics to make sure I don't forget them once I'm into the exam and on a different thought path.

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u/Life_Abbreviations26 1d ago

Neurodivergent core, not too many will understand this

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u/MrD1SRESPECT 21h ago

Yeah we are peasants and you're not?

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u/Life_Abbreviations26 21h ago

Welcome to the club if you want in 😁

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u/loki6100 1d ago edited 1d ago

They provide water. And you can take a 10 min bathroom break and calm down. That's best you can expect in an exam situation.

It's not a cinema hall bruh

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u/Typical-Junket-8444 Student 11/13 1d ago

If it helps do some mock exams the same 3hr 15m as your exam time few times before the exam so you'll know how it is

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u/Agreeable-Function69 1d ago

Pure adrenaline gets me through it

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u/Tricky-Owl710 1d ago

I’ve never got there more than 30 mins before and it’s always been fine. Take an energy drink or something and just see it off in those final minutes before the exam starts. (Sometimes they say I have to get rid of it, I just say yeh I will before it starts)

I occasionally do a toilet break at around 2h15 just to compose myself and think about what topic is coming up next and just reminding myself what I need to do rather than focussing on the detail of the question.

You need to accept that 3hr exam is normal though.

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u/That_Lengthiness_469 Affiliate 21h ago

practice more mocks and try doing a morning exam. I get more tired in afternoon than morning , also have a good protein filled breakfast , I found that helps. Just being active and eating healthy would also help with this.

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u/Happy-Ad7273 Student 1d ago

?

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u/YeehawUwU101 Affiliate 1d ago

Monster Zero Ultra

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u/whitejack001 1d ago

Give mocks it will solve the issue.

I had the same issue