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Time to make a decision - to let go or to hang on? (in case you are wondering, I don't mean committing suicide)

Alright! Here's the current scenario - I am going to sit for four papers in a few days time. Ask me about progress? Here's my answer - I don't even know how to describe my progress right now, frankly.

So I am deciding to go on a risk based approach (and no, I don't mean risk based approach of audit). Well, anyway one of the papers that I am taking is business and corporate law. This morning whilst studying in college, I met a friend of mine in the full time class for the law paper, and apparently I have been studying it on the wrong basis. Although I cannot confirm it, but considering she has been attending classes and I have been attempting to self study it. Well, considering she's got the guidance of a lecturer, what she said could be true (i.e. it is mandatory to include which section in the law e.g. Sect. XX(X) when answering, while I was on the assumption it was not necessary).

So, I am thinking about making a stand right now. There is only a few days left before the exam paper. And I sure as hell don't have steroids to help boost my brain intake! So what are my chances of passing? 30%, 40%, 50% - once again, I don't know! I don't have a clue at all.

And thinking ----------- thinking ------------ thinking --------------- thinking ---------> My stand? If I am going to fail not trying, I might as well die trying, fail it and at least be happy saying I tried like a MAN!!!

I have to learn to adapt to stressful situations, and I qoute Bruce Lee, "be water, my friend".

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