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3. I've always called that exam stress effect the bathtub theory of learning.

Tue Jul 6, 2021, 09:35 PM

Jul 2021

When you study for an exam you're filling the tub and when you take the exam you're draining it. After that, nothing is left but the bathtub ring.

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Tales of panic - University [View all] Retired Engineer Bob Jul 2021 OP

In law school, the final exam was often the *entire* grade. Ocelot II Jul 2021 #1

More than just a paper chase Retired Engineer Bob Jul 2021 #4

Reminds me of my calculus II class in college. TexasTowelie Jul 2021 #7

My version is a little different unc70 Jul 2021 #8

Indeed Retired Engineer Bob Jul 2021 #12

Decades after my last exam, I used to have nightmares about them. dawg day Jul 2021 #2

My re-occurring nightmare was Retired Engineer Bob Jul 2021 #5

Some years ago I read that dreaming of being in a class, trying to take an exam PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 2021 #6

The only thing I ever got an "F" in was calculus. 3catwoman3 Jul 2021 #10

Here's hoping for sweet dreams 3cat Retired Engineer Bob Jul 2021 #11