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Questions I revised came up on my exam. Feel like a fraud.

Today I did the Mock Set 3 A Level Edexcel Maths paper, after today's exam I kind of feel like a fraud. 2 questions came up which I did a while ago when revising (a 5 mark logarithm question, aswell as a integral question) and now I don't know how to feel. I also had extra time for the first time in Maths and thought it was probably my best exam yet, but once I realized these questions were here that I did, it killed how I felt with it.

I'm worried I'll get caught up for cheating or something as I feel I did really well (I found it very manageable with the extra time) in this exam. To the contrary, I thought my 1st and 2nd paper did not go as well (I predict 80% and 60% respectively) and after comparing answers with friends I feel this exam might be 90%+. I really feel bad that it might not be true to myself (even though at home with extra time I do well under strict marking), and I worry I'll get called a cheat and my teachers think bad of me which could mess up my predicteds.
I feel really lost.

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by hwhejfjejsjx
Today I did the Mock Set 3 A Level Edexcel Maths paper, after today's exam I kind of feel like a fraud. 2 questions came up which I did a while ago when revising (a 5 mark logarithm question, aswell as a integral question) and now I don't know how to feel. I also had extra time for the first time in Maths and thought it was probably my best exam yet, but once I realized these questions were here that I did, it killed how I felt with it.
I'm worried I'll get caught up for cheating or something as I feel I did really well (I found it very manageable with the extra time) in this exam. To the contrary, I thought my 1st and 2nd paper did not go as well (I predict 80% and 60% respectively) and after comparing answers with friends I feel this exam might be 90%+. I really feel bad that it might not be true to myself (even though at home with extra time I do well under strict marking), and I worry I'll get called a cheat and my teachers think bad of me which could mess up my predicteds.
I feel really lost.


hey, it sounds like you're really overthinking this. sometimes people get lucky with revision, it happens. take the win! you did well, and that's fantastic - it doesnt make you a fraud.

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Just take the W and study hard for the real exams to make sure you get the same grades as predicted

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by hwhejfjejsjx
Today I did the Mock Set 3 A Level Edexcel Maths paper, after today's exam I kind of feel like a fraud. 2 questions came up which I did a while ago when revising (a 5 mark logarithm question, aswell as a integral question) and now I don't know how to feel. I also had extra time for the first time in Maths and thought it was probably my best exam yet, but once I realized these questions were here that I did, it killed how I felt with it.
I'm worried I'll get caught up for cheating or something as I feel I did really well (I found it very manageable with the extra time) in this exam. To the contrary, I thought my 1st and 2nd paper did not go as well (I predict 80% and 60% respectively) and after comparing answers with friends I feel this exam might be 90%+. I really feel bad that it might not be true to myself (even though at home with extra time I do well under strict marking), and I worry I'll get called a cheat and my teachers think bad of me which could mess up my predicteds.
I feel really lost.


You’re scared you did too well? 😹😹😹 mate relax, you actually sound pathetic. You’re all good don’t worry about small little things like this, you smashed the paper end of, celebrate the fact you did great you have no reason to be worrying.

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by Albert_burdett
You’re scared you did too well? 😹😹😹 mate relax, you actually sound pathetic. You’re all good don’t worry about small little things like this, you smashed the paper end of, celebrate the fact you did great you have no reason to be worrying.

I just didn't want to be called a cheat or something. I don't manage well with things like this (anxiety), apologies if I cam off as unfair or something.

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by hwhejfjejsjx
I just didn't want to be called a cheat or something. I don't manage well with things like this (anxiety), apologies if I cam off as unfair or something.


Oh no I have no problem with what you said said, it was more to do with the fact of me emphasising on how small of a deal it really is and how well you did. Honestly you did very well by the looks of it, go celebrate the summer.

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I dont think it's cheating, the same thing happened with my RS mock exams, I did a bunch of past paper questions and the questions appeared in my RS exam - I think it just shows you utilise your resources properly

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by hwhejfjejsjx
Today I did the Mock Set 3 A Level Edexcel Maths paper, after today's exam I kind of feel like a fraud. 2 questions came up which I did a while ago when revising (a 5 mark logarithm question, aswell as a integral question) and now I don't know how to feel. I also had extra time for the first time in Maths and thought it was probably my best exam yet, but once I realized these questions were here that I did, it killed how I felt with it.
I'm worried I'll get caught up for cheating or something as I feel I did really well (I found it very manageable with the extra time) in this exam. To the contrary, I thought my 1st and 2nd paper did not go as well (I predict 80% and 60% respectively) and after comparing answers with friends I feel this exam might be 90%+. I really feel bad that it might not be true to myself (even though at home with extra time I do well under strict marking), and I worry I'll get called a cheat and my teachers think bad of me which could mess up my predicteds.
I feel really lost.

In the AQA A level Chemistry paper, they repeated a 6 marker in paper 3 and then a 5 marker in paper 2 and I had done these papers in which they appeared previously the day before and studied their mark schemes. Don't worry! These things happen and the exam board makes these papers so you aren't to blame in any way - it's just that the exam boards decided to test us on these topics and you got lucky with what they picked.
(edited 1 year ago)

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by hwhejfjejsjx
Today I did the Mock Set 3 A Level Edexcel Maths paper, after today's exam I kind of feel like a fraud. 2 questions came up which I did a while ago when revising (a 5 mark logarithm question, aswell as a integral question) and now I don't know how to feel. I also had extra time for the first time in Maths and thought it was probably my best exam yet, but once I realized these questions were here that I did, it killed how I felt with it.
I'm worried I'll get caught up for cheating or something as I feel I did really well (I found it very manageable with the extra time) in this exam. To the contrary, I thought my 1st and 2nd paper did not go as well (I predict 80% and 60% respectively) and after comparing answers with friends I feel this exam might be 90%+. I really feel bad that it might not be true to myself (even though at home with extra time I do well under strict marking), and I worry I'll get called a cheat and my teachers think bad of me which could mess up my predicteds.
I feel really lost.

you're all good my brother/sister, hold that win still, it's not like you knew they were going to come up that's what people do past papers for to familarise themselves with the types of questions which can and could come up; which is what has happened, my dear friend

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