Sebesi Mihaly wrote: Dear All,
I am a bit very frustrated and I thought I share my issue. I am studying for the Exam for quite a while now. Unfortunately this year I had to break the studies for 5 months.
What I did:
- beginning of year listened to the Prep-Cast
- end of summer read the book PMI-ACP Examp Prep by Mike Griffiths
- purchased the
IAS Exam
simulator.
My first exam was 68%. I review what I did wrong strengthened my weak points, did a second exam simulation 69%. I realized that I do something wrong so I went through all material. I really felt I am well prepared and took a third simulation: 54% 
For me this was a shock and I would like to know if anyone of you had a similar experience. Was it only a bad day? Was I not really focused I cannot tell, therefore I thought I share my experience, perhaps somebody can gave me a "live saving" tip. I want to take the exam end of December
Thank you
These exams are extremely difficult. There can many reasons why your third attempt wasn't as good as you expected. One of the reasons may be that the test was harder than the others. It could also be so that the overall standard of the test was more difficult as a result the others too did not get high marks. As a student what you can do is do your best, be well disciplined and keep a cool head during the exams and give your best. As long as you do that you should be happy. Please dont stress about what has happened and concentrate and be motivated for your future exams. I have prepared for many tough exams where the competition is very stiff. What I have found very helpful in my preparation was yoga and meditation. These things helped my mental and physical health while ensuring that my concetration levels also went up. Moreover, always remember to have a good diet and eat regularly while the preparing. Another important aspect is to get good timely and regular sleep.