Breaking the Jinx of Score Limits

BREAKING THE JINX OF SCORE LIMITS

It is a heart wrenching thing to be stuck at an unpleasant level “grade-wise”. Every time you go to check your result, it is almost always the same unpleasant grade. It seems like there is an invisible ceiling that sets the limit on the scores you get on any examination or test. The most painful thing about the situation is the fact that you have not been able to get anything above a “B” grade. The enviable “A” grade seems to elude you like vermin. Do not give up because it is absolutely possible to break the jinx of score limits. The very first thing you need to do is believe that score limits can be broken. Do not let the recurring experience of score limits weigh your spirit down. The fighting spirit and the willingness to experience a positive turn in your grades should be paramount in your heart. Always having the right mindset will fill your psyche with the required zeal to surmount the challenge of breaking the jinx of score limits. This positive attitude is the most important as it forms the foundation on which other actions are built. It is the bedrock on which the quest to break the jinx of score limits lies.

Get your previous attempts and go over them again. Try and get hold of your answer scripts and go through them thoroughly. If it is possible, go through your answer scripts or booklet with the subject or course teacher pointing out some salient areas where you did not get things right. Take note of all areas where you did not do well and make plans to improve on those areas. In the advent that your score limit is caused by the format you followed when answering the questions, immediately make a U-turn and affect all changes to your examination answering format.

The circle of friends you keep could mar your chance of breaking out from the score limit jinx. The score you desire should inform your choice of friends and associates. A rule of thumb is to search out the most intelligent ones in class and start an active intellectual relationship with them. Minimize your contact with average performing students and increase your frequency of contact with grade “A “students. In record time, you would have acquired all that is needed to break the jinx of score limits. Your circle of friends, if they are disciplined and intelligent, would rub off on you and before long, you will break that score limit.

Get some extra work done. Spend more time reading, studying, practicing and preparing. Score limits can be shattered by intensive preparation and repeated practice. Do not become comfortable with your current academic performance. Aim for higher academic grades. To get out of the score limit jinx, you will have to spend extra hours, days and even months getting prepared for your examination.

On a final note, be thorough, leave no gaps. When answering questions in the examination hall, make sure you get the interpretation of the questions correctly and never assume anything.