I busted my math exam and it's affecting me. I've always been perceived as a smart person so flunking this hard felt like a bucket of ice was dropped on my head. I ranted about it to my best friends and now I am scared they think I am dumb as well. I pull high grades in other subjects but I think I am using that as an excuse for my bruised pride and ego. I used to compete for science a lot and was always in the top 5. Failing this hard especially in my last year of jhs is extremely hard for me to accept. The test wasn't hard. I was just not prepared at all. I failed to study a topic and it just so happend the topic basically nominated the first half of the exam. I froze and panicked and two hours slipped away from me. I had to guess some questions and I didn't even get to look at the majority of the exam because I was panicking. I feel so vulnerable, math has always been my weak spot and it felt like an affirmation that maybe I really am stupid. I want to be a doctor :(