2 weeks left before the exam — what should I focus on?
With two weeks left, the essential task is separating what you're solidly confident on from what you're not.
Short Answer
With two weeks left, the essential task is separating what you're solidly confident on from what you're not. Concepts you already know well at this point won't fade even without more review, so there's no need to keep re-studying them. Your remaining time should go almost entirely into the material you know only vaguely or don't know at all — use the Content Outline again to sort that out, item by item.
What You Should Know
Anxiety as the exam approaches is completely normal — it actually tends to grow the more seriously you study, since studying reveals more of what you don't know yet. If you're not feeling anxious this close to the exam, that's more likely a sign you're under-prepared than a sign you're fine. So don't spend energy worrying about the anxiety itself.
What People Often Get Wrong
When people get anxious, they naturally — and unconsciously — gravitate toward reviewing what they already know, as a way to boost their confidence. That's not inherently bad; reviewing familiar material for reassurance in moderation is fine. What you need to watch for is when it becomes a repetitive, obsessive pattern — using anxiety as a reason to keep avoiding the material you actually don't know.
My Recommendation
Pour your remaining time into what you don't know, not into repeatedly confirming what you already do. It's fine to check in on known material briefly for confidence, but don't let that become your main activity these last two weeks.
Bottom Line
In the final two weeks, focus almost entirely on the unknowns identified through the Content Outline, treat your anxiety as a normal and even reassuring sign, and don't let it push you into only reviewing what's already comfortable.
Next step
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