preventing careless mistakes

[Paul Villangca]

Now I know this is a bit general, but it's been bugging me for quite some time now.
I got 88.1% in Valentin's Mock Exam (on the second try, of course, but w00t! nonetheless) but still get only 70-85% in exams considered to have the same 'skill level' as the real SCJP exam.
Most of my errors in these exams are things that I really know (like static methods accessing nonstatic member variables), but I just manage to put in the wrong answer, for one reason or another. Heck, sometimes I know the answer is A, but I still get to put in B!
I'm taking the exam on Friday, so I'm in a bind right now. Can anyone help? Thanks a bunch!!!

Paul

[Steven Wong]

Hi,
Could it be that you are lacking of practising? You need to practise writing codes a lot
for the exam each day. I'm sure by then you would be very confident of choosing the right answers.
Based on your mock scores, you should be ready for the exam too!
So all the best and have confidence!!

[Paul Villangca]

Hi Clement,
Thanks for the encouragement, I need all the help I can get.
I do wanna maximize my chances of passing, though, and besides, these errors of mine are really annoying. I mean, I really should get these questions right, but somehow they end up wrong...

[Valentin Crettaz]

Don't worry Paul, you'll get it
Heck, sometimes I know the answer is A, but I still get to put in B!
It seems to me that you just have to focus a little bit more. There is plenty of time to get the exam done, so time is not an issue, and thus, you can take your time to find the answer... Since you know most of the basics, you don't have to worry that much... Good luck