I passed ALL my exams. This feeling of freedom... is undoubtedly the best I've had in a long time. It's like a huge weight has been lifted off my shoulders—it feels so good just to write this because I can really feel it.

I failed the Unified State Exam (USE) due to my lack of understanding of the exam structure and question types. For a while, I was really down, stuck in a phase of anger about it. But by the time I retook it, I was ready. Yes, there was little time left; yes, I wavered between stressing and chilling. The important thing is that I didn’t lose myself in the process. I feel like I would’ve been a complete person even without it, but still, I’m extremely happy with the result. I started studying in February (since the day I posted my Ka-52), and it was tedious, but worth it.

HURRAY!