Rahul Verma ne apna PTE exam diya aur usi raat se apna Pearson account repeatedly check karna shuru kar diya. Ek ghante mein teen baar login, raat ko uthke check, office mein kaam ke beech refresh — woh pagal ho gaya tha anxiety se.
Uska koi friend tha jo bolta raha, "Yaar, result aane mein 1 se 5 din lagte hain, mostly 2 din." Lekin bina kisi tool ke, Rahul ko samajh nahi aa raha tha ki exactly kab expect kare. Usne apna exam date enter kiya aur pata chala ki earliest result 11 June ko aa sakta hai, average 12 June ko, aur maximum 15 June tak.
Yeh jaanke usne phone side mein rakh diya, ek deep breath li, aur apni university application documents complete karne mein focus kiya. Jab result aaya — exactly 2nd day pe — woh ready tha. Informed hona anxiety se bada antidote hai.