So sorry to hear about your experience BP. That really sucks. Gagnam Style!? I already wasn't able to eat anything from the nerves, but that would have made me nearly lose it!
I took the br lateral as well, and was having trouble with the wording of the afternoon problems also. The problem for us is that there really is a lack of study material available beyond the SERM (which is very thin on bridges, and does not cover lateral at all in the foundations section), and the NCEES sample exam. I will acknowledge that they do cover general analysis somewhat better however. I learned there were less than 5% in my cohort taking the bridge module. Perhaps the market isn't yet strong enough, but the niche is available for the publishers. (I know all my building friends despise the bridge problems though!) My expectation going in to the test was that nothing presented in the sample exam would be on the test, which I think is a reasonable expectation.
My advice to you is that it is normal to get those feelings of despair--there is so much to remember in such a compressed and sustained amount if time--for me when that happens, which was a couple times in the morning, and a few times in the afternoon, is to try to block it out of your mind. The pressure is certainly on for the last test, but just try to keep pushing. A big part of the challenge is the grind. Good luck to you, I hope you get it this time. For me, I'm staying hopeful, cautiously optimistic, and preparing for the worst. I'm just hoping also that if I do have to take it again that the codes don't change for at least another cycle!
Again, good luck to you, and all others. Thank you all for your help, camaraderie, and support.
