Stress, Pressure, Fear

Ahh, the pressure.
It is going to be a tough week considering how unprepared I am for everything. I feel like I am going to have to cram for about 10 finals at once without much of an idea of what questions will be asked in each of these classes. All this while also being evaluated how I act and my personality and social abilities. I guess I should explain more about why I feel like this.
Up until now most of my job search has consisted of trying to get my resume out there with the ultimate goal of getting an interview. Coming up on Friday is the Tech Career Fair on campus where I am an Alumni which will be a major opportunity for me to do this. I can get more of an idea of what I am looking for while really getting my info out to groups that might consider interviewing me. I figured I would spend a lot of time this week getting ready for it. I would go in organized and ready to make a good impression. So much for that idea.
One of the biggest issues with spending your job search trying to get yourself out to the industry is what happens when someone does end up showing interest. You realize that you are not at all ready for that. This is even worse when the interview is all about technical questions and you have forgotten all the details from all the classes you have been taking over the years. Just because you can get a good grade in classes doesn't mean you were able to memorize all that material...or even learn some of the important points. Usually the class ends and you just move on. A word of advice for those that are still in school. Take the classes to actually learn stuff, not to just get through and graduate. Not that it is practical when working, taking a number of difficult classes that everyone is just trying to get through, and attempting to maintain some kind of a life outside of school and work.
To make a long story a little shorter: Like many people from what I have heard, I have a phone screening interview with Intel on Thursday. Intel interviews have a lot of technical questions that are much like the questions I have faced in my CpE, CSc, and Engr classes I have taken. I do not have the best of memories and do not remember most of that stuff anymore. This leads me to the thought that if I don't want to make a total fool of myself I should be cramming like crazy for this considering I hear it is about 80% technical knowledge questions, and it's just a phone interview to try to get an interview. This conflicts with my ability to get ready for the career fair. So what am I doing typing this then you might be wondering. Well I don't know. I shouldn't be, but I am procrastinating. This doesn't even take into consideration all the other stuff I am dealing with and should be getting done. I guess I am going to have to see what I can do and take this as a learning experience and keep going. Intel has always scared me anyway.