Thank you for the book suggestion, it’s on my radar.

Then maybe talk about her difficulties with her, and ask how you can help. Work to understand her perspective first, what she finds difficult, what she finds frustrating.

We discussed about it earlier this weekend. In summary, she finds hard to study because it still seems “far away in the future” (it’s in early September), and on the other side, she also feels like even if she studies a lot for it, she will never feel ready.

She has already failed that exam in the past.