Thank you Richard and Russ for your responses!
I think just knowing others have been in the same "boat" makes me feel a lot better. I have had to surrender to the fact that my grades will DEFINITELY go down for the next few exams, but that is ok as long as I comprehend it all and learn. My biggest fear with this section of exams (Exam 4-7) is the uncertainty I feel when attacking the questions, especially the fill in the blank ones. I have reached out to the instructors and am going to be getting some assistance, so that is comforting. I already prepared them for the MANY questions I have already and the uncertainty I feel. I have never felt this way before (in my professional career and in my coding studies) and it is a bit scary to feel this unprepared, after feeling a lot more confident in the previous exams.
Thanks for the input and your experiences. :):)