Any JETs with less than stellar interviews who got in?

Not sure if our consulates matter but i'm in SF and I'd imagine most of the people here are brilliant.

I've done extensive prep but when practicing certain questions I still stumble. I'm curious how close to 'perfect' we need to be in our dictation, quality of answers etc.

Anyone have encouraging words? :') I've been planning for this day since May of last year and it's scary to see it all come down to a half hour.