Competencies

So there's is only about a month and a couple weeks left until this semester is over. At the moment, I am very worried about not completing all my competencies. Since there is a shortage on patients, I feel as if every time I complete a competency I must pass it on the first try or I won't be able to meet the expectation of competency fulfillment set by the school. It is very frustrating at times, when we don't have patients which leads to not enough practice. I remember a senior telling me, "don't worry about failing your competencies, I failed my hard tissue competency 10 times before I passed". And in my head all I could think is, "I wish I had 10 patients to fail my competencies 10 times with". Shortage, shortage, shortage= less practice, which makes me feel if I don't pass the first time then I am SOL (so out of luck)! I just hope things pick up within this month.