Thursday, 25 June 2009
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done, Done, and DONE!
Whew! I made it: as of 2:43 PM yesterday arvo, I am officially done with exams! Yes! (Now comes the nerve-racking part where I wait to find out if I managed to scrape a pass in Chemistry and Anatomy...) Fuuuuuun. :)
Chemistry Exam = EPIC FAIL! It was, without a doubt, the hardest, worst exam I've ever had to take. And the fact that all the chemistry majors came out of it convinced they'd failed and exclaiming how they didn't understand any of the questions wasn't encouraging at all. Seriously, if Tennis Dave thinks he may have failed it, there's no hope for the rest of us mere mortals.
My Anatomy Theory Exam wasn't nearly as hard as I anticipated it would be. Still, I don't know if I did well enough to have earned a passing grade. What with having glandular fever and being knocked out of classes for two weeks, I definitely struggled on my mid-term exam (translated as, didn't pass it), which increased the pressure for my Anatomy Practical Exam and the Theory Exam. Fortunately, I nailed the Prac. Exam, scoring a (frankly, quite shocking) 117/120, but the theory exam was 165 questions and I'm not convinced I did well enough to have made up for my mid-term. Still, I put my best effort in and, well, if I have to take it again, I'll be that much ahead of everyone else. :P
I had my Psychology Exam yesterday. It wasn't particularly difficult, and I'm pretty sure I pulled a good grade off in it.
And my BioMedical Sciences Exam I had last Tuesday was pretty easy as well, although the fact that it was worth 60% of my final grade definitely added some pressure. Seriously, how intimidating is it knowing that you can either pass or fail a class depending on one three hour exam? Yikes! I'm not a fan. I appreciate the American method all the more, now when you have multiple exams throughout the semester, resulting in a final exam that is typically worth no more than 20%, possibly 25%.
Still, it's a good feeling being done, come what may.
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On the other hand, it's not quite as good a feeling being stuck sick in bed...again! I sound like I've been smoking two packs a day since I was 12, I'm running a remarkably impressive fever (and also bear a striking resemblance to a beet as you've ever seen in a human), and I've developed an entirely new appreciation and respect for how difficult it is to function as an old, arthritic woman.
"R-E-S-P-E-C-T!"
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One of my best mates from back home is coming out to visit in a few days. I'm SO excited! We're going to go on a trip up to Cairnes (heat and sunshine!) and the Great Barrier Reef (Nemo!!). It's going to be brilliant fun.
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