Another random post, followed by three months of silence...
The dreadful exam period is finally over, and I'm happy to report I nailed most of my tests. 10 exams, and I only need to retake one of them! Respect.
The only exam I really cared about was Neuroanatomy--- it's probably the only class I really love, and so I desperately wanted to get a good mark. The exam was unreasonably tough, we all came out of it feeling like we failed miserably, so when I saw that "99" I think I died a little. I mean, that was a difficult test. The professor took half of the questions out of medical school exams- neurology, surgery, anatomy, you name it... And to get 99 (out of 100) on an exam that difficult, well, at that point I was like "that's it. I don't even care what the rest of my grades are like." After the exam we arranged for a meeting with the professor where he went over the correct answers (yes, I'm THAT geeky- I wanted to know where my one mistake was...) he said that since the test was so difficult, as far as he's concerned, anyone who got more than 80 could get his letter of recommendation to any faculty, any institute we wanted. I might take him up on that.
So bottom line, I had a very good semester school-wise. Biology grade average 85, psychology 93. It's not GREAT marks (not enough for the medical program I'm still hoping to get into) but I'm proud of myself for managing to do this well with all the stress I've been under. My new goal is just to get through this degree with reasonable marks, and then see what happens... Maybe some miracle will happen and I'll figure out what I want to be when I grow up. Or else... meh.
Work has been really tiring this last month. I've given almost 4 shifts a week every week, and because of Passover the hotel is packed and the guests are loud and obnoxious and they eat so much... I come home so tired after my shifts I have zero time and desire to study, but unfortunately I have to--- lots of projects this semester, lots of articles to read and things to do.
Which is why today, since I have a free day from work AND it's the last day of Passover break (break, haha, what break?) I am doing absolutely NOTHING productive. I'm watching Friends, reading "The Shining" and feeling slightly guilty that I'm not studying.
Aaaah yes, I've got a slight cold and I've discovered it makes me sound friggin' awesome, so I made a little video. This is me attempting to sing "I Gave You All" by Mumford And Sons, because it's a great song and it works well with my new raspy voice. ;)
The only exam I really cared about was Neuroanatomy--- it's probably the only class I really love, and so I desperately wanted to get a good mark. The exam was unreasonably tough, we all came out of it feeling like we failed miserably, so when I saw that "99" I think I died a little. I mean, that was a difficult test. The professor took half of the questions out of medical school exams- neurology, surgery, anatomy, you name it... And to get 99 (out of 100) on an exam that difficult, well, at that point I was like "that's it. I don't even care what the rest of my grades are like." After the exam we arranged for a meeting with the professor where he went over the correct answers (yes, I'm THAT geeky- I wanted to know where my one mistake was...) he said that since the test was so difficult, as far as he's concerned, anyone who got more than 80 could get his letter of recommendation to any faculty, any institute we wanted. I might take him up on that.
So bottom line, I had a very good semester school-wise. Biology grade average 85, psychology 93. It's not GREAT marks (not enough for the medical program I'm still hoping to get into) but I'm proud of myself for managing to do this well with all the stress I've been under. My new goal is just to get through this degree with reasonable marks, and then see what happens... Maybe some miracle will happen and I'll figure out what I want to be when I grow up. Or else... meh.
Work has been really tiring this last month. I've given almost 4 shifts a week every week, and because of Passover the hotel is packed and the guests are loud and obnoxious and they eat so much... I come home so tired after my shifts I have zero time and desire to study, but unfortunately I have to--- lots of projects this semester, lots of articles to read and things to do.
Which is why today, since I have a free day from work AND it's the last day of Passover break (break, haha, what break?) I am doing absolutely NOTHING productive. I'm watching Friends, reading "The Shining" and feeling slightly guilty that I'm not studying.
Aaaah yes, I've got a slight cold and I've discovered it makes me sound friggin' awesome, so I made a little video. This is me attempting to sing "I Gave You All" by Mumford And Sons, because it's a great song and it works well with my new raspy voice. ;)