If I fail this class, I'm going to run away to Sri Lanka and live on an organic farm.
I've been studying the material for Biochemistry II for 12 hours and only feel confident I know 1/10 of the material, maybe. I envy my those in the humanities who, when I say I have a test next week, tell me, "Oh, don't worry, that's like five days away - you've got plenty of time." Five days is 1/4 the time I need to learn enough to earn a C on a Biochem test, if I study constantly and don't sleep. I also envy the friends who can afford to spend maybe 2-4 hours studying the night before a test, and pass it with an A. I should have majored in Historic Preservation or Phys Ed.
I know I just have to get through this next week, but by the same token, I have committed myself to another 6 years of biology, and quite honestly, to a lifetime of it. I still love science; haven't lost my passion for discovery and experimentation. I just don't give a damn about the detailed step-by-step mechanisms of gluconeogenesis and fatty acid biosynthesis.
What sucks most is that I have a 63 in the class, and the last 50% of my grade is hinging on these last two exams. That means it's perfectly plausible that I will fail Biochemistry in the last week of school; doing so will keep me from graduating with a biology degree. It will also mean that UAB will renege on it's offer to me and I'll have to work for a year before reapplying to graduate school if that's even what I want to do anymore.
I know I just have to get through this next week, but by the same token, I have committed myself to another 6 years of biology, and quite honestly, to a lifetime of it. I still love science; haven't lost my passion for discovery and experimentation. I just don't give a damn about the detailed step-by-step mechanisms of gluconeogenesis and fatty acid biosynthesis.
What sucks most is that I have a 63 in the class, and the last 50% of my grade is hinging on these last two exams. That means it's perfectly plausible that I will fail Biochemistry in the last week of school; doing so will keep me from graduating with a biology degree. It will also mean that UAB will renege on it's offer to me and I'll have to work for a year before reapplying to graduate school if that's even what I want to do anymore.