Failure?
I'm almost sure Professor S. doesn't hate me. He just thinks he needs to constantly remind me that I'm not as good as I think I am. Today's exam was designed to do that. The book he asked me to read was mostly pretty easy, but the choice of questions seemed to be a based on how little they had to do with any of my research. And then there were the "helpful" follow-up questions, at least one of which was actually misleading. Needless to say, I don't think I've been this nervous since the entrance exam.
I answered 2 1/2 out of 3 questions. Not too bad, right? Ah, but this time not too bad wasn't good enough. My answers were messy, disorganised, too long, too short. I stuttered a couple of times and forgot a word once. The intereuptions didn't help either. So I'll have to take the exam again in two weeks or so. Another delay. Well, at least I know what I did wrong, and I know exactly what I have to do to get a 5 next time.
I answered 2 1/2 out of 3 questions. Not too bad, right? Ah, but this time not too bad wasn't good enough. My answers were messy, disorganised, too long, too short. I stuttered a couple of times and forgot a word once. The intereuptions didn't help either. So I'll have to take the exam again in two weeks or so. Another delay. Well, at least I know what I did wrong, and I know exactly what I have to do to get a 5 next time.