"Ignore a problem long enough and it will magically go away."
-Some Really Smart Guy Ancient Proverb
Lately, things have not been going so well. I'm willing to admit that there is a slim chance that it may or may not be my fault. This semester flew by in a flurry of papers, projects and stress and finals sort of just snuck up on me.
To say that I was unprepared would be quite the understatement. One day I was plodding my way through a pile of never ending projects and the next I was sitting in an exam feeling confused and wondering how I got there.
I had an exam in pathology this afternoon and I think it actually went rather well. I got to the classroom on the earlier side and caught one of the good seats. While I was waiting for the test to begin I talked to some of my classmates and saw that they mainly fell into two categories, "mass hysteria and panic" or "dazed and confused".
Those in the former category were the ones that had actually studied for the test while members of the latter group seemed to have given up and were slightly unaware of their surroundings. One of my classmates confided in me that she was worried about failing the exam because she isn't very good at microbiology. I gave her a pat on the back and tried to look reassuring as I told her that on the bright side, she had a whole week to study for microbiology.
She seemed more perplexed than reassured and I gave her a knowing smile.
Finals are rough and we all have those days.
Lately, things have not been going so well. I'm willing to admit that there is a slim chance that it may or may not be my fault. This semester flew by in a flurry of papers, projects and stress and finals sort of just snuck up on me.
To say that I was unprepared would be quite the understatement. One day I was plodding my way through a pile of never ending projects and the next I was sitting in an exam feeling confused and wondering how I got there.
I had an exam in pathology this afternoon and I think it actually went rather well. I got to the classroom on the earlier side and caught one of the good seats. While I was waiting for the test to begin I talked to some of my classmates and saw that they mainly fell into two categories, "mass hysteria and panic" or "dazed and confused".
Those in the former category were the ones that had actually studied for the test while members of the latter group seemed to have given up and were slightly unaware of their surroundings. One of my classmates confided in me that she was worried about failing the exam because she isn't very good at microbiology. I gave her a pat on the back and tried to look reassuring as I told her that on the bright side, she had a whole week to study for microbiology.
She seemed more perplexed than reassured and I gave her a knowing smile.
Finals are rough and we all have those days.
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