Revision, Procrastination and Intense Boredom

The "wind down" to the Christmas break is non-existent this year with 3 exams in the last week of term one of which is on the last day! The pressure is greater than ever this year as we need to pass 40 out of 50 credits first time around or our pre-reg training (which commences late Jan/early Feb) will not count. The first exam was yesterday morning and it wasn't as bad as I had anticipated and I'm fairly confident that I have passed that one.

Tomorrow's exam promises to be a bitch as there is no multiple choice or short answer element to it, you have to answer 2 out of 3 essay questions. I suck at writing essays, I can't plan them for toffee, so they end up being disjointed and with an awful lot of forgotten information just added at the end. Also there are no hints or prompts as to what to write and I frequently find myself omitting information which i know but think is not important or particularly relevant and losing marks that way.

Either way by tomorrow I will be happier anyway as only one exam will remain, the one that I have probably revised most for. This exam involves copious amounts of maths, which has a tendency to scare me into revision as maths is definitely not my strong point.

I don't think I've ever put as much effort into revision as I have been doing this time around and its getting me down a bit that this week I'm having to work harder than ever whilst the rest of the student body is starting to relax and enjoy the festivities of the run up to Christmas. I feel decidedly un-Christmas-y I keep trying to get into the spirit but there's just too much pressure.

It'll all be over soon and then I can take a few days to relax before I start revision for the January exams when we get back. The joys of pharmacy!

Thought of the Day
Think positively, success is more attitude rather than aptitude.