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3 weeks. 7 exams. And so it begins…

Exams, shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? Thou art like a British summer’s day – miserable, depressing and always leave you feeling cold. That’s right friends, it’s exam time! Well, I realise some people have already finished their exams, and some very lucky people will never have to do exams again (truly, I’m very jealous), but this is my exam time, and my goodness it isn’t fun!

My first exam is on Tuesday, which means my bank holiday weekend has been less than fun. Revision comes in many forms, most of them being procrastination. Who knew there was a limitless number of things that are infinitely more fun than revising? Watching paint dry, staring at nothing, watching cricket. Luckily, I’ve managed to get past these obstacles at least some of the time and actually revise. My room is coated with a thick layer of notes on everything under the biological sun (does that even make sense? I’m going to say it anyway). From DNA to RNA, phyllotaxy to phylogeny and monosaccharides to mitochondria, my mind is about to burst. I honestly think it has got to the point where as soon as I learn one thing, something I’ve learned previously in my revision just leaves my mind forever.

But what’s the most fun thing about this Bank Holiday? I have an exam on Tuesday, and the student bar about 20 metres across from where I live has decided to have a live music event all tomorrow afternoon, and for most of the evening too. So much for the campus wide noise ban, huh?

But what am I truly thinking about when revising? Is it the idea of getting a first? No. Is it the idea that all this knowledge will one day help to land me an excellent job? No. I’m thinking that the new series of Arrested Development has been released today, and I have 7 exams that start in two days. The thought that there are people in the world that already know what happens is killing me. If someone ruins it for me, I will cry.

So there we have it. Exam time. I’m sorry I can’t post as often as I’d like right now, but I’m stressed out and I’m trying my best. Thanks for being such lovely people, here’s a clip of another brilliant tv show, Green Wing. It perfectly sums up my worries of having exams in a totally new environment.

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by Conscientious Ambitioner on May 26, 2013  •  Permalink
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Posted by Conscientious Ambitioner on May 26, 2013

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What University Has Taught Me

When I started university, I was incredibly nervous. I was worried I wouldn’t fit in and that people would realise how desperately uncool I am (this has partly happened, but it doesn’t bother me at all!). I didn’t know what to expect at all, and having been through my first couple of terms, I thought that I would compile a list of the things that I have learned about university life. Feel free to add your own in the comments :)

  1. There is no end to the amount of television you can watch during the week. Thank you, Netflix!
  2. Meals are chosen by the amount of washing up they produce, rather than their quality.
  3. Frape is never funny or original – yet everyone will do it to each other when they see an open Facebook.
  4. If you meet someone with a name you can’t pronounce, you will avoid saying it for the first couple of weeks of knowing them just in case you get it wrong.
  5. People love 9gag, and no matter how much you try and convince them, they won’t believe it’s rubbish. Imgur and Reddit are the way forward!
  6.  Your ideas of what a good grade is decreases over the year.
  7. Hills are the worst thing ever invented.
  8. The people you meet in freshers’ week are not the friends you keep.
  9. You never have enough change.
  10. There are some people you will just never get.
  11. You realise how much you wish you could afford an en-suite.
  12. As a result of number 9, laundry is done when you have enough spare coins, not when it actually needs doing.
  13. Wikipedia is a saviour.
  14. Your day gets so much brighter when you hear your exam will be ‘multiple choice’.
  15. You compile a list of things university has taught you, and you hope they apply to other people and you’re not just a weird freak :)
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by Conscientious Ambitioner on March 21, 2013  •  Permalink
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