Just made it out of my economics exam about an hour ago. Still trying to come down from that. First things first, I thought the exam was at 6PM, so I went out for lunch, figuring I could keep studying after. Knowing me (since I am me), I thought I would check the exam schedule one last time, just in case. Lo and behold (not to be confused with Ho and Reload... hehe), the exam was at 2PM; it was now 1PM. Now before you start freaking out dear reader, know this. I was well prepared for this exam. Hell, I didn't even break a sweat in the intervening hour.
Arriving at school 5 minutes before the exam started, I went to the can. I was greeted with stories of some evil exam supervisor who was refusing to let us use the washroom during the exam. No problem, I'll just make sure I go to the can right the first time.
Entering the classroom I was assailed by an older-type fat chick. Shades of one of the lunchroom supervisors at my elementary school over 20 years ago ! And since I have been taking That Gingko Shit™ in the last couple of days, my memory has perked up through the roof and I can tell you that that heathen's name was Mrs. Angevine (which happened to rhyme with bovine). The same one who confiscated my red licorice once (when I was 9 or 10) because the other kids didn't have any. WTF !?! Viva la revolucion ! Socialismo o muerto!...
Not only was this supervisor not allowing us to use the john during the exam, but she had also banned calculators (in an economics exam !!!) and drinks. Now I was frazzled. But the worst was yet to come.
Upon receiving the exam, I noticed that the first question was a sucker punch from hell ! I was freaking out big time. This one evil question - which NO ONE had ever seen before - was worth a full 20% of the mark. Which means that one didn't have room to screw up ANYWHERE else. Especially, if like many others you were counting on this exam to pass... I was freaking out (did I say that already ?) After the exam, many of my classmates remarked that I had seemed quite stressed indeed.
Anyhoo, long story short, I was able to do the other 80% of the exam pretty well - did I say that I knew the material - and took a decent crack at the question from hell as well. My prof actually joined us during the exam, we were allowed to use calculators, and I was able to go to the can as well which also helped.
Time will tell, but I think everything will be OK. However, it's not the kind of thing you want to happen to you when you are tripping on That Gingko Shit™ and haven't been able to sleep for 3 nights running ... Be still my beating heart. :)
One down. Three to go. Many of my other classmates are already depressed about this upcoming exam or that. Gotta keep focussed and gotta keep popping the Gingko. Is three times a day-the instruction on the bottle-a hard number or an average over time ? :)
'Nuff said.
Comments (3)
What a day!
But it's good to know that you're in good shape for the exams.
Hey, I finally start my driving lessons! Yeah, since there's no written exams for me ;-> I have to get myself busy with something. Only two hours on the road and now I know how to U-turn! But still have difficulty to keep the car go straight :-P
Posted by Nan | April 25, 2003 12:23 AM
Posted on April 25, 2003 00:23
Glad to hear you are doing well Ken, remember that there is a wonderful tool called a Ruler. Just make sure if you didn't do well that nobody else did either, and then the Scale comes out and Everybody is Happy, Happy, Happy, Happy. I guess you can include the Donut if you want. Good luck on the remainder, and watch out for the PVIF and the FVIF in your Finance exams, it is easy to mix them up.
Stephen M.
Posted by Stephen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | April 25, 2003 5:10 PM
Posted on April 25, 2003 17:10
Not a bad exam! ;-)
Good luck next week!
Posted by Yuehan | April 26, 2003 8:13 PM
Posted on April 26, 2003 20:13