h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Well, last term I finished the taught part of my degree. This term is all assessment. In my second year, we were assessed on 35% of our degree, and the remainder is all this term.

On Wednesday and Thursday I had my first exam. It was an open exam, which means you go in early in the morning, take it away, and have two days to write two essays from the questions given, with total freedom to use your books and notes. I handed that in yesterday. It's worth 14% of my degree, but I was pretty happy with it.

Next Thursday I have to hand in my dissertation. It's pretty much finished, I just need to make final final changes and get it bound.

A few weeks after that, I have another open exam, and two weeks after that I have a 3 hour closed exam on the same module - which is good as it means only one module to revise for. Having the open examfirst is great because it obviously doesn't require as much revision, since you have the notes when writing it.

I'm staying sane by planning the month I have off between the end of exams and the end of the uni year. I'm going to do all the things here in York I haven't done yet (walk all the way around the walls, go to more historic properties, etc - expect lots of entries), go walking in the Peak District or the Dales, drag all my friends on trips to the coast (I'm thinking Scarborough, Whitby, and Robin Hood's Bay). Anymore suggestions from anyone familiar with the area?

All the best for your exams then.
The Peak district and the Dales are superb areas for getting away from it all. Peaceful, tranquil and views to die for.

Good luck with the exams

Lots of with it all.

I do hope everything works out

I look forward to reading the entries you make

all.

Dissertation was in today. Logically, I'm fairly happy with it, but I've also reached the paranoia stage where I begin to doubt it's as good as I thought.

Only 28% to go.

When I did my dissertation and handed it in. I felt like I'd lost a limb. Have faith, if its the best you feel you can do .

I've just handed in an open exam. That's another 14% down. I was quite stressed out about it beforehand. It was weird actually, I finished reading through my notes and felt pretty confident, but when I started to write practice essays I had no inspiration. Luckily, though, I think it went reasonably well.

Wednesday 28th I have my open exam, which is the last thing I have to do in my degree. Not only that, but it's the end of my formal education.

*adds another one*

though repetition was not allowed

Mine is slightly different!

Thanks everyone. I'm taking tomorrow off, then I'll be revising every day until the exam. Kill me now.

I'm first to be desposed of

I'm in a similar situation now, Elentari. Though mine are only measly first-year exams . I find motivation is something rather hard to maintain nowadays!

ah the good old days when only exams were a worry. Then you graduate and ....

Does your first year count, laconian? Mine didn't. Good luck anyway!

No, the first year doesn't count towards the degree, which is a rather pleasant safety net. Although one of my lecturers said that, if someone wants to carry on and do a Master's or something, they will check back to see how consistent you are with your exams.