So final exams start on Tuesday at my school. As usual I waited until the last minute to do a bunch of stuff. Right now I'm in the library working on three polymer lab reports that are due on Monday. Earlier I was studying for a biochem exam that is on Monday. Yes, finals do start on Tuesday. I have a biochem exam on Monday and then the biochem exam is on Thursday. According to the syllabus, next week accounts for 300 out of the 860 points in the class. I'm a bit nervous with my grade, but also need to get these lab reports done so I might be up awhile yet tonight.
I do this every semester. I mope along during the semester with occasional bouts of intense studying and long stretches of laziness. And then at the end of the semester I find myself over my head with studying and homework. Every time I vow I will do better the next semester. And next semester comes and I do a little bit better, but still spend too much time screwing around. And then finals comes and I am stressed out again.
That won't happen again in my undergraduate career, not because I am finally going to be diligent, but because I plan to graduate next Sunday. Unless of course I fail a class or something. Biochemistry comes to mind. On the first biochem exam I got an A. The labs were super easy compared to the physical chemistry and analytical labs I had last semester. So I figured that biochem was easy and slacked off. I discovered Netflix on my roommate's Wii and watched about four seasons of Family Guy as well as some other shows. The next exams were not As. In fact the last one was really bad, a 34, perhaps the worst grade I ever got on a test. Now here I am again trying to play catch up.
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