Now that classes have started back up again (after being on break for 2 and 1/2 weeks) I am starting to get into the routine of things again. I only have 3 weeks of classes left and then basically a month for "finals" (I'll explain later) and last minute exploring!
These next few weeks will mostly consist of finishing up the remainder of the work for the year, which frankly is equivalent to a weeks worth of homework at high point so it's not very stressful. Following the ending of classes is a short window of "finals" that not every class participates in - I only have 2 out of my 4 classes. The reason I am using quotation marks is because finals over here are kind of a joke when compared to the finals I know of. When I think of finals I think of hours of studying and preparation for a three hours exam that makes you want to cry at the end of it. But here, finals are a 1 hour revealed essay. Now I know you must be thinking the same thing when I heard of it, what exactly is a revealed essay? Well, it is exactly like it sounds. It is an essay where they tell you the question(s) weeks in advance so you can practice writing it before the day of the final. I don't exactly understand the effectiveness of this type of final, because you're not really being test on the semester's worth of material. But I'm not going to complain.
Other than the last minute work and the brief period of finals, I am hoping to get in a few last minute trips before the end of the semester. I am hoping to get out into the other districts of the UK, especially Wales and Scotland, as well as some of the other cities in the area, such as Oxford and Brighton.
Other than that, not much else to share about life in London!
No comments:
Post a Comment