09.18.09
Final Year
So, it’s begun. Unlike most 4th years i’ll be working from January on and have no exams in may. So, I get to do all the work before Christmas. I currently have my thesis and 3 modules to consider. One of which is going to be graded completely on group work. This saddens me greatly. I’ve rarely seen group work turn out well. Especially when an essay is involved. I’m considering just taking over a bit and doing the essay part myself, if they have any objections to the actual work, we can then fix it as a group. But sitting down and writing one together can’t possibly turn out well. At least in my mind it won’t. The lecturer seemed pretty adamant that group work usually works out better and that’s the way it had to be done. I almost started crying. I want to do well in this module.
One module is completely my own work, the other is 20% group work, which I can live with. I believe my thesis submission date is March or there abouts. Considering my placement starts in November, i’m hoping to get a large chunk of this done before my actual internship starts in January. Most people can get by being sleep deprived and going to lectures. But being sleep deprived and then going in to work on the labour ward for the day won’t work in any way. As of today i’ve started drinking coffee again. Considering getting myself a coffee machine for my room. As i’ve probably said a few times, it’s one of my motivators.
I’m currently sitting here organising my assignments into different bundles. I don’t know what i’d prefer, these assignments or actual exams. Think i’m going to follow Plato’s advice. “Apply yourself both now and in the next life. Without effort, you cannot be prosperous.”