Midday Study Break

So on Tuesday we had a class meeting with our physiology professor to discuss our next clinical case presentation due at the end of the semester - Quite an intense project for 10% of grade! But anyways he started off the discussion with these lovely words: "We have your exams graded; however, not everyone has taken it quite yet so we can't release the grades. Needless to say, I am very surprised at how many of you got in the 50s! I don't think this exam was particularly hard" ..... then we had to sit there for the next hour and try not to freak out about failing our midsemester exam. It was an exam on reproduction physiology and histology, also two questions on gene development (I kind of wish there was more of those only for the fact that I find genetics particularly interesting - BECAUSE IT RULES EVERYTHING!!) Also our teacher truly enjoys watching student struggle through a hard exam to really test their knowledge. If you see him walk into the lecture theatre with a big smile on his face you know you are doomed and the test will be hard. This particular exam, he didn't write a single question because we had guest lecturers for each segment, and he wasn't smiling! A very  good sign!

FINALLY two days later/Thursday/yesterday we got our exam results! Nothing like telling everyone how horrible everyone did and then not release the results!! WELL...... I PASSED!! Actually I got a 74% overall!! 80% on short answer NO WAY!! Feeling re-energized about deserving to be in vet school, which is always a good feeling and a good change from always being stressed, tired, and constantly afraid you wont be able to retain it all and fail!
Remember Australian grading is different:
High Distinction = 80-100%
Distinction = 70-79%
Credit = 60-69%
Pass = 50-59%
Fail = below 50%

I have to thank UW-River Falls, Dr. Luther, and Dr. Ekenstedt for preparing me so well!! I didn't think I had retained as much as I had! Also cramming a 400level Repro Physiology course into 3 weeks over summer was probably the best choice I could have made! If all my classes could be one class for 6 hours each day for 3 weeks I would probably do a lot better than trying to focus on 3 separate courses all at once! Oh well and thanks again to all of my teachers who have taught me thus far!

The plans for today and the weekend include:
Finish all of my physio learning objectives by the end of tonight
Focus on nothing but anatomy until my exam in a week
Packing up everything we possibly can today at our apartment and move to new place
Saturday Brian works and I will move last of our stuff and clean

and hopefully I can get a bike ride in there also!

I am off to eat lunch and study study study until my compulsary farm saftey class tonight.