Exam Week AAAHH!!

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Well, this week was midterms. Three were manageable - one was the scariest thing I've encountered in awhile. I've set a goal of a 4.5 GPA this term. There's one thing standing in my way and his name is "my Marketing Instructor"... The guy is incredibly entertaining, but he's not much of a teacher... I'm not usually one for nervous breakdowns, but this guy drives me right to the line. We all discovered while reviewing for the exam that not only had he done a terrible job of teaching the curriculum, but he'd even taught us a few things that were WRONG!!!! Now I'm an auditory learner - and let me tell you, there's nothing tougher for me than silencing the broken record in my head of something I've heard. Needless to say this exam had me shaking in my boots. I was up until after 2am the night before the exam studying and desperately trying to get the CORRECT handle on the material before heading off for 9 to write it. To make it worse, I left that exam not having the slightest inkling as to how I'd done - and that's very unusual for me.

God and I had a long talk on the way home. By the end of it I decided to cut myself some slack and just study like crazy for the final. I figured if I at least scored a 70% I could still make it up in the second half and walk away with my 4.5. I slept a little easier that night, but I was still pretty down about the whole thing, not to mention feeling pretty ripped off at how I was paying so much for a course that has basically become independent study with an "attendance requirement". I nervously asked our instructor the next day if he had our exams marked and he grinned and told me to follow him. I've spent the first half of this term getting the vibe from this guy that he doesn't like me much (and I'm not the only one - there's at least one other girl in my class feeling the same way!). Anyways - that evil-looking grin made my heart sink. I'm thinking to myself - "sure - this guy would love nothing more than to fail this 4.5 chasing chick". Proof that God has my back - and proof that when I put my mind to it and dive in no holds barred I can achieve - he handed me my paper (still grinning from ear to ear) and showed me my 92% and said "nice work". WHAT!?!?! I had myself psyched up for a 70, fearing total failure, and finding out that most of my classmates scored a meager 68%. WOW! Not only that, but I'm not getting those "I don't like you" vibes anymore - YAY!!

Exam week has come and gone, and my 4.5 is still secure for the time being. I only burst into tears twice - once while studying for and once after writing the infamous Marketing exam. But I survived. The coffee consumption went through the roof in this house for the week, but no harm done. Trust me - I truly feel like I deserved my commitment free, sleep in everyday, shopping extravaganza of a weekend. And it's not over - I intend to thoroughly enjoy my Sunday - and I'm sure it will involve watching the Dallas Cowboys game, and likely a hot cup o' Joe in a warm bubble bath, and maybe a Sunday drive... because Monday morning at 5:45am it's back to the books!!