This time next week I will have had my first day at Uni. I say day, but I think that it will be one lecture only on Monday. In fact, before Christmas I believe I have an average of 8.6 contact hours a week. Don't be fooled into thinking that this is one of those degrees where you have a couple of lectures a week and then spend the rest of the time drinking and sleeping - I will study 8 units and write a thesis (with accompanying website and poster design) in the course of this academic year, and I can quite easily envisage putting in a lot of 60 hour weeks before I am through. If anybody is reading this and happens to be interested in the work I do, I plan to maintain an online chronicle of what a final year in Engineering Mathematics entails, hopefully at a level accessible even to the sciencephobic.
The hope is that this year will progress in a smoother fashion than those preceding it, but as I am not renowned for my optimism, I am not going to lay odds on it. As usual - and based on everyone insisting that it's the healthy thing to do - I will attempt, during term-time, to assign more recreational activities to my schedule, which probably means I will try and reinstate my Word of the Week hobby, and perhaps begin writing and taking photos again. The likelihood of renewed panic seems to be quite high, and as this site has been designed as a venting place, I imagine numerous dark and/or inane ramblings will appear here in the near future.
3 comments:
I'm thinking that even though you've had a pretty rough ride for the last two years, the simple fact that you have overcome all obstacles should tell you that you do have the ability and self belief to see your final year out. There will undoubtedly be moments of panic , fear and self doubt but you now know you CAN get over them and get that degree. X
You've already accomplished so much more than was imaginable that first year. It makes me happy for you.Hope the first week of uni has gone well and I wish you all the best for the coming weeks to come, take each day at a time,x
To Anonymous: Thank you for the show of faith.
To dd7498: Thanks Di, hope things are going well for you in France(?) too.
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