Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Cram Time!!

Well, the first exam is upon us tomorrow. It came so quickly. As always, I'm doing my last day cramming with my 101 point to do list This is actually an easy survey class, so I don't even think the test is going to be that hard. Sometimes I think I just make more work for myself. But I'd rather be over-prepared than under-prepared.

I spent part of my 4th of July weekend studying my notes and re-reading some of the chapters. Today, we got our first quizzes back. I received a 7/10. Not too bad, not too good. One of the questions I just circled the false instead of true, even though I knew the answer! This sleep deprivation thing is going to bite me in the ass! But now I know the types of questions the instructor (Raphael, the Program Director) is capable of asking. At least I have a slight feel for his style.

Today after class, I met up with a few classmates to do a crash study session before tomorrow's exam. One of the guys, Brian, has actually already finished his first year of the program, but is just now circling back to take this class. (Most rad tech students take this class first, before starting the meat & potatoes of the program, but last Summer, a couple of the program candidates flunked this class, so it was over for them before they even got started!! Bummer! But a wake-up call for me- DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS LIGHTLY!) He was instrumental in our study pow-wow, since he has so much more knowledge of how the physics and equipment work. We claimed a study room in the library. It was great to have a whiteboard, so we could draw pictures and formulas, so everyone could more easily understand. I'm glad I was there.

I'm just finishing re-reading the chapters. Next is glossaries, then lecture notes again. I hope I can get to bed at a decent hour, so I can feel rested before the test! Wish me luck!

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