Exams are OVER
My term of being ill finally ended, but not before exams did. I was on two courses of two different antibiotics, neither of which actually worked. I think I had glandular fever. Anyways, I missed the MPC1 resit which I was gutted about - £25 down the drain.
My next scheduled exam was the Decision exam. Which doesn't actually count for anything really, but still. That went just fine.
After that was MPC4. That went fine too. I messed up a question somewhere but I've blocked it out of my memory now.
Then came biology. This paper was a bitch. It was HORRIBLE. I'd spent such a long time learning the syllabus til I could recite the entire specification in six languages. Okay, no I couldn't but you get the idea. Of all the stuff on the spec, maybe 3% of it actually came up. Didn't like it. I don't like OCR.
Then was mechanics. I think by this point I'd given up actually caring cos I went into the exam, did the questions and didn't even panic at all when I came across a question I found hard.
Finallyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy was chemistry. I sauntered in, did the paper, and rushed off out to live my life again.
Life
It's surprising how close you can get to someone who was but a mere acquaintance. I regret nothing.Habitats
I moved house for the 18th time since the day of my birth. On average, I've moved once per year of my existance. I live in a bungalow now. My room isn't a colour that makes me want to wretch any more, though none of the furniture matches and it's still a mess. I have new curtains though, finally. My mum said it looks like they're made of the fabric a prom dress should be made of. They're nothing like the beautiful cocktail dress I wore to my prom though.Celebrations
I got an award at the college Award Ceremony. Wore my 'beautiful cocktail dress' again, it felt good. I felt good. Who am I kidding, for the first time in my life I felt HOT. I dunno whether it was due to the fact that under my 'beautiful cocktail dress' I was wearing... we'll say, 'interesting' underwear, my hair was freshly dyed, or because I actually looked as hot as I felt. I'm hoping it's because I looked as hot as I felt. Though I probably felt hot because of the underwear, and if I looked hot it's probably because I felt hot because of the underwear. Anyway, I'm thinking into it a little too much. Check hot me out!
That's moi accepting an award from Liz Bower, an actress that went to our college. She's been on just about every BBC drama, incuding Doctors and My Family. Can I just say, I look short there admittedly but she's literally about six foot tall and I'm just a very average 5'3 :P
Results
My results have come back, and for once... I'm happy. I'm very happy. Although I know [you're expecting something very typically 'Neda' and you will be rewarded with something very typically 'Neda'] I could have done better, I don't actually care. I'm happy with what I got, and I've never been happy with what I got before so I'm even more happy about it. Check my happy results out:
- Biology: A
- Chemistry: A
- Maths A* [yes, A*]
- Further maths: a
- Physics: a
- Extended project: A
- Critical Thinking: C
Yeah, there are seven things there. Meaning that if an A-level is split into an AS and an A2, I actually have more AS/A2's than I have GCSEs. I'm allowed to be proud of myself, I've done well!
Fame
I'm in the newspaper, the college advert, and on the front page of the prospectus. I've been interviewed by a real life journalist. It's not much... but I feel famous.
University
I have my official place at Leicester now. I'm no longer a student, but a Student Doctor. People told me I wouldn't amount to much. Suck on that. Yeah I know, I still need to actually graduate and all the rest.... but I got in didn't I ;)
Habitats II
I have been offered a Premium Catered room in the student halls at Leicester. It wasn't my first choice of room but being the only catered room I put on the list I think I was quite lucky considering I can't actually cook. Nah thats a lie, I CAN cook but I doubt I'll be able to avoid nasty things like atherosclerosis and type 2 diabetes without the aid of the healthy stuff they'll give me at uni.
Smiles
I bought a beautiful copy of Gray's Anatomy for £2 from Oxfam. It's 25 years old but its still beautiful. I'm now a member of the British Medical Association and, once I've filled out a form, I have a year's subscription to the studentBMJ, as well as a voucher to get a free engraving onto a stethoscope.
Money
Okay, not everything in this section is 'good' I guess. But here goes. My student loan doesn't cover my accomodation. I'm not even in uni yet and I'm already in the negative by £180. Student life FTW.
Words
I hate how a five-word sentence can pretty much ruin a friendship.
Michael
Yeah, it's totally gay, but he made me a better person. My smiles aren't always genuine but they make others happy. My intentions aren't always selfless but they have good effects. My beliefs aren't always right but I'm true to them. I won't be able to do everything I've ever wanted to do but I've had a good chance at most of my things, I'm grateful for it.
Sleep
I have WAY too much of this!
