Number 7 on my list of New Years Resolutions for 2011 was to get at least a distinction on my forensic science uni course (though I would much prefer a high distinction). Well, I can mark this one off as completed!
I managed to get a score of 84/100 – the equivalent of a distinction.
It’s bittersweet though, since if I had scored 85/100 I would have achieved a High Distinction. Argh…so close! Yet I think if I focus on that too much it’s like the whole glass half full/half empty thing; I should be proud of what I did achieve! My results from the course certainly had some high points, like getting an equal class high of 19/20 on my exam, and one point off class best with my last assignment, scoring 34/40. That last assignment I also handed in a day late, so it hurts to think what I could have gotten if it was in on time. Another notch on my list of times I’ve procrastinated too much.
So in summation, yay for me! Next up I have chemistry so it’s going to be head down/bum up for a while making sure I pass this one with flying colours. I don’t expect that chemistry will come easily to me, so it will require a lot of dedication to make sure I achieve a great score. For the first time ever I’ll be spending a few days onsite at the uni in Rockhampton doing lab work, since everything so far has been entirely completed by downloading lectures and studying my text book. Actually getting to do things hands on is very exciting, and I can’t wait until the trip north in May. The scary part of the course is that the major assessment is an exam at the end of the term so I need to ensure I don’t leave it all to a cram session at the end. I’ll revisit this point in a few months and see if I was true to my word.
Wish me luck!
**update**
Looks like I actually DID get a High Distinction after all! Fantastic!
