The future is bright; Postgraduate

I’ve been trying to get my brain to function well enough to write this since my exams ended two weeks ago, but thanks to a raging sinus infection it has been delayed. Usually the post-exam entry is me panicking about my exam results, especially as these are my final exams. I’ll admit I am a bit, but not nearly as much as I should be. BECAUSE I’VE ALREADY been accepted to study a postgraduate course at the University of Strathclyde in Information and Library studies! I was literally jumping for joy when I was accepted, and since I already have a 2.1 degree classification, I was accepted straight away. I’m also the first one in my family to get to Postgraduate, and it has been a very hard won victory for me. So yes, I am feeling very proud of myself. I’ll feel even more so when I’ve done it, of course, and I’m excited to enter into a new realm of career possibilities! The course itself is a mixture of information, law, computer labs, individual and group coursework and exams. I’m sure there will still be some essays in there, but it will be nice to be doing some lab work as well. The law side of things is different, however, I’m hoping my background in sociology helps with that.

It meant that I could go through my exams with a certain reassurance regarding my future. I didn’t flunk my exams, but knowing that if they did go tits up, it wasn’t the end of the world was very freeing. The exams went ok, except for the last one – my body finally screamed ‘I’ve had enough!’ and flung a tantrum. So the end of the second question ended up a rambling mess and I had to leave early due to a pounding migraine. Our results usually come out in a few weeks, and I’ve heard rumours of the 12th of June being ‘the big day’. Honestly, I’m not expecting a great classification. This year has been insanely difficult, and the year before wasn’t exactly a peach either. I wouldn’t have got through it all without an amazing amount of love and support from friends and family, that’s for sure. Honestly, I am most looking forward to finding out my dissertation result, because it was my first original short story work that has been looked at critically. AKA a big deal.

I have more to write about (such as summer plans) but it will need to wait for another entry, my sinuses are making my brain go mushy again. I will finish on this note, though; since my last exam, I have successfully stuck to a strict diet! Now I just need to add in the exercising 🙂

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