Today is the beginning of the end of the semester for me. Tonight I take the final for my public finance class.
I’m pretty terrified.
Yes, I have - of course - put time into studying. I’ve read darn near the entire textbook, and I’ve attended every class and done a good job on all the homework. The problem is going to be the format of the test - which will be the same as that of the midterm.
Now on the multiple-choice midterm, I had the second-highest grade in class. I was only one point behind, too. However, the problem is that the midterm (and final) were written by the authors of the textbook. Our class discussions have been helpful (and I have pages and pages of notes) but the questions asked are truly obscure.
For instance (and I’m generalizing here):
“This phrase” is an example of:
a) something
b) something else
c) a third thing
d) even a fourth option
I’ve never heard of “this phrase”. I even went back to the book (as did the person who got the highest grade on the midterm) to try to look up the answer. We looked up all the different things that could be the answer, and still never found it. That makes it a little difficult - even on a multiple choice test.
I’m looking forward to this test, though… because after I take it, it’ll be done.
I’m the person with the highest midterm grade!!! How does it feel to be second best…..to me :o)