Today is the last day for lectures and tutorials at UCD. In approximately 2 1/2 hours I will be walking into my last class, a seminar on designing a research project. Although it's the last day of lecture, school won't officially end for me until May 12th at 8pm. That is when I will have finished my last final.
Finals are spread across 2 weeks here, from May 3rd - May 14th. Some people can have a Saturday final, luckily I don't. I only have 4 exams because I have final projects for my other 2 classes.
I've been working a lot on one project that is due next Wednesday because I'm heading for London tomorrow and won't be back until Tuesday. I'm hoping to get my paper done before the end of tonight. I'm about a 1/3 done so I have hope. With this project out of the way, I will be able to relax and enjoy my time in London.
Next week is the reading/study week. The purpose of the week is to give students the time to catch up on reading and prepare for exams. My first final is one of the first exams this term (9 am on the 3rd).
Taking exams here is different then back home because most of the finals are held off campus. I'm not sure the purpose for this. I think it's to curb cheating or maybe the university doesn't have enough room on campus. Whatever the reason, I'll have to wake up super early to catch the bus in order to take my exam.
I'm excited to have most of my finals in the first week. I have a week between my 3rd final and the last final. In between that time, I plan on going to Belfast in Northern Ireland for a day and spending another with my older sister when she comes.
I'm looking forward to my Mediterranean vacation but first I must finish my project and study for exams. Until next time!
P.S. I've been slacking on posting more trips because of school but I hope to include more pictures and write about my various trips after my finals are done.
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