Almost.....end of first semester
9.24.2014
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Well.. it is not an entirely exciting or thrilling phase to be in, that is, in the last remaining weeks of the first semester of my first year in medical school.Although I have managed to (surprisingly) increase my Physiology grade by 4 (huge) points, and my Anatomy by 2 (meager) points, I totally let my grade in Biochemistry go down the drain. The worse part was that I made a conscious decision to set aside studying for the Biochem 2nd Long Exam just to finish the series finale of.........The Pretty Little Liars. I know, I am quite the pathetic kind. :( I never thought I would regret this, seriously! I was well aware that my grade would go down as a consequence of not studying for this subject (which happens to be the first year subject where most students fail) but I never really expected to regret it this much! I feel gravely disappointed with myself because I was already in such a safe place and then I dug my own hole.
I think the downside of having six long examinations is that students (like me) think there are five more chances, in my case, four (long examinations ahead) to pull grades up. The upside however, is that we actually do have more opportunities to (painstakingly) pass! Taking more long examinations and observing cumulative grade-point system are considerably advantageous especially for students who are still adjusting to the load of work in med school.
Honestly..as much as I am anxious about pulling my grade up, I am actually not that fearful of not being able to do so because..I believe I can. Naks! haha hashtag panindigan. Looking at my performance during our first Biochem long exam, I actually did okay. I did more than pass. Hence, I just need to use that confidence I had during the first long exam to pump my spirits up and never give up on studying dephosphorylation of HMG-CoA reductase...addition of 3rd molecule of Acetyl CoA to Acetoacetyl CoA (obviously, our current topic is Cholesterol Metab lol).
As what I have been told by my idol, Dr. Emil Aligui, "Kapit lang."
And kapit I will.
