In September 2015 I officially became an honours student, I had obtained my degree with Distinction and this was my final journey. This time around I only had 2 modules each trimester, along with my honours project which is worth double marks!
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The first few weeks were not as bad as I expected; I was only really worried about my dissertation. Then I found out, before my dissertation I had to hand in an Interim Report!! I had never heard of this before, great another thing to spend time on and panic about.
My other 2 modules had coursework which was group work (AGAIN), luckily I was able to choose my own team members. Having done group projects before, I knew It was hard to find time to work together but this was difficult on another level!! I had so much work to do for my interim report, including writing my literature review. I was told by my supervisor to spend a minimum of 14 hours per week on my honours project – SERIOUSLY!!
Ok, so 14 hours per week might not seem a lot but really it is! Working 2 days, meeting up to discuss group work, spending hours on my project and attending lectures = NIGHTMARE!! This was just too much pressure, there wasn’t enough hours in the day anymore!!
The first trimester didn’t get any easier, I was so upset and stressed that me and Greg booked a holiday to Las Vegas for the week before Christmas. This might sound crazy, especially since my exams were in January. I needed something to look forward to,
I needed a BREAK!!
This was only the start of my dreaded final year at university…..
xx,
Karen