This was written on the 28th of August but I’m just posting this now due to website issues.
I just finished my first post graduate examination. First time having to write two papers everyday for four good days in my life.
When I first saw the timetable I was marveled because never have I written such in my life. I understand my faculty is behind schedule and they needed us to meet up other faculties for this session but everyday two papers? Now let me break it down. A course comprises of two courses. Meaning under A course I did two different course fused together. Having to write two a day automatically meant I wrote 4 papers a day.
My very first paper was mathematics related, I would term it ‘advance statistic’ if I am to give a name to it. It was very difficult and at a point I began to fear. Yes I had prepared for it but not to the extent that was before me. I began to fear, I began to say how would the rest of my exams go. If I am to grade my performance for that exam and the assignment I am giving my self a C in all fairness.
My examinations that followed this one where way better. My sleep was cut short, I slept nothing more than 4 hours daily because I never wanted to enter the exam hall feeling like I did for my first paper. I kept telling my self nobody told me Post Graduate examinations where this difficult and I would put in more effort than I have ever done. I think my reading into the night and early hours of the day made it easier for me when I entered the hall.
Every morning I would pray and remind God I have done my part and his part is retentive memory for me because it would be a shame to my self and what I believe in if after reading all night I could not remember when my paper is before me.
God never failed me, he came through for me. Infact when ever the exam is shared I gave myself several minutes going through the question and boom I began to recall and I chose questions I knew I would do better.
By Thursday, after writing my last paper I just needed to go away to rest without seeing or talking to anyone but my account balance could not sponsor it because I had other priorities. So I improvised going visiting the next day and I had lots of laugh to make me feel good.