And so it begins…

Hey everyone! I hope all is well and that highschool, college, or university is treating you well. For those of you in college or university, you probably understand the title: And so it begins… FINALS that is.

ELPE
On Thursday, December 7th, I had to write the ELPE (English Language Proficiency Exam). Basically, you get 50 minutes to choose one of two topics given, and you write a 4-5 paragraph (minimum) essay. This exam is given out multiple times throughout the year. I know a few people who failed it the first time and retook it again when I wrote it. But, if you fail, you can rewrite it, and you must pass it by a certain academic time (ie: a certain term).

Finals
And so they begin… I had my very first exam on Friday, December 8th. It was for my Management class (AFM 131). It went from 12:30-3:00 pm. It had several components. The majority of the exam was multiple choice. You may be thinking: YES! But please stop. haha The multiple choice questions were quite tricky. However, I finished every question and didn’t leave anything blank. So this is what my exam schedule is looking like:

ELPE: Thursday, December 7th, 2006.
AFM 131: Friday, December 8th, 2006.
MATH 137: Wednesday, December 13th, 2006.
AFM 101: Thursday, December 14th, 2006.
CS 125: Friday, December 15th, 2006.
MATH 135: Wednesday, December 20th, 2006.

By the way, in case you’re wondering, we have to move out of residence 24 hours after our last final exam. Those of you going into stream 4, you have to unpack everything and leave. For stream 8 people, we just pack whatever we need, and leave the room as it is until we come back after New Years.

Well… Hopefully all will be well for finals. I’ll be updating you on what’s going on whenever I get a chance!

Have a great weekend!
-Maria Christina

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