Finals, Finals, Finale!
On this cold, dreary, rainy day in Huntington, finals week is underway. I had my first final yesterday at 12:45 in my integrated science course. I believe that I did pretty well on it; thankfully it wasn’t a comprehensive exam and that it just covered what we had discussed in lecture and lab since our midterms in March.
Finals week isn’t too terrible for me. I have my big media law final today at 4:00 p.m. and I won’t lie; I’m nervous. While I have secured a passing grade (for the first time in my college career I am more than happy with accepting a ‘C’ and being pleased with that) it’s still nerve-wracking to into a final, even if you know the outcome won’t affect your overall grade. This final is comprehensive, fill-in-the-blank and essay. Since this pertains to my major, I want to do well on the exam since the information that I have gathered from the class will important for when I head out into the real working world. While media law has been my most difficult course this semester, it’s also been my favorite to participate in. I have learned so much from my professor, Dan Hollis, and he has been completely supportive of me this semester and has been so helpful in covering material that I’ve been having trouble grasping.
Wednesday I have my final in my Film and Fiction course, where I will write essays based on the past movies we’ve watched. I’m not too terribly nervous about that exam. Friday I have a pretty big final in Political Science that I’ve been preparing for at 8:00 a.m. Yuck. I’ve been thankful that my other three finals are later in the day and I have just the one final at 8:00 a.m.
Of course, everyone is on a different finals schedule. If you’re interested, you can take a look at our finals schedule for this semester here. I have a couple of friends who have more than two finals scheduled for today, but they were able to make arrangements with their professors so they wouldn’t have more than three finals in a single day. I did have one friend who opted to take three of her finals today so she would be completely finished for the week. Students have a lot of freedom has far as making arrangements ahead of time when it comes to exam taking, which really works out well for those who have tough schedules or have special circumstances.
Tomorrow is the annual School of Journalism and Mass Communications Awards. I may be up for an award for my work in The Parthenon last semester. It’s a time where the college has the opportunity to award students for their hard work and dedication by presenting awards and scholarships. Let’s keep our fingers crossed that I get an award.
Other than that, the big finale is Saturday when Marshall will have its 172nd Commencement. This will be my second year attending graduation, and it may be my hardest. I have a lot of dear, close friends that are walking across that stage to shake hands with our president, Stephen Kopp, and that means a lot of them will be leaving Marshall and Huntington to pursue law school, graduate school or to head out into the workforce. While it’ll be a sad time, I am also happy and proud of my friends for their accomplishments and know that I will be walking across that stage to receive my diploma this time next year.