Summer is here at last!

I was overjoyed when I walked out of the Chemistry exam. I knew I screwed up the paper so badly but at least a pass was guaranteed.

After one long year, I’ve gotten to love this uni a bit more, met a couple more friends, had a few somersaults in study and social life and, perhaps, realized that the comfortable world I have been enjoying will soon depart (an inevitable consequence of the natural functions of things, I guess). Three years is really short – seeing how one full year has gone in the blink of an eye.

I like Melbourne Uni in many ways, but there are certain (minimal) things it does not get quite right. I won’t labour on this point because the university is changing – the driving force being the introduction of the Melbourne Model. I am not sure about the end results but I like the new model at least (due to the educational rationale behind this dramatic, controversial decision). All in all, we still have 10 years to observe the fruits it’ll bring.

As a Science student, I definitely love my Science Faculty, and their Departments. The new Chemistry Learning Centre, for instance, is an example of the ‘learning style of the future’ or at least an experiment that’s worth everyone’s time.

The only thing I don’t like is the first year Physics lab, which was consistently out of phase with the lecture times. It’s an equipment availability issue and will change next year, as I was promised. On the bright side, the materials covered in the course were awesome and I coud not ask for more. The three feedback tests in each semester really helped me assess my understanding of the concepts and perhaps, plan my study more effectively.

As far as my social network goes, I met quite a lot of people, most of whom I never saw again. I managed to find a group and stuck to them. At the very least, I didn’t have to be alone every lunch time. It’s a funny thing about uni: you talk to this person in every lecture but never see him/her out of class. It happened to me in every subject. I suppose I should do something about this next year.

Well, that’s it from me. I haven’t been very active in this blog but I did come back here again and again to read people’s thoughts.

Good luck to those who are still having exams (doubt you’ll be reading this), and have a wonderful break, everyone. I know I have lots of things to catch up with this summer. =P

Cheers,