4 Weeks To Go

So i now have 4 weeks to go of classes before exams start.

Now is the time to start panicking! I kid. (Sort of!)

It really starts to sink in, now we are back in class and we are having meetings with our tutors and how we are now counting down to assignment hand in dates and exam dates. It wont be long before they are all done and we are on our last placement. It is going very quick and i think now it will start to hit a lot of people.

It is also a good time to reflect on the past year and how you think you have done assignment wise and placement etc. First year doesn't contribute to your final grade as much as the next two years (10%) so first year is a really good way to find your footing, see how you do and see how you can juggle everything we have to juggle as nursing students!

I think it has been a bit of a shock to see how little time we have left and how much we have to do before exams.

It's great to see how far everyone has come too. The friendships are forming and everyone is getting to know each other and it has been good to see this happening. 

It has been such a blur though! 

From that anxious wait on hearing you got in, to being fitted for uniforms, getting your name badge and then beginning classes and finding your feet at university. Several people have commeneted on how different it is from college. There are many that tbought they had excelled at college and now they are not getting the grades they were used to. University is very different and it takes a while to find yourself, personally and academically. But there is that help and support out there. You just need to be proactive in getting that help. Tutors, lecturers, academic staff, the students union, they are all there to help. 

There are a few that are struggling with the work load so you do need to be motivated and have a lot of self discipline to sit there and do the work. Especially if it is nice outside and you see a lot of the other students out. As nursing students the workload is very different and the time in class is a lot more. But there's no reason why you cant enjoy yourself it is just being organised!

I will say this, come this time next week it'll all be over. I will just have my last placement to go and i will be enjoying that! I know where i am going and i cannot wait! So excited to get it underway again. As my university structures placement and class in 6 week blocks i think it just seems to make the time go even quicker. You dont realise until it's basically there in front of you! 

If there is anything you would like me to cover please let me know! 

And good luck, i know the ucas deadline day is quickly approaching for people to hear back that havent already. 

Make the most of this summer though, as the next few will be busy!