Reading Days Whining and Pep Talks (A Good Combo)

In the true spirit of embracing the BYU reading day and truly, fully, responsibly preparing for my final I am writing this little beauty from room 456 in the MARB while attending an anatomy review. It's just that the Histology of the GI tract is not maybe as fascinating as it should be on it's own, so taking a couple minutes to type something up helps me not fall asleep.

Falling asleep in class is a problem, folks. I don't recommend it.

Before we get any further into the stress of test taking, or if you're feeling stressed at all in general, this video is necessary.

So if you just finished something hard, or even if you just attempted something hard I want you to think, "I feel...I feel...I feel happy of myself!" I mean, you don't have to think that. But you're more than welcome.

So! Finals start tomorrow! What an absolute joy. The amount of stuff I know about anatomy can be summed up in a couple ideas:

1) I know waaaaaaaaay more about this than is necessary for a dance major (the reason I was required to take this class). In fact, I feel like I kind of know a ton. Yay for learning.

2) The only things they ask about on the tests are things that I just didn't care to understand. Honestly.

There is both a lecture (written) final and a lab (practical) final. For the lab final there are only 50 questions. Students go into a lab and try  and identify 50 structures that have been pinned by the lab TAs. Well, let me tell you, that is a terrible way for me to prove my knowledge. I learned exceptionally more than 50 things. I can find 50 landmarks just on bones (again, like I said, probably not necessary for the field I'm going into. Still interesting to learn, but not completely applicable. "Alright little ballet students. Point your toes. That are extended by extensor digitorum longus and brevis. Oh and also, you have a foramen ovale in your skull. Not applicable to dance, but I know it, so let's use it."), but that doesn't necessarily mean I understand each and every one of their 50 pins.

And so in my head I composed an alternate final. Students should have to meet with the TA and point out at least 50 structures on the body. And then for every two after that - BONUS POINT. I would kill that final.

Or, you know, I could take the real practical final that I actually already took and get a real solid 80%. Livin the dream. Pepsinogen breaks down protein. Just a tidbit from review I didn't want you guys to miss out on. 

If anatomy was the only class I had to worry about, this finals week would be a snap. With three other written finals and a bunch of dance finals AND a duet that I have to choreograph for clogging it's a little more complex, though. Especially cause, um, my clogging skills are not my highest rated skills. I'd give them maybe three stars. On a good day, for sure three.

But at least they give us reading days. Thanks BYU. You're nice and swell.

On a more optimistic note, we can do it!!!!!!!!! You can do it! I can do it! That guy sitting a couple rows in front of me who looks overwhelmed and upset? Um. YES HE CAN DO IT. Good luck on finals, world. And on life in general.