Fellow Escapists,
Let's talk about the most evil method of torture devised by the government: public exams. You know, those horrific, sweat-inducing, nerve shattering pieces of paper that hold the potential to ruin your life.
I'm 18 and I live in Britain. I just finished a Biology A2 exam and it was without a doubt the worst, most misrepresentative, baffling, cruel and horrible set of questions man could have conjured. So many things could have gone wrong, and they did. Ran out of time, the stuff I assumed wouldn't be in due to the fact that it serves no purpose in the course (practical tests, you know, like how to test if the PH inside chloroplast has changed) turned up and a 3 mark question appeared on a fucking Seal. It was a 60 mark paper, and the time alloted was 60 minutes, which is pretty demanding in itself, and I'm pretty sure I failed miserably. I didn't even finish the damn thing.
So, I guess, if I don't re-sit the paper, those 50+ hours of revision have now gone out of the window and my future career prospects are ruined, and all because of a fucking Seal.
So, have any of you had similar experiences with exams? Either they've gone horribly wrong, lady luck spat in your face or you just want to rant about how idiotic they are; how easy it is to fail them. And no, this isn't a desperate sympathy seeking thread; I am now certain I know absolutely nothing, because I couldn't answer a question on Seals.
P.S. you have to get over 70% for a B. 60% is a pass.
Let's talk about the most evil method of torture devised by the government: public exams. You know, those horrific, sweat-inducing, nerve shattering pieces of paper that hold the potential to ruin your life.
I'm 18 and I live in Britain. I just finished a Biology A2 exam and it was without a doubt the worst, most misrepresentative, baffling, cruel and horrible set of questions man could have conjured. So many things could have gone wrong, and they did. Ran out of time, the stuff I assumed wouldn't be in due to the fact that it serves no purpose in the course (practical tests, you know, like how to test if the PH inside chloroplast has changed) turned up and a 3 mark question appeared on a fucking Seal. It was a 60 mark paper, and the time alloted was 60 minutes, which is pretty demanding in itself, and I'm pretty sure I failed miserably. I didn't even finish the damn thing.
So, I guess, if I don't re-sit the paper, those 50+ hours of revision have now gone out of the window and my future career prospects are ruined, and all because of a fucking Seal.
So, have any of you had similar experiences with exams? Either they've gone horribly wrong, lady luck spat in your face or you just want to rant about how idiotic they are; how easy it is to fail them. And no, this isn't a desperate sympathy seeking thread; I am now certain I know absolutely nothing, because I couldn't answer a question on Seals.
P.S. you have to get over 70% for a B. 60% is a pass.
