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Let The Games Begin

It's that time again! Throughout the academic term, all university students anticipate the events which conclude the 4-month period. Some students rejoice in their "coolness", others look at them as a brief interruption to their gaming hours, while a scant few will shriek at you if you even mention their occurrence.

You know what I'm talking about.

Yes, I'll admit, the majority of the participants are pretty stressed out as they prepare for these "games". If you step into the library, you'll see some of them slumped over their textbooks, exhausted after memorizing all the equations pertaining to bipolar transistors. Others may be glued to the computer monitor, poring over solution manuals in hopes that they'll somehow be able to absorb the information through osmosis.

It's a wonderful time.

Myself, I've been trying to do a bit of preparation as well - but, as you're reading this, I've obviously stopped for a break. Just to clarify though, I'm one of the shriekers - which is why you probably know what the subject of this post is, even though I haven't explicitly mentioned it. In my opinion, these "games" are equivalent to hoops - the powers-that-be will fabricate these hoops and then say, "Jump!"

At the end, do we get a prize? Well, some do, some don't. Much like other "games", we get numbers. And not the good kind either.

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Chrissie said…
oh man. apparently, preparation for the games are the same everywhere around the world, take heart. cramming and 'osmosis' are good psychological and mental methods that you've prepared well. anyway, you're in the best course there is in uwaterloo! you have even less to worry.
March 31, 2006 10:48 am
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