Current mood:	hmmm...
Entry tags:	essays., exams, german, historiography, history, laziness, literature, not enough sleep, results, video games

Results
Okay, so I've really been neglecting LJ. I'm afraid I get addicted to games all to readily, and it will be at least another day until I free myself from Shining Force II. I've got around three updates on hold because of that too, but this one couldn't really wait.

GM1007 – 60 – Just a 2.1 – This was supposed to be my secret language weapon. It was a tough exam, yes, but…
GM1008 – 55- Average 2.2 – Clearly, I suck at German Language. Let’s ask it again, am I doing the right degree?
GM1109 – 76 – Good 1st – Literature comes naturally to me, I suppose, and the German part of it is incidental. I’m happy here anyhow.
GM1113 – 75 – Good 1st – This was my safest module, being rooted in historical topics I already knew a lot about. So yay.
HS1002 – 67 – High 2.1 – This was my medieval historiography essay. I did too much research, and ended up with so much to write about, I had to cut majorly and thus had a skewed essay. Still, not bad.
HS1008 – 62 – Low 2.1 – This mark is a lie. I actually got a decent 1st on this course, but handing in the essay 40 minutes late really cost me. Let’s just pretend it didn’t happen, okay?
HS1113 – 80 – High 1st – Quite clearly, I’m doing the right thing with the History. This was a fun course, and whilst I knew I’d poured my heart and soul into the revolutionary China essay, I didn’t expect a skyscraper of a mark. This somewhat heals the pain of the earlier ones.
Average mark for first year: 69.375 (Top 2.1)

So, a 2.1, after I was gunning for a 1st. Never mind the fact I’d have got a first had it not been for those crucial 40 minutes. It’s the German Language that is dragging me down, and I can’t say I’m surprised. Despite what Holly tells me, I don’t feel my German skills are anywhere near the level of my artistic analytical skills, and the gulf between the high-2.2-on-average language modules and the on-average-just-a-1st of the analytical modules (in both departments) proves this. I can’t help but wonder if I’m not making a mistake, and I did tell myself I’d review my degree choice based on my end-of-year results. I mean, yes, I could knock up those German marks with time and effort, but the fact remains that I have to work really hard to get above a mid-2.1 there, whilst I can get firsts elsewhere with a little less effort (although this is hard to claim, as I tend to naturally put more effort into research, which only applies to the analyticals)…where do I go from here? Looking the other way, these are hardly fail marks, and I’m fairly secure in my position. It’s just…I’d like to be the best I can be, and I won’t pretend those language marks (especially for GM1008) aren’t disappointing…

For those who don't want to read the details, I present the following summary. Literature = Win. Historiography = Tried too hard, but good. Could have done without losing 10% from my late essay. History = Major Win. German Language = Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear.

I'm tired now, and need to get some sleep so I can repeat my current cycle of doing precious little actually do something productive this afternoon. Here's hoping.