2.02.2005
due dates
So yeah, Oxford is a silly place. I got done with the first draft of one of my assessed essays today. Now, Oxford's academic structure is set up such that for the MPhil degree, I must complete four modules and write a dissertation. This is not hard - or rather, it has not yet been hard.
For every module, I must either submit two essays for assessment or sit a written exam. For my Greek module, I'm sitting a written exam. I just finished up with a Thucydides module, for which I am writing two papers, the first of which was done, in draft form, today.
I have also written seven unassessed essays last term in my Thucydides module. They were in preparation for the essay I just wrote and the one I'll start on next week, ie. my two assessed essays. But the seven I just wrote are ungraded. That is to say that I've been here at Oxford for almost a term and a half, and I have no idea how I am doing academically. That's right.
Furthermore, I asked my supervisor today when this actual essay was due. He looked at me, smiled, and said that it was due in a year and a half, ie. in Trinity Term of 2006 (next May). So in fact, I have more than a year to finish up this essay and get it into good working order. The same can be said for my other Thucydides assessed essay, the two assessed essays for my next two modules, and the dissertation. And I'll be taking that Greek exam then too. So no worries, right? I love this place.
By the way, happy birthday to my friend, Chris the Politics guy. He's turning 23 today. :)
For every module, I must either submit two essays for assessment or sit a written exam. For my Greek module, I'm sitting a written exam. I just finished up with a Thucydides module, for which I am writing two papers, the first of which was done, in draft form, today.
I have also written seven unassessed essays last term in my Thucydides module. They were in preparation for the essay I just wrote and the one I'll start on next week, ie. my two assessed essays. But the seven I just wrote are ungraded. That is to say that I've been here at Oxford for almost a term and a half, and I have no idea how I am doing academically. That's right.
Furthermore, I asked my supervisor today when this actual essay was due. He looked at me, smiled, and said that it was due in a year and a half, ie. in Trinity Term of 2006 (next May). So in fact, I have more than a year to finish up this essay and get it into good working order. The same can be said for my other Thucydides assessed essay, the two assessed essays for my next two modules, and the dissertation. And I'll be taking that Greek exam then too. So no worries, right? I love this place.
By the way, happy birthday to my friend, Chris the Politics guy. He's turning 23 today. :)
