It’s another semester coming to an end, and exams have already started. Students are trying to finish their exams quickly and head back home after 9 months of studying. Last semester’s exam was my first in school, and I was really perplexed before writing because of different rumours about how university exams look. Especially as a social science student, I was told you’ve got to write and use the answer sheets till nothing is left 😂. I was scared and anxious, wondering wetin I wan write for 12 pages of answer sheet.

But when I had my first paper, which was MCOM102 – Introduction to Mass Communication I, it turned out to be one of the easiest courses then. I read as much as I could so I would be able to fill my answer sheet as I’d been told. We were required to answer 3 questions out of 5 given. I answered the first question and ended up using almost 3–5 pages for just that one question, and I was both amazed and shocked 😂. Emike, how did I use 5 pages for 1 question? That was also the case with other exams during last semester.

This second semester, however, feels so different because I wasn’t able to write that much like last semester. After today’s first paper, I didn’t feel like I did well because someone even collected an extra sheet 😂 while I couldn’t even finish the one I had. But the real feeling isn’t about someone collecting extra sheets, it’s a feeling I’ve noticed about myself. I don’t always feel good after every exam because I keep thinking I didn’t do well or didn’t write enough, which I can categorise under low self-esteem.

After writing MCOM110 today, Computer for Mass Communication, I felt like I did rubbish,even though I had been reading all through last week. But I won’t say much until I see my result 😂😂. For now, I won’t motivate myself too much… laterrr.