I'm 45, and I'm still at school, essentially. Even after being assigned to the mission, I had to write a number of exams, with people commenting on my performance.
I've had a lot of compulsions throughout my life which mainly started as a teen around the time I was doing exams.
After the first exams, I switched to the Faculty of Philosophy and studied Zoology in Munich and Vienna.
Some things are sent to test us. Clearly you must be good at problem solving if you are being set tough exams.
In school, I was good in academics and extracurricular activities. I even topped the state in French in my Std 12 exams.
... the student skit at Christmas contained a plaintive line: "Give us Master's exams that our faculty can pass, or give us a faculty that can pass our Master's exams."
Conservative women in politics run a punishing gauntlet. They endure psychological evaluations and near-gynecological exams their male and liberal counterparts do not.
I am a student of a business school in Delhi and went back for my final semester exams.
When students cheat on exams, it's because our school system values grades more than students value learning.
I failed my exams and my driving test. I failed to get into the Foreign Office and drama school. The big F was dominant in my early years.
I never sat any exams at school. Our family situation meant that as soon as I was able to go out and get a job, I got one.
Do I think I'm under-educated? Academically, absolutely. I never took any exams, no O- or A-levels.
Korean students are hard working, talented, and they do what they need to do. They succeed in exams. They are highly motivated to succeed in tests.
Comparing and contrasting is a valuable human skill - and not just during high school English exams. Our ability to rank-order things is invaluable in making choices and setting priorities.
Let's be honest, some people are better suited to exams than others in the same way that some of us are more sporty or arty.
I've played piano since I was probably six or seven, but I stopped when I was about 13, and I couldn't be bothered to do the exams or learn my scales.
We shouldn't just think about mammograms and self-exams and self-care once a year. It should be an ongoing thing.
I was originally going to train as a journalist, passing a series of exams that winnowed ten thousand applicants down to one hundred places on a National Union of Journalists course.
I chucked my CA final exams to pursue modeling. My parents objected to this, but they soon came around. And after seeing my maiden movie Tum Bin, they were happy beyond words!
My older sister, Amy Jo, and I - we are the first generation of my family to stay on at school and do any exams at all.
As a former teacher, I know how frustrating it must be to watch students walk out of class, particularly if they have important exams on the horizon.
I don't have Romário's technique, [Marc] Overmars' pace or [Patrick] Kluivert's strength. But I work harder than the others. I'm like the student who is not as clever, but revises for his exams and does OK in the end.
One doesn't have to sit through exams and go to universities to play rock n' roll.
For exams, I swotted so hard because I couldn't bear the thought of not coming first.
Still, life carries on. Exams to be examined. Serious things to be thingied.
The MBA entrance exams are so quantitative-oriented that it keeps out more and more women from joining the MBA classes. If we were to make the entrance exams more all-rounded, you could see more participation.
To be a good professional engineer, always start to study late for exams because it teaches you how to manage time and tackle emergencies.
I did badly in high school. I don't know why, but I failed all my exams. Then I took them again.
Just imagine, I was doing exams and signing autographs for other students. It was surreal. I'm really proud that I passed.
Don't worry too much if you don't pass exams, so long as you feel you have understood the subject. It's amazing what you can get by the ability to reason things out by conventional methods, getting down to the basics of what is happening.
President Obama still places far too much emphasis on relentless testing with standardized exams.
I wouldn't want to try to adapt something of my own. It would be like going back to school and doing all my exams again.
Give children healthy food and they behave better at school, concentrate more in class and perform better in exams.
It's soo freaking hard studying all night for your exams when you know there is no hope of clearing the dreaded Hindi paper.
I was a history major at Princeton University; I took exams in war and diplomacy, and I find those things very fascinating.
I was in college for two years but I didn´t attend too much. Then I decided to drop out. I was having too many nightmares about failing in the exams.
The only way you can invent tomorrow is if you break out of the enclosure that the school system has provided for you by the exams written by people who are trained in another generation.
I'm visiting my high school. Every half year I do the exams, and then this year I'm going to graduate.
My vision of the future is no longer of people taking exams and proceeding from secondary school to University but of passing from one stage of independence to a higher, by means of their own activity and effort of will.
I find that most people [in social media] just want me to say "happy birthday" to their mom or wish them good luck with their exams.
Millions of Americans every year depend upon medical imaging exams to diagnose disease and detect injury, and thousands more rely on radiation therapy to treat and cure their cancers.
The studying, the books, exams, arguments, theories. The jokes and pints, laughter, kisses and songs. Life was like running, ninety percent sweat and toil, ten per cent joy.
There are six components of wellness: proper weight and diet, proper exercise, breaking the smoking habit, control of alcohol, stress management and periodic exams.
I crammed my exams in London and did fine.
Singing is something that I have learnt. I have given exams for it.
When I went to medical school, the term 'digital' applied only to rectal exams.
I always wanted to be a professional cricketer, which meant I didn't work as much as I should have done at exams. But, happily, it came off.
We learned after the first semester in law school that it's best never to discuss exams. If notes are compared afterwards, you become painfully aware of things you missed.
When I turned 17, I created a website for the students at my University. It enabled students to share lectures and discuss exams, and became popular very quickly.
I enjoyed school, I was a bit of a square. I did very well in exams. I was quite lucky I was academic.
What are you?" I asked. "I'm the Ghost of the Night Before Exams." "And how long did it take you to come up with that?" Jazza asked. "I'm a busy man," he replied.
In my 10th exams, I stood first with 80 percent but instead of picking science for my further studies, I chose arts... just so that I could continue to dance.
Right now, for instance, we resist giving people extra time on exams or for assignments, as though it's unfair to the faster students.
We need to stop trying to restrict access to lifesaving cancer screenings, birth control, and well-woman exams.
Granted, prostate exams aren't the most enjoyable things in the world, but they only last about 10 seconds. It's well worth it. Just think of the possible consequences if you don't get it done.
You may flunk your exams in school and still make it in life, but if you flunk life's exams, you're sunk!
Players have exams, banquets, awards, and holidays, so it's easy to slip up and lose focus.
During the holidays, everyone needs a break from studying for exams and Christmas shopping. I wanted to put together a diverse tour that rocks in many musical directions but always points to Christ.
To apply for a gifted program, children as young as 4 are required to sit through hour-long verbal exams.
I think about my mum staying up all night with me when I was cramming for exams, and supporting me through all of life's ups and downs.
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