Finally

by Kavita Balvally

Having been out of tertiary studies for a few years has made me forget the pressures exacted on students. Not having to meet assignment deadlines has made me rather complacent (e.g. this very belated blog entry. Apologies for that). Now, as the last few weeks whittle away, my mind is going into overdrive trying to remember exactly which assignments for what subjects are due when. Of course, I’ve probably written them down somewhere, but I can never remember where. Just like my password to Twitter, I’ve forgotten them!

The amount of work gets you realising that once you graduate, the workplace will be all about making sure that you hand in your work on time. Whether you want to write a novel, a screenplay, or write for a magazine or website, there is a timeframe in which you must produce a presentable amount of work. Since high school, teachers have been preparing us for this, constantly reminding us to hand everything in on time. Even though we may get annoyed then, we come to realise how important this is in later studies. Some students come straight out of high school and some may be coming back to pursue a different career path. Whatever the reason, we all feel the same pressure to do well, to make sure we keep up with the rest of the class.

This kind of pressure is good, because it keeps us on our toes, not only to learn, but to make sure that we don’t forgot how important timekeeping really is.