The curious thing about study is that it provides away to benchmark yourself against not
only your peers but also your own expectations. It is a reasonably unique opportunity. I know that we all get performance reviews at work – but somehow it is not quite the same as a number being allocated to a presentation or exam.
This week we had an exam in Innovation. For me it went okay – well I think so anyway. Don’t wish to count my chickens before they hatch. However, for some who completed 6 instead of 4 questions, possibly not so well. But here is the question – Is it okay to modify your paper once the exam is over? To choose which 4 you would like to have marked. In the end I don’t really mind in this instance.
I made a major error on my Finance paper in January, I realised the error a few hours later but did not get the opportunity to correct it. And to be honest it wouldn’t occur to me to actually ask. So is this the same thing?
My feeling is that marks don’t really matter. I am not a better, smarter person if I get 68 instead of 62. I am not more likely or less likely to get a job. And I feel that sometimes it is good for things to go wrong because often this is when you learn the most about yourself.
