The Exam Wall

Artist: Gaven

If you’ve ever been a student before, you’ve most likely faced the exam wall. It’s the wall that separates you from the freedom from work, and keeps you in the world of studying and report writing.

When I drew this picture at the end of 3rd year, I was facing a challenging set of exams, and was looking forward to a very prosperous summer. This was to be the most severe exam wall that I was going to feel in my entire undergraduate career.

My last exam was Quantum Physics 3, one of the hardest courses I’ve ever taken, and when I left the exam, I was in pure happiness. I remember rollerblading/dancing home, excited for my summer working in a physics lab, and hanging out with friends.

This is in stark contrast to the exam wall which I easily pushed over this past term. My courses were relatively easy, and my summer is still undecided. I actually have one project still to finish, so you could say that I’m currently pulling myself through a bog of report writing across to a plain of satisfaction (but I haven’t drawn a picture of that yet).