I was stressed but I did my best on that messed up test...and I was blessed!*

I'd just like to announce that I got 87% on my Physical Science test yesterday. You may be thinking "Who cares? GP always gets in the 80% range on her tests." Well let me tell you now that this was not just a test. It was a monster. It was chemistry. I did not take chemistry in high school. On top of that, my Physical Science teacher sucks face, and I learn absolutely nothing in her class. This is a miracle I tell you, a miracle.

Let me explain to you what I did to prepare....
I read chapters 18-20 in the text book (the test was over chapters 18-25). I went to the TA lab and looked over my previous test. I read chapters 21-22. I went back to the TA lab and spent half an hour asking annoying questions about chemistry. I read chapter 23. I went to Heidi's 2 hour review. I visited the TA lab AGAIN and spent 45 minutes in there clarifying chemestricial concepts. I went to Chloe's review for 2 hours. I read chapters 23-24. I left 45 minutes early to go to Chad's review and nearly got myself trampled to death trying to get a decent seat. I spent an hour and a half in Chad's review. I went home and read some more. Yesterday, I went to the top of the JFSB and studied my notes for an hour.
Then I resigned myself to the fact that I was going to fail this test, because even the smartest person I know in that class only got 70%. I walked right over to that testing center, sat down, and I TOOK THAT TEST. I spent an hour and a half reading and re-reading questions and answers. I referred back to the periodic table like, 2o times. I pulled all the properties of ionic, metallic, and covalent bonds out of my brain. I remembered that bigger molecules have a higher melting point because they have stronger dispersion forces. I spent a good 15 minutes trying to recall from Chad's review if higher frequency light created a bigger or a smaller band gap. I poured every fiber of my being into that test,

and I got a B+!

That's unheard of!
And I'm just now realizing that I actually kind of enjoyed it.
I enjoyed studying and thinking, remembering it all for the test, and then celebrating when it all paid off! It gives me hope that I can actually do things that I never thought I could do.