Twelve and a Half Percent
I just submitted my field course report that is worth 12.5% of my total grade for one course for this year. I think I spent about 20 hours on it, on and off, not counting the weekend we spent in the field. I don’t know whether that’s a lot or a little for something worth 12.5% of a quarter of my first year’s study, but I do feel exhausted now. I’m glad to have completed a real example of work, and have something to show for it (though it might not be very good, science-wise). I don’t count the non-assessed essays we have to write as something I have to show for being here, because they don’t count toward anything.
There’s one due next week. And the week after. And I think two for the week after that. That’s what LSE student life is like: wading through essay after essay.