Exemption

So the dental school decided to offer us a chance at exemption from biochemistry by taking an examination. Students scoring an 80 or above would receive a passing grade for the course and not be required to take the actual class. Of course, many of us took the test because many of us like the idea of having a little more free time during this first year.

Some students studied more than others, but all of us were somewhat prepared for this type of test, having taken undergraduate courses in chemistry. Unfortunately, the test turned out to be considerably harder than I expected. For example, sometimes I just answered "B" because I hadn't used that answer in a while...impressive, right?

This morning we met for biochemistry lecture (because no one has found out their exemption status yet). After the lecture, one student raised his hand and asked a question about something that had been asked on the exemption examination. The teacher gave a rather vague answer to the actual question, and explained that this type of question is very difficult, and would never be asked on an exam...go figure. Guess when they said that we could test out of the class they really meant--You can test out of the class if you are a genius. Clearly, I do not qualify!

-Lauren