For the past 5 years Christmas has not been great for due to having exams in January, usually I would give myself 3 days off Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing day This year having finished university I was able to enjoy my Christmas properly without thinking that as soon as the 26th (or as it is known in the UK boxing day) was over I would be back spending my days in my room revising. I really can't understand why they think exams in January is a good idea, I would have much rather started university earlier in the year, done exams before Christmas and then had a proper break before starting the next semester. Last year I think I only had a few proper days off before starting the next semester due to the way my exams were scheduled.
As much as it has been nice to be off for a fair while it feels good to have an idea of what I want to do next. I ended up deciding that I would apply for a PhD with the supervisor of the lab I've worked in most recently. I've started work on the application and once it has been submitted I will also have to go to an interview which I'm nervous about. If you had told me before I started this degree that I would end up applying for a PhD in plant genetics I probably wouldn't have believed you but I've found it interesting. It's similar to my honours project work except on plants instead of fish, the supervisor seems a lot more helpful than my honours project one and the other people in the lab are great. I'm hoping that my application will be successful, I know the PhD will be a lot of hard work but I'm sure I can pull it off.
Wish me luck
