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@Chasingsunsets Hey, my day has still been pretty chill, laid down for a bit but no nap, no rest for the wicked 🤣. Ahhh the crisp sheets, you shall sleep well tonight 😀.

@rav3n yes I'm confident that I'll achieve the minimum of 50% in the unit even if I fail the exam. I got a 70% for my first assignment and waiting to see what I'm gonna get for my second assignment which is an essay..probably I'll get somewhere in the 60s for that one to be honest..

@Cuddlebear my current NDIS plan is gonna expire next month but since my current therapist and OT have already sent their updated reports to my LAC last month and my LAC has already put those updated reports on my file for a reassessment/review, the reassessment of my plan has already begin its process, so it'll take a while until the NDIS is gonna get back to me on it.

@rav3n It's a great combo, the worst is the anxiety over going to sleep 🤣.

It was some kids that I had to buy for so found some fidget things, stationary stuff and a teddy. Relatively easy to buy for but still the whole process of thinking what do they like, will it annoy the parents 🤣.

@Blackcloud @They will however do a roll over as the ndis is very behind in reassesment a so you’ll have funds to use once this plan expires.

@Cuddlebear yeah, at the moment I'm almost out of funding so I won't be able to have any more OT or support worker sessions until the reassessment plans and after I get the relevant support sessions approved. ahhh who knows how it'll take for them to get to it, could be sometime early next year or something...

@Cuddlebear what are you up to this evening my friend? 🙂

@Blackcloud You’ll get a roll over from current plan as soon the day after your plan expires. Then you’ll have funding to use until they do the reassessment.

@Chasingsunsets @rav3n im in the McD coffee frappe 'club' too lol. I was going to get one as part of breakfast on my way to work today but they were unavailable (again). I *took* my dare Iced Coffee to work today, but I did not end up drinking any of it! I had a hot choc in the morning and the milk from it make my tum a little on edge, so I didnt challenge it further lol. But now I still have a full bottle at home 😁.

@Blackcloud the uni i went to also had the "50% pass for subject" but not needing to pass every assessment within it system. I know i posted once about the time I missed an exam completely (I.e. 0% for it) - was that to you or someone else I mentioned it? I still scraped through with 52% for the subject 😅; I was a bit anxious about what my overall mark would be having missed a 40%-weighted exam. So I guess I got 52/60 for the first 2 assessments combined 🤣; saved my bacon!

I personally agree with the "passing is enough" stance, especially if/when you're struggling with other factors in your life too. And let's be real -- exams are soo much more stressful than take-home assessments (or at least, they are for me!). Unless you *need* to get First Class Honours to get into a masters degree or something, just getting the piece of paper saying you've completed the degree is enough. I did get a high GPA and in an honour society, but I can honestly say I dont think either has benefited me at all in my post-uni work/life. 🤷‍♂️

I do recommend attending the exam and giving it your best shot though - because even 10% helps contribute to the 50% pass mark. 😊

@AlwaysMyself Oh you might’ve mentioned about that to someone else then because from our interactions so far I haven’t seen you mentioned that to me until now haha ☺️ 52/60 is impressive (even though you missed the exam), and it’s awesome how that total from the first 2 assessments alone has saved you from potentially failing the overall unit too! Hopefully when I get my marks back for my essay next Monday that I’ll be able to get hopefully somewhere in the 70s (which is a distinction) anywhere that’s a distinction mark has always been my grade goal for assessments from units in this degree that I’m passionate about. 🙂

Yeah see, I thought about this myself a weeks ago about wanting to get into honours after completing the degree especially if your intended career pathway is to get into clinical psychology, but at the same time I know that if it’s not for honours, that there’s a masters in counselling for example that you can go into after completing your degree. So if I were to compare my own progress to these postgrads, I know that there’s no way I’d be able to achieve the required marks to get into honours lol, unless if I really try and put in the effort in the assignments to get those higher marks pfft 😛

oh yes I will definitely attend the exam. In fact, on my disability support plan, they offered the option to split the exam into 2 parts - 1st half/part of the exam is to be done on the actual/original day of the exam (Friday), and the 2nd half/part of the exam is to be done 3 days after (Monday) and I find that to be so much easier and less overwhelming for me so thank god for that. I’m also permitted to bring a blank whiteboard and a whiteboard marker onto the exam too. 🙂