The inner workings of a vet student

So my weekend didn't quite go according to plan but I finally managed to get around to some work yesterday. I've now read all of my notes for the next week so hopefully I can fit in so quality revision time in the evenings Revision has to be one of my most hated activities and until I got to vet school I could avoid it as much as possible and still do reasonably well. Now it is not an option! At least last year we had a two week revision period beforehand to revise intensely, but we don't have that luxury this time. We have been given the grand total of four days when I know that even a month would not be long enough. Therefore my new strategy is to revise part-time for six weeks in the hope that it will equate to three full-time weeks, however it does prolong the pain of studying
Well it was the first day back at uni after the break and it's amazing how quickly you get out of a routine. Just four days off and suddenly it's a nightmare to get up in the morning but perhaps it's just because it's so much darker now.
As planned the revision started today, but would you believe it I'm already behind the target that I set for myself Hopefully by the next time I post I will have caught up!

Three days into my long weekend and there is yet to be any work done but at least I have been able to enjoy myself. On Friday I was at a shot party and attempted to make squashed frogs for everyone (grenadine, midori and advocaat) but I was unable to find grenadine anywhere so replaced it with cherry brandy instead.

My concoction looked somewhat like it should and tasted ok so I think I got away with it. My favourite shot of the evening was a Polar Bear and my least favourite was a Prairie Fire - the tabasco sauce really was the killer
Due to all the alcohol consumed the night before saturday was an extremely lazy day I finally coaxed myself to life in order to get ready for my friends birthday ceilidh, which was great fun after I recovered from a shoe crisis!
Yesterday I went to the gym after a lie-in and spent the rest of the day wasting time and grocery shopping, and finally today I sorted out paper work and ran some errands, although not very successfully as I wasn't allowed to pay in my cheques even though I had been doing it at that bank for two years and it turms out I'm not eligible for a free mobile phone upgrade even though I was sent a letter saying I was
So, one day left to make the most of my time off, maybe I'll even get round to some work ???

Apparently it's something I'm not good at!
I collected my commnications skills assessment form today and was shocked to discover I had only scored 10 out of a possible 42! I was always doubtful that I would pass, and I was prepared to fail as the mark didn't contribute to anything and because I really didn't put that much effort into the whole assessment. But getting 10 seriously hit me hard, I never imagined I would score so low as although I'm generally quiet I am polite, professional and likeable (or so I thought!).
There were only a couple of points where I actually agreed with the assessor that I deserved the low mark, but on the whole it felt like a character assasination! The comments that most offended me were:
Non verbal facilitation (nvb) and body language - Disaparate and unsynchronised nvb
Empathy, Reflection of clients feelings - Ignores client feelings completely
Respect of client's views & listening - Offends client or rushes without listening
Professional attitude and behaviour - Poor professional manner OR inappropriate behaviours
It would be ok if I actually thought these were my weak points but I don't feel they are and I have no idea how to rectify them.
It makes me so mad at the assessor my blood boils, and on top of that the "client" gave me a 0 out of 3. My confidence is at an all time low and I can only imagine because of that how much worse I'm going to feel the next time I have a communications session.
I'm going to arrange to meet up with the assessor and talk things over, but I'm skeptical about how useful that will prove to be.
All in all today has not been good.