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Today I took my last exams: marine ecology this morning, and earth and ocean science this afternoon, following up on environmental physiology last Thursday and genetics, a week ago today. Exams here are a lot different; they're proctored, like the SAT or the ACT, by old people who will follow you to the bathroom should you need to go. There's a fundamental but not necessarily inexplicable lack of trust--I didn't bring ID to my first exam, and they had to "perform an identity check" on me, presumably checking the database with our ID photos.

Now, I guess, that part's over, and all that's left is packing up, and cleaning up. Wow.