Post Midterms/Pre Thanksgiving Post

I don’t really have a good topic to talk about this time around, I’m just bored…lol
School has really kicked into high gear the past several weeks. Ever since the first week of midterms up to last week I spent a lot of time just doing my homework and going to class. There isn’t a particular class I find extremely difficult, I just find that they take a lot of my energy and that it is really hard to study too much because the subjects vary so much I need time to retool my brain to think about something entirely different. Last week was a nightmarish week, filled to the brim with midterms and other assignments. Fortunately, it was a short week thanks to the holiday last Tuesday. I spent much of my time studying for Chemistry and Calculus, leaving Psychology a much neglected subject. As a result, my grade reflected the effort I had spent on it. I earned a solid grade in my Chemistry class, earning a very high score which was made even higher due to a low curve. In Calculus, numerous stupid mistakes (Hello AP Calc) hampered my grade, so I only managed an average grade relative to the class. If those midterms were not give on the same day I probably would have done better because I would have less fatigue calculating quantum numbers and wave functions in Chemistry. As for psychology, my grade looked pretty horrible compared to my last midterm. This subject is not one of my strong suits at all and I could not get myself to comprehending the material more than straight memorization of the key terms.

Add to the stress of midterms an insanely hard paper made these last few weeks a living nightmare. For my Freshman seminar class, I have to interview someone from each level of college: lower division, upper division, masters, Ph.D, and post doc. Obviously, this was no easy task. People were really difficult to get a hold of due to their busy schedules and having to study for exams. Even as I write this post I am still waiting on two people to respond so that I can actually finish my paper by Tuesday.

As for this week, it feels that I have been socially neglected or something. For most of my classes, my friends who I usually sit with didn’t come to class. Understandably, this is a lame duck period after midterms and before finals, so many people are skipping class to rest their brains before the stress kicks in again after Thanksgiving. But it was a weird experience that felt really uncomfortable. it was as if it was the first day of class again and I did not know anyone. I ended up having to sit next to weird people who couldn’t stop laughing at lame nerdy jokes or doing weird stuff I rather not recall myself of.

Wow, this post is about as long as my paper I’m supposed to be writing right now. So to wrap up this long ramble, I would like to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving next week and a safe holiday shopping season. Oh and don’t forget to get me presents! =)