Today me and Eric took our final Pre-Calculus exam. I think it’s safe to say… we’re both depressed. I’ve taken some difficult tests but good Lord! Actually, I was telling Eric on our way back to our dorm, life (especially tests) are only as difficult as we make them. A test or quiz is nothing when you’re prepared for it. When I actually study, and not just the night before, I feel much more confident when test-taking and, of course, I know everything. Since I have approximately 4.5 days until my next and FINAL final, I guess I’ll spend most of that time studying. This is Chemistry, I need to get as much studying in as I can but still stay up on my socialization cause life has to stay balanced.

Until then… guess I’ll just chill with my man. Sunday is his birthday and today we’re going to this seafood joint called Croaker’s Spot. Some friends of ours already got him GTA4 and I also got him Smack Down vs Raw 2008 , but he doesn’t know it yet so SHH! Keep it on the low low…

My first final exam ((haha that sounds funny )) was Anthropology today at 1pm. So anyone who has been keeping up with my blogs know I pretty much never went to that class all semester. And of course that would be my FIRST final I have to take. On the brighter side- I can say that I’ve never failed a quiz or test in that class. On the not so bright side, that class is only based on 2 quizzes and 2 tests ((the midterm exam and the final exam)). Not much to work with right?? On average my grade in there is about 75% before the final. Hey I didn’t I say I aced every assessment I just said I passed them. Because I over-study for tests and quizzes that are so simple, my performance somewhat sucks in that class. For this exam I did, I guess what most would call cramming. Personally I don’t think I crammed, I did, but not so much. Luckily I really knew a good chunk of the material so I was pretty confident. I mean I finished the exam in 15mintues! Sounds pretty confident to me and besides, my thing is either I know it or I don’t. There’s no maybe or in between. An exam of 20 multiple choice questions and 2 short answer worth 20 points each. I know I got both short answers and I’m absolutely confident about 13-15 of the multiple questions. So that means I got somewhere between 79-85… Hey, it’s better than an F…

Tomorrows morning, 8AM, me and Eric (boyfriend) take our Pre-Calculus final. I’ll get some studying in tonight but after that, BRING ON THE HEAT BABY!

Wanna hear something crazy? I just realized that I haven’t written here in over a week. That can’t be good. I don’t even know what happened. It’s like for an entire week I didn’t think about my blog, at all. I didn’t even think about the fact that I get a homework grade for this either, apparently. Considering I still posted during Spring Break when we didn’t have to hopefully that will compensate and help a sister out just a little bit. That’s all I need is a little bit. I’ve had an A in this class all year, two semesters straight, I would hate to get a B or C at the end of the year. I need an A in at least one of my classes ya know…

I had a quiz in Anthropology today. It was horrible or at least I think it was. I stayed up til after 4am studying for this quiz, mainly because I waited til the last minute. But still, I made flash cards and went over them many many times. The problem is that this teacher is too simple, if that makes any sense at all. See, the problem is that everything we learn in that class is basically one giant power point presentation split up into weeks. Well we knew the quiz was on week 10 and 12 which is wonderful, but we never know exactly what is on the quiz. So it’s like my teacher gives 50slides to study but he only quizzes on a random 10 and the quiz will only be 20 multiple choice questions. And the questions were so simple I felt stupid. It’s like the information I know for this class and the amount of depth I actually know and understand, I can write essays but instead we get multiple choice and matching questions. So I’m a bit sad on today, I just want to chill and pray that I did a lot better than I think I did…

So this is Monday right? Sometimes I got so much going on I tend to forget, and that’s normal. Today was pretty simple. I went to all my classes and this seems to be an accomplishment for me this semester, everyday that I do it. I almost didn’t make it to Chemistry though and that was at 3:30pm. I FINALLY finished my paper for English and thank God I did. That class didn’t go so well today and Ms. G was pretty pissed. Either people don’t come to class or those that do come don’t do their work… so really what’s the point of coming to class? I’ve been sleep walking most of the day because I was up writing my paper/outline/writer’s memo til 4:15 this morning. What’s ironic is that that was exactly what I was trying to avoid doing, an all-nighter. But I ended up doing it anyway but the point is that my work still got done and that’s what matters most.

This week… papers to revise and 2 quizzes. I say that’s not too bad J

Ok so right now I am definitely just writing to be writing. Because I have to. Right now I am trying to write this paper, yes, another freaking paper that is due on a Monday and yall know I can’t stand doing work on weekends. Gosh I love Ms. G she really is like the coolest teacher ever but she really needs to re-evaluate her syllabus haha. Why does she make papers due on Mondays? I hate that with a passion. Plus I’m going to Maryland Friday night to get my grandmother and for a baby shower on Saturday. But Ok, I think I’ve got enough off my mind for right now. O wait… tomorrow I’ll have to talk about my NEW SISTER that I JUST discovered. Crazy right…

It’s Friday. Another Friday. As soon as Friday hit I knew what that meant; just a half step away from a 2 days weekend of relaxation. But I had to start off with a math quiz at 10o’clock in the morning. The only thing I love about our math quizzes is that normally the quiz is all we have to do and then we’re free to go. What sucks is that sometimes that 6 or 10 question quiz still takes THE ENTIRE 50minutes to complete. I say we might-as-well have had a regular class session…

But I’m feelin better about math. I must admit I was a bit concerned about passing this class. The only problem is that, yes, I am doing better in math BUT, what in the hack happened in Chemistry? I’m struggling in that class and isn’t science my major? I don’t understand. Actually, that’s my problem. I DON’T FREAKIN UNDERSTAND. And the chem. quiz seemed so easy and I swear I studied. At least I thought I did. Apparently not the right material or not enough of what I did study. I don’t know. One young man in my FI class today pointed out that we only have 4 more weeks of school left. Wow. Guess that means I have 4 more weeks to pull myself together as well as pull up my grades.

Is it just me or does it sometimes seem

Like as soon as there’s a progression here

There must be a degression somewhere?

Yet I keep pressin on…

By Yvonna Walton

So my Anthropology teacher has some conference or something he’s attending all this week. Therefore class is canceled Tuesday and Thursday. Still I had tutoring to go to for Chemistry today… and my tutor didn’t bother to show up. I’m not mad at her because I honestly don’t know why she didn’t show. Anything could have happened so I won’t penalize her. I just re-scheduled for another time tomorrow.

Now I’m at the library and I’ve been here since 6:00, it’s definitely after 9:00. I met some of my group to finish this math lab project thing, not sure what to call it. Either way, somehow I got stuck writing the lab report. In a way this is great because next time we have a CBL (Calculator Based Laboratory) I don’t have to write the lab report because I’ve already done it once. It’s the rule . So now that everything is written and question-answer form I have to type everything up in paragraph form AND I still have to finish course compass (online math homework) by 11:59 tonight. I finished most of it but the only problem is that I wasn’t in class Monday so it’s a bit difficult. I always get no less than 90% plus the whole course compass website is very helpful so I should be fine. I’m really trying hard to do well in these classes…

But Chemistry and Math do not make life easy…

Usually I love my Tuesdays and Thursdays because of the whole one class thing. That didn’t play out so well today. Yes I went to Anthropology today (YAY ME!) but afterwards I met with my adviser. We talked about how this semester is going and I really don’t want to drop any classes. She says my science is more important then my math, because I’m a biology major, aka drop MATH 151. But according to my pharmacy concentration, math is pretty big too. So what is a girl to do? According to eServices I have a D in Chemistry, but according to Blackboard I have a C, so what’s really going on!? I seem to be getting better in PreCalculus plus I need it anyway so I’m definitely not dropping that (sidebar: I got an A on the PreCal exam! That was so unexpected. God is so freakin’ awesome!). If anything I should drop Anthropology because I don’t necessarily need it. It is actually counting as one of my electives.

So after all that I came to the conclusion that I began with, I’m not dropping any classes… After meeting with Sarah (my adviser lets us call her by her first name, cool huh?) I decided to make an appointment with the Learning Center for CHEM 100. I’m determined to pass that class and not just with a C either. Just getting a C is so average to me and quite annoying in my opinion. So being tutored somewhere in Hibbs is where I’ll be Tuesday at 11. Right now I’m in the library once again trying to write this “paper” aka “REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE” that is due on Monday. Monday is my birthday; I’m not trying to have ANY homework this weekend. Plus my big sis is supposed to be spending time with me and she just got back from Texas.

I’m look forward to a stress-free weekend but for right now, I’m just tryna make it

I decided to do right this Wednesday

I woke up late yet I still went to class

Was 11minutes late but hey, I was there

 

She took me back to 11^th grade

With radians, thetas (Ө), and pi (п)

I was almost excited

 

Until she confused me

 

Then off to the 11o’clock which

Was held in the library

And on the 3^rd floor is where

I learned how to use it,

 

The library that is

 

I decided to stick around

Maybe begin this paper

An FI Session at 1:00

 

Might-as-well go

 

Just 1½ class left

Chemistry then its recitation

It all ends at 5:50

Another Wednesday gone at the dynamic VCU