So, this is my monday/wednesday schedule:
5am-8am:
Work
[yuck.]
9:20-10:30am:
Theater Arts 260
[i am officially in LOVE with this class]
10:40-11:50am:
English 301B
[poetry class]
11:50-1:10pm:
My Lunch Break.
[campus is expensive]
1:20-2:10pm:
Psych 115
[it's my "feelings" class]
2:40-3:50pm:
English 418
[fiction writing]
4:00-5:50pm
My Nap time
[my car needs to get more comfortable]
4:00-5:50pm
My Nap time
[my car needs to get more comfortable]
6:00-9:50pm
Art 123
[Art & technology]
Art 123
[Art & technology]
And it is OFFICIALLY
a new quarter.
Honestly? I've never been so stoked for school before.The first day is ALWAYS the first impression and, for me, it's when I realize whether or not I'm going to be pulling my hair out by midterms or consistently excited to start my days.
Now, in starting ANY new school term, there are 3 Important Factors that I ALWAYS consider:
1. Interest in the Subject
If you go into a class with the mindset that you DON'T want to be there, you are totally and completely setting yourself up for failure. A class you don't want to be in will always stay that way, so you will be prone to bow out, either early or entirely, or you'll just be mad the whole time and not get anything done. Granted, there will always be those subjects that you can't avoid. Classes you HAVE to take for GE credit or as a prerequisite etc. etc. It's a part of college, but...that's why this next one is SO important:
2.Professor
If don't like your professor, you will NOT do well in the class. A disliked Professor is one that is easily tuned out and, though it can be their fault for being uncharismatic and boring, you've got to work with it. Partner an uninteresting subject with an uninteresting professor and you've got a high risk Fail in the making.
But a GREAT Professor can make even the most boring subjects bearable. I hated taking Biology, especially when I learned I had to take capstone class, I was ready to cry. But my teacher was awesome and she made everyday fun and easy to understand and she was prone to cutting class short. Therefore? I got an A. Perfect example. KNOW YOUR PROFESSORS.
and
3. Familiar Faces
Being alone in a class that you don't want to be in or in a class where you have a professor that you don't want to be with is extremely uncomfortable. That's why it pays to make friends in your classes, and in your department. This way, even if you suffer, you have someone to do it with. And when you need to study, you don't have to make awkward advances towards classmates you have never met. When you've got a partner you are set. ESPECIALLY for those taboo moments like: Group projects [bleh]
So, always try to find someone you know in class. If you don't, then obviously it's time to make a friend, because I promise, having a partner to sit next to and to study with makes midterms, finals, and quizzes a LOT more enjoyable.
Take for example my French 102 class:
I am NOT great with Foreign languages, and during French 101, I was blessed with a very forgiving Professor who liked me. Therefore, she helped me a lot. BUT I was concerned about when I went on to 102. What if this teacher didn't help me? And what if I failed! Thankfully, not only was Professor Wolfgang really nice, I was in the class with about 1/2 of my French 101 class. Having them all there, made it a lot easier to talk freely and without nerves. They weren't judging me because they knew what I was going through. They were my class friends and now, I see them outside of French in OTHER classes and we suffer through THOSE classes together now to.
So what's my rating of this quarter when considering my THREE very important factors?
Well,
I don't know who this baby is, but he's got the right idea.
HAHA
Two thumbs up.
This quarter rates high on the awesome scale.
Not only do I have an immense interest in all of my classes,
(especially my theater and english classes)
I also love each of my professors.
I don't get bad vibes and they know their stuff. Granted there may be one that will flip on me throughout the quarter, but I can roll with the punches.
And of course, in each of my classes, save for one, I have at least one buddy from last quarter.
In the words of Miley Cyrus
[who's new movie my sister is begging me to take her to]
"Mix it all together and you know you got..."
what?
HAHAHAHAHA
woot. As corny as it is...let's pray it stays that way.
=D
Now, in starting ANY new school term, there are 3 Important Factors that I ALWAYS consider:
1. Interest in the Subject
If you go into a class with the mindset that you DON'T want to be there, you are totally and completely setting yourself up for failure. A class you don't want to be in will always stay that way, so you will be prone to bow out, either early or entirely, or you'll just be mad the whole time and not get anything done. Granted, there will always be those subjects that you can't avoid. Classes you HAVE to take for GE credit or as a prerequisite etc. etc. It's a part of college, but...that's why this next one is SO important:
2.Professor
If don't like your professor, you will NOT do well in the class. A disliked Professor is one that is easily tuned out and, though it can be their fault for being uncharismatic and boring, you've got to work with it. Partner an uninteresting subject with an uninteresting professor and you've got a high risk Fail in the making.
But a GREAT Professor can make even the most boring subjects bearable. I hated taking Biology, especially when I learned I had to take capstone class, I was ready to cry. But my teacher was awesome and she made everyday fun and easy to understand and she was prone to cutting class short. Therefore? I got an A. Perfect example. KNOW YOUR PROFESSORS.
and
3. Familiar Faces
Being alone in a class that you don't want to be in or in a class where you have a professor that you don't want to be with is extremely uncomfortable. That's why it pays to make friends in your classes, and in your department. This way, even if you suffer, you have someone to do it with. And when you need to study, you don't have to make awkward advances towards classmates you have never met. When you've got a partner you are set. ESPECIALLY for those taboo moments like: Group projects [bleh]
So, always try to find someone you know in class. If you don't, then obviously it's time to make a friend, because I promise, having a partner to sit next to and to study with makes midterms, finals, and quizzes a LOT more enjoyable.
Take for example my French 102 class:
I am NOT great with Foreign languages, and during French 101, I was blessed with a very forgiving Professor who liked me. Therefore, she helped me a lot. BUT I was concerned about when I went on to 102. What if this teacher didn't help me? And what if I failed! Thankfully, not only was Professor Wolfgang really nice, I was in the class with about 1/2 of my French 101 class. Having them all there, made it a lot easier to talk freely and without nerves. They weren't judging me because they knew what I was going through. They were my class friends and now, I see them outside of French in OTHER classes and we suffer through THOSE classes together now to.
So what's my rating of this quarter when considering my THREE very important factors?
Well,
I don't know who this baby is, but he's got the right idea.HAHA
Two thumbs up.
This quarter rates high on the awesome scale.
Not only do I have an immense interest in all of my classes,
(especially my theater and english classes)
I also love each of my professors.
I don't get bad vibes and they know their stuff. Granted there may be one that will flip on me throughout the quarter, but I can roll with the punches.
And of course, in each of my classes, save for one, I have at least one buddy from last quarter.
In the words of Miley Cyrus
[who's new movie my sister is begging me to take her to]
"Mix it all together and you know you got..."
what?
HAHAHAHAHAwoot. As corny as it is...let's pray it stays that way.
=D
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