Exam number two went much better than exam number one. Phew.
Lots and lots of writing though! The exam was 15 pages (two full pages were lines and I think like three half pages were lines as well) and boy, does my wrist hurt from writing. The bright side: I had something to write.
Another bright side: school is officially over. "Hoo-rayy!" says Sharon Osbourne.
However, that means I must leave Winnipeg. I must go home, which I am excited about. Yes, yes. But, I am also sad to be leaving. I had a great first year here. I will miss the independence. And Zan lives here. So I am sad to leave him as well. I will miss him.
But, I will be back. Have no fear! And I am very excited to have my very own room next year, even if it does have a small window and (apparently) isn't that nice a building.
I am not, however, excited to be taking stats again. *Sigh*
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
Monday, April 23, 2007
Sweet!
I found my favourite poem I've ever written today!
I wrote it in Grade 12, for English. Based on a scene in the book Catch-22 by Joseph Heller. Somewhat a disturbing scene, actually, but it was an awesome book. You should all read it.
Here's my poem:
Four knocks pounding.
A door flies into the room
Like a bat from the fire.
With unsmiling jaws and iron thighs,
They enter.
Icy eyes pierce my soul.
Careless feet march past her body: limp, broken.
Arms like cannons grip me,
Arrest me.
His words resound in my thoughts:
Not me -- an echo -- oh, no, not me.
He, a murderer! I, without a pass,
Trapped in this web of injustice.
Her empty eyes call to me;
There's only one catch.
Now back to studying...
I wrote it in Grade 12, for English. Based on a scene in the book Catch-22 by Joseph Heller. Somewhat a disturbing scene, actually, but it was an awesome book. You should all read it.
Here's my poem:
Four knocks pounding.
A door flies into the room
Like a bat from the fire.
With unsmiling jaws and iron thighs,
They enter.
Icy eyes pierce my soul.
Careless feet march past her body: limp, broken.
Arms like cannons grip me,
Arrest me.
His words resound in my thoughts:
Not me -- an echo -- oh, no, not me.
He, a murderer! I, without a pass,
Trapped in this web of injustice.
Her empty eyes call to me;
There's only one catch.
Now back to studying...
Monday, April 16, 2007
Frustration
STAT 2000
I failed my statistics exam. I haven't gotten the full mark back, but I did correct my multiple choice questions this morning. I don't want to share my embarassing failure of a mark with everyone on the Internet, so I'll just tell you that it was very, very bad.
So, the mark I got on that part of the exam brought my mark in the class up (down) to 50 per cent. If I can get 10/15 on the long answer, I will pass with a C in the class. I left 3 of the 5 questions blank, so I doubt this will happen.
...which means that I get to take the amazing Stats 2000 again next year. Woo-hoo!
It bothers me because I was doing so well. I had passed Stats 1000 last term with a B+, I was getting A's on most of my assignments for Stats 2000, I got a 75% on the midterm. Then I go and fail the exam. It bothers me.
Summer employment
I'm still trying to figure out a summer job. I am playing phone tag with a company right now that does advertising and graphic design. I would love to work there, or with any graphic design company. See what it's like. Make sure I like it before I go to school for another four year.
It's looking sort of promising, sort of not, but I will know if I have a job by Friday. If not, I'll probably end up giving Wal-mart a call and try to see if they have a job for me this summer. I enjoyed working there, but I'm sort of disappointed that I won't get my design job.
I'm thinking about going to get my Smart Serve (is that what it's called still?) at the college this summer. Do they offer that in the summer? They must. Then I can like, waitress at the Keg or something. Make tips.
FREN 1200
I have a French exam on the 24th. I wasn't scared for it before, but I'm kind of nervous now after my statistics exam. Because when I went into that exam I wasn't nervous at all; I thought I knew everything. So I'm worried I will study my butt off for French and think I know everything and fail that one too.
I know this won't happen, actually. But I'm still a bit worried at the back of my mind. Hopefully, it doesn't turn out that way. I have an A in the class right now and I'd hate to lose that. I need a 78 on the exam, I think, to keep it.
Wish me luck.
I failed my statistics exam. I haven't gotten the full mark back, but I did correct my multiple choice questions this morning. I don't want to share my embarassing failure of a mark with everyone on the Internet, so I'll just tell you that it was very, very bad.
So, the mark I got on that part of the exam brought my mark in the class up (down) to 50 per cent. If I can get 10/15 on the long answer, I will pass with a C in the class. I left 3 of the 5 questions blank, so I doubt this will happen.
...which means that I get to take the amazing Stats 2000 again next year. Woo-hoo!
It bothers me because I was doing so well. I had passed Stats 1000 last term with a B+, I was getting A's on most of my assignments for Stats 2000, I got a 75% on the midterm. Then I go and fail the exam. It bothers me.
Summer employment
I'm still trying to figure out a summer job. I am playing phone tag with a company right now that does advertising and graphic design. I would love to work there, or with any graphic design company. See what it's like. Make sure I like it before I go to school for another four year.
It's looking sort of promising, sort of not, but I will know if I have a job by Friday. If not, I'll probably end up giving Wal-mart a call and try to see if they have a job for me this summer. I enjoyed working there, but I'm sort of disappointed that I won't get my design job.
I'm thinking about going to get my Smart Serve (is that what it's called still?) at the college this summer. Do they offer that in the summer? They must. Then I can like, waitress at the Keg or something. Make tips.
FREN 1200
I have a French exam on the 24th. I wasn't scared for it before, but I'm kind of nervous now after my statistics exam. Because when I went into that exam I wasn't nervous at all; I thought I knew everything. So I'm worried I will study my butt off for French and think I know everything and fail that one too.
I know this won't happen, actually. But I'm still a bit worried at the back of my mind. Hopefully, it doesn't turn out that way. I have an A in the class right now and I'd hate to lose that. I need a 78 on the exam, I think, to keep it.
Wish me luck.
Tuesday, April 3, 2007
Grade B student
I've discovered that university is not harder than high school. That's not why an A-average high school student comes to university to discover she's a pretty consistent B. No, no. It's because in high school, you have crummy little mark-boosting assignments. Your mark can be based on over 30 different assignments, papers, quizzes, tests, etc. That's if you do one thing every week.
In university, your mark is based on like, five things. Or less. I had an essay this term that was worth 35% of my mark. High school essays are worth what, ten? Fifteen? Not 35. Statistics exams are worth fifty percent. That's half. High school exams are worth thirty percent. Because there's more of that little work for you to do as a grade buffer.
In my Statistics courses, you get five assignments that are each worth 3% of your overall mark, a midterm that's worth 35% and a final that's worth 50. So even though I'm getting A's on the course work, I still come out of the class with a B+ because 85% of my mark is exams. Sigh.
Also, I find they mark harder. In religion courses, to get an A, you need an 86%. Ninety-five for an A+. Some departments and faculties are a bit easier, but in comparison to high school, where an A is anything over 80%, it's tough.
So at the end of first term when I got my final grades and they were two B+'s (I only had two courses that were 3 cr.hrs., two classes went all year and I had a spare), I was SO disappointed. I got A+'s in high school.
Now I don't care so much about those letter grades. B is a pretty good mark when you think about it. Plus, I can't change my grades so why waste time worrying about them? And in four years when I'm trying to get a job as a graphic designer, no one's gonna care about my letter grades if I can produce quality work. As long as I get my degree, I will be happy with a B.
In university, your mark is based on like, five things. Or less. I had an essay this term that was worth 35% of my mark. High school essays are worth what, ten? Fifteen? Not 35. Statistics exams are worth fifty percent. That's half. High school exams are worth thirty percent. Because there's more of that little work for you to do as a grade buffer.
In my Statistics courses, you get five assignments that are each worth 3% of your overall mark, a midterm that's worth 35% and a final that's worth 50. So even though I'm getting A's on the course work, I still come out of the class with a B+ because 85% of my mark is exams. Sigh.
Also, I find they mark harder. In religion courses, to get an A, you need an 86%. Ninety-five for an A+. Some departments and faculties are a bit easier, but in comparison to high school, where an A is anything over 80%, it's tough.
So at the end of first term when I got my final grades and they were two B+'s (I only had two courses that were 3 cr.hrs., two classes went all year and I had a spare), I was SO disappointed. I got A+'s in high school.
Now I don't care so much about those letter grades. B is a pretty good mark when you think about it. Plus, I can't change my grades so why waste time worrying about them? And in four years when I'm trying to get a job as a graphic designer, no one's gonna care about my letter grades if I can produce quality work. As long as I get my degree, I will be happy with a B.
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