Home Stretch
This quarter is quickly coming to a close. I have exactly one week to finish my finals, build up my relationship with a potential employer (Morgan Stanley), pack all my things for the trip home and move out of my apartment.
Needless to say things are going to be a little hectic. I'll try to keep up on the posting buy I'm sure you'll all understand if I have to keep things short.
Right now as I type this I am in between my Econ finals. The test which I just finished had me sweating bullets. It contained three problems of which I had to do two. One was extra-credit. I did the first one easily but the second two had me stumped. I understood them but I was missing one piece that kept me from solving them. I was caught going in endless circles around the answers. Finally, with 15 minutes to go on a two hour exam I had a Eureka! moment and was able to solve both problems.
Instead of doing terrible I think I'll have a score above 100%. I'm very happy about that.
Now, in about half an hour I have another exam. I am a great deal more confident about this one and on top of that, my scores have been so good so far that I can get a C and still get an A in the class. I'm pretty sure I'll be close to 100% on this exam but it's comforting to have that extra cushion in my grade.
Update:
I just finished the second exam and I am no where's near 100%. The teacher radically changed the format he used on all of his previous exams and this new format was not at all friendly. Previously we had four problem on the solving portion of the test and got to choose 3 of them with the last one available as extra credit. This test he only gave us two with both being mandatory, no extra credit available.
One of the problems was tested a concept that he just briefly mentioned and despite the fact that I spent five 3 and a half hours studying yesterday and thought I had every possible problem covered, I couldn't do it. Now I'm just hoping that I got the high C I need to get my A in the class.
Needless to say things are going to be a little hectic. I'll try to keep up on the posting buy I'm sure you'll all understand if I have to keep things short.
Right now as I type this I am in between my Econ finals. The test which I just finished had me sweating bullets. It contained three problems of which I had to do two. One was extra-credit. I did the first one easily but the second two had me stumped. I understood them but I was missing one piece that kept me from solving them. I was caught going in endless circles around the answers. Finally, with 15 minutes to go on a two hour exam I had a Eureka! moment and was able to solve both problems.
Instead of doing terrible I think I'll have a score above 100%. I'm very happy about that.
Now, in about half an hour I have another exam. I am a great deal more confident about this one and on top of that, my scores have been so good so far that I can get a C and still get an A in the class. I'm pretty sure I'll be close to 100% on this exam but it's comforting to have that extra cushion in my grade.
Update:
I just finished the second exam and I am no where's near 100%. The teacher radically changed the format he used on all of his previous exams and this new format was not at all friendly. Previously we had four problem on the solving portion of the test and got to choose 3 of them with the last one available as extra credit. This test he only gave us two with both being mandatory, no extra credit available.
One of the problems was tested a concept that he just briefly mentioned and despite the fact that I spent five 3 and a half hours studying yesterday and thought I had every possible problem covered, I couldn't do it. Now I'm just hoping that I got the high C I need to get my A in the class.
4 Comments:
...hehehe... you are now called oats!!! hehehehehe!!!!
Please ignore her, she didn't take her medication today...
Doesn't sound like a total loss on your finals. One good, one not so good. Just look at the glass as half full.^_^
Ah, your second teacher is the better teacher cuz he taught you a real lesson in LIFE! This happens to business/jobs all the time as things change on ya. You've been doing the same tests and now he threw a curve ball at ya.
Ya, reminds me of my physics teacher saying I had a 95% average and lowering it to a 90% when she changed how she entered grades. Argh!
I think finals are teacher's way of torturing students. I am certainly convinced. :) Good luck on everything. Sounds like you are doing well, so just do your best and leave the rest to God.
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