After considering my options, I am forced to decide between the following courses to fulfill my math requirement:

AMS 102 Intro to Statistics Session I

The use and misuse of statistics in real life situations; basic statistical measures of central tendency and of dispersion, frequency distributions, elements of probability, binomial and normal ( Read more... )

I got a C+ in Spanish! Suck it, foreign language requirement!

I've been meaning to update about my new job (part-time employee at Barnes and Noble #242 aka Stony Brook University Campus Bookstore), but I've been really busy. Here are some quick highlights.

-I conquered my fear of the cash register the first day. I totally pwned that thing.
-There are three sections in the store; tradebacks (not textbooks), ( Read more... )

OK, so remember how I really wanted to apply to MFA Creative Writing programs but I was like, they're all expensive and far away, I won't do it? And I was lazy. I thought all the deadlines had passed. They haven't. California College of the Arts (in San Fransisco, the most attractive MFA program I looked at) has it's deadline set at March 1st for ( Read more... )

Ali John: Can't your school find a way to, like, not screw everyone over?

Apparently not.
I cannot register for 19thc lit as the class is full. I must repeatedly check the system online, in case a student drops it so I canregister. No, I cannot go on a wait list that will automatically ( Read more... )

Dear Alarm Clock ( Read more... )

Today (yesterday?) was my first day of classes. I thought I would report. I feel extremely positive about this semester. Actually, that's not true. I feel extremely positive about me, my life. Today (yesterday) I had Intermediate Spanish; 19thc American literature: Race, Culture and Nation; Mathematical thinking. Tomorrow I have Mathematical ( Read more... )

I copied this directly from Tamara's journal. The goals are my own ( Read more... )

I noticed today that the house smelled less than pleasant. I think something in the fridge rotted and it just got thrown out. Anyway, about 20 minutes ago I noticed a dramatic difference in the smell. I thought maybe someone was cooking. Then I realized, no, someone was baking, and that someone was my brother ( Read more... )

I feel like a complete and utter academic failure. Thank God I didn't go to a "good" college, because I probably would've failed out. If I'm so damn smart, why can't I get my shit together, huh? What the hell is wrong with me? Why do I even think I belong in graduate school ( Read more... )