Well shit...
Well I just got an e-mail from my Jazz Improvistation II teacher telling me that after missing 5 days of class there is an automatic drop of 30 points from your final grade. 10 points per day after the 2 day allowed absence.
I have 2 options:
1) Continue with taking the class.
This would require me to make an A on every grade from here on out. I could not miss anymore days what-so-ever. This poses problems because obviously I don't have a lot of time already to devote to taking this class. The attendance is all of my fault, but the class takes a lot of your time. Each test has a required transcription with a CD and 4 tunes memorized. The final consists of 12 tunes memorized and a memorized transcription of a 3 chorus solo.
Option 1 is going to be hard. I believe I can do it because I know it will be rewarding to myself to know that I could take the pressure. The work isn't too demanding, but along with the other aspects of my life that require a lot of time it makes it harder. I know I can do this. But could I physically do it? Could my mind really take all of the pressures of school, working to provide for myself, Shallow Palace (which includes recording our full length/playing shows/practice), and what little time I already devote to a social life? There are tons of kids my age that are doing the same things so why shouldn't I be able to right? Right.
2) Drop the class.
If I drop the class now I can save myself from any sort of problems that the future might hold:
Such as this morning where we had a power surge in the middle of the night and my alarm rest.
The morning where I literally slept through my alarm for 2 hours.
Or the morning when i'm going to be to weak to move.
If I drop it it will give me tons of free time to concentrate on my private lesson, devote nights to practicing just for my lesson, ability to work more, more time for Shallow Palace, time to sleep, time to write my own music. I mean all the shit that I really want to practice for and do sound a hell of a lot better than continuing to do what feels like overkill.
The worst part about having to do Option 2 is that I will no longer be a full time student. At least if I continue to take the class and even if I do fail I won't have to pay back my student loans just yet, but we know how hard that's going to be to pass.
So what should I do? I'm really in a pickle you guys. A serious pickle. Not no tiny dills. I'm talking like...the 75 cent ones at The Pantry.
Take it and push myself to the most extreme limit that i've ever had mentally and feels like is seemingly impossible? Should I go for the gold? Is the gold even attainable? We are talking perfect grades, perfect attendance, no slippage anywhere in school
Or should I utilize the time I get from not having to do that class to really work on my own personal goals in my life. What about the student loans?
ugh. I don't know what to do my brain is almost numb.
I have 2 options:
1) Continue with taking the class.
This would require me to make an A on every grade from here on out. I could not miss anymore days what-so-ever. This poses problems because obviously I don't have a lot of time already to devote to taking this class. The attendance is all of my fault, but the class takes a lot of your time. Each test has a required transcription with a CD and 4 tunes memorized. The final consists of 12 tunes memorized and a memorized transcription of a 3 chorus solo.
Option 1 is going to be hard. I believe I can do it because I know it will be rewarding to myself to know that I could take the pressure. The work isn't too demanding, but along with the other aspects of my life that require a lot of time it makes it harder. I know I can do this. But could I physically do it? Could my mind really take all of the pressures of school, working to provide for myself, Shallow Palace (which includes recording our full length/playing shows/practice), and what little time I already devote to a social life? There are tons of kids my age that are doing the same things so why shouldn't I be able to right? Right.
2) Drop the class.
If I drop the class now I can save myself from any sort of problems that the future might hold:
Such as this morning where we had a power surge in the middle of the night and my alarm rest.
The morning where I literally slept through my alarm for 2 hours.
Or the morning when i'm going to be to weak to move.
If I drop it it will give me tons of free time to concentrate on my private lesson, devote nights to practicing just for my lesson, ability to work more, more time for Shallow Palace, time to sleep, time to write my own music. I mean all the shit that I really want to practice for and do sound a hell of a lot better than continuing to do what feels like overkill.
The worst part about having to do Option 2 is that I will no longer be a full time student. At least if I continue to take the class and even if I do fail I won't have to pay back my student loans just yet, but we know how hard that's going to be to pass.
So what should I do? I'm really in a pickle you guys. A serious pickle. Not no tiny dills. I'm talking like...the 75 cent ones at The Pantry.
Take it and push myself to the most extreme limit that i've ever had mentally and feels like is seemingly impossible? Should I go for the gold? Is the gold even attainable? We are talking perfect grades, perfect attendance, no slippage anywhere in school
Or should I utilize the time I get from not having to do that class to really work on my own personal goals in my life. What about the student loans?
ugh. I don't know what to do my brain is almost numb.