Dude. This one... well, you'll see.( I didn't make this up. Seriously. )

Hey guys! An especially difficult term OVER! I emailed this to some of you, and not to others. I know, I know, I'm such a dork to be like this about my grades, but seriously, sometimes I feel like all my life is is work and school work and school and it's so nice at the end of the term to have something to show for sacrificing my life to academia!

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Okay, I finally got my grade for the History of Criminal Justice midterm. I am very freaking excited about this. Here's what she wrote in the comments:

Relevant information: Excellent job. 500-word count minimum: Perfect and concise. Spelling and grammar: Good job Citations and references in APA format: Good. Overall: Super concise job on describing ( Read more... )

Things have quieted significantly. I sacrificed my 4.0 to my mugger last term, but the new term begins this week, and I will recapture it. I'm taking Criminal Law and History of Criminal Law. These are both going to be very writing and reading heavy classes. I was so excited when I got the book for Criminal Law -- it's wonderful. It is a great ( Read more... )

(This is something I posted in my old blog a few weeks ago.)

So anyone who has known me for a really long time knows that this effort at college is try number three. The first time I went, I was a microbiology and English composition double major, pre-med. I failed miserably, for a whole host of reasons. Time number two was just as huge a failure. ( Read more... )

(This is a post from when I FIRST started school. I think it's interesting to reflect on how much has changed in such a short period of time.)

School's a breeze so far. I've had great communication with my professors, and learned a lot. I am really glad to take the academic strategies class - even though it's basic, it's a wonderful foundation. My ( Read more... )