well this is a relief.
I basically never talk about my academics, because they've traditionally been rather bad. But hey, it's time for a change.
I was sort of lying on the floor, meditating while listening to Isis, and I thought, shit, I wonder what my grades are like. So I checked Oncourse.
A278 - 92% (A-)
A115 - ??% (B)
T329 - 84% (B)
T322 - 100% (A)
T284 - 95% (A)
I don't know the exact percentage for A115, because all it says is "B" for some reason, so it's somewhere between 83 and 87. As for the 100% in T322, the only grade in the class has been the midterm exam, on which I got--yes, a 100%. I actually got three points off on one question, but there was a three-point extra credit question which I answered correctly. When I got it back and looked at the '100' and it didn't even occur to me that this was what I really recieved, and I asked him, "what's it out of?" He replied, "200," and I panicked for a second until I paged through the whole thing and realised he was joking.
Now let me confess something; my parents were quite irritated about my previous semester performance and threatened to pull some (most?) of their financial support, which would have forced me to transfer somewhere else less expensive (think this place). To anyone unfamiliar with midwestern universities, IU and UWM may seem like fairly similar schools, but I assure you that the latter is not nearly as prestigious. Even though I love Milwaukee, the prospect had been really scaring me all the way from January up to now. My goal this semester was at least a B average, and so far, none of my classes are even below that, so I'm confident now that I'll be staying at IU. Don't worry, I'm not about to start slacking off now; I'm just breathing easier.
So why am I telling everyone this? It's incredibly embarassing for me, after all. I want to try and understand the disconnect between my friends in the friend-grade-polarity. What's the friend-grade-polarity? It's my circle of friends who seem to orient either towards not caring about their grades the slightest bit and go out and drink at night and sleep through class during the day, OR have always strived for absolutely perfect grades and attend (or plan to) a really upscale school and would never even dream of getting this thing called an "A-". I'm probably saying all this at risk of offending a great many people, but I'm not like any of you. I'm not irresponsible enough to end up working behind a cash register when I'm 30, but I also haven't gone through my entire life worrying my ass off.
It's nearly April. I've noticed that friends of mine, in college and in high school alike, have semesters apparently stretching into early June, while my last day of semester classes is April 29, with exams ending around May 4. That means my semester's nearing a close now and summer (or at least, the period between spring semester and fall semester) is coming quickly. I once vowed never to work in the food industry, but upon closer inspection, working at a place like Alterra might not be that bad (other than the fact that I hardly know anything about coffee and making change for people annoys me). I could also do deliveries (if I have a car at that point anyway).
Enough babbling...
--Eoban
I was sort of lying on the floor, meditating while listening to Isis, and I thought, shit, I wonder what my grades are like. So I checked Oncourse.
A278 - 92% (A-)
A115 - ??% (B)
T329 - 84% (B)
T322 - 100% (A)
T284 - 95% (A)
I don't know the exact percentage for A115, because all it says is "B" for some reason, so it's somewhere between 83 and 87. As for the 100% in T322, the only grade in the class has been the midterm exam, on which I got--yes, a 100%. I actually got three points off on one question, but there was a three-point extra credit question which I answered correctly. When I got it back and looked at the '100' and it didn't even occur to me that this was what I really recieved, and I asked him, "what's it out of?" He replied, "200," and I panicked for a second until I paged through the whole thing and realised he was joking.
Now let me confess something; my parents were quite irritated about my previous semester performance and threatened to pull some (most?) of their financial support, which would have forced me to transfer somewhere else less expensive (think this place). To anyone unfamiliar with midwestern universities, IU and UWM may seem like fairly similar schools, but I assure you that the latter is not nearly as prestigious. Even though I love Milwaukee, the prospect had been really scaring me all the way from January up to now. My goal this semester was at least a B average, and so far, none of my classes are even below that, so I'm confident now that I'll be staying at IU. Don't worry, I'm not about to start slacking off now; I'm just breathing easier.
So why am I telling everyone this? It's incredibly embarassing for me, after all. I want to try and understand the disconnect between my friends in the friend-grade-polarity. What's the friend-grade-polarity? It's my circle of friends who seem to orient either towards not caring about their grades the slightest bit and go out and drink at night and sleep through class during the day, OR have always strived for absolutely perfect grades and attend (or plan to) a really upscale school and would never even dream of getting this thing called an "A-". I'm probably saying all this at risk of offending a great many people, but I'm not like any of you. I'm not irresponsible enough to end up working behind a cash register when I'm 30, but I also haven't gone through my entire life worrying my ass off.
It's nearly April. I've noticed that friends of mine, in college and in high school alike, have semesters apparently stretching into early June, while my last day of semester classes is April 29, with exams ending around May 4. That means my semester's nearing a close now and summer (or at least, the period between spring semester and fall semester) is coming quickly. I once vowed never to work in the food industry, but upon closer inspection, working at a place like Alterra might not be that bad (other than the fact that I hardly know anything about coffee and making change for people annoys me). I could also do deliveries (if I have a car at that point anyway).
Enough babbling...
--Eoban