3 point GPA! YAY
Man did I almost get raped this semester. For one, I got my first C+ in my entire life. WTF! For a while there I was afraid I was going to drop under a 2.7 GPA(If I drop below that I can't go intern at LA, aka the entire reason I went to Emerson).
But I managed. A C+ in the class that was an easy A, B's in the two classes I thought would give me troubles, and an A- in my screen writing class.
The C+ pisses me off though. Its one of the classes where your entire grade is 80% based on two essays. First essay I got a D on. I don't get how I could get a D when I got the note, "TJ, you have a superior understanding of the subject." The teacher was a good teacher, but a horrible grader. How do you have 'superior understanding' and get a D? I got knocked down 35% mostly for over using specific words!
BAH.
Part of it is that I'm used to creative writing though. Going from poetry, screen writing, and short stories to MLA format essays is quite a rough change. In my psychology class, I got marked down a few points for writing a few things in screen writing format (Dick, a 33 male teacher).
Next term looks a lot better. Film I and Media Criticism = classes I'm interested in, so I'll enjoy them more, which in turn puts out better work. On top of that, they are supposedly easy teachers. I also have History of Islam, which is eh, but easy teacher and it covers three requirements I need. Last, and worst, is Research Writing. That class may fuck me in ways I never knew possible. But we'll see.
I'll be returning home on the 3rd, and coming back to Boston the 13th. So I'll see you Oregonians all then!
PS: They changed grammar while I was in college! The possessive apostrophe moved! If its two S's its the same, like Jess', but if its just one S, like Jes, it becomes Jes's. Why? I don't know, but they did. I got marked down on a paper because of that, with the note 'keep up with the times.' Keep up with the times? Microsoft Word isn't even up to date on that madness! Who debates this shit. MLA Man A: "I still don't know guys...I don't like the apostrophe 's thing." MLA Man B: "I think you have a point, lets discuss this and then change it, because people know we frequently gather and debate proper punctuation (and people always pay attention to proper punctuation in the first place!). You Eeeeediots!
But I managed. A C+ in the class that was an easy A, B's in the two classes I thought would give me troubles, and an A- in my screen writing class.
The C+ pisses me off though. Its one of the classes where your entire grade is 80% based on two essays. First essay I got a D on. I don't get how I could get a D when I got the note, "TJ, you have a superior understanding of the subject." The teacher was a good teacher, but a horrible grader. How do you have 'superior understanding' and get a D? I got knocked down 35% mostly for over using specific words!
BAH.
Part of it is that I'm used to creative writing though. Going from poetry, screen writing, and short stories to MLA format essays is quite a rough change. In my psychology class, I got marked down a few points for writing a few things in screen writing format (Dick, a 33 male teacher).
Next term looks a lot better. Film I and Media Criticism = classes I'm interested in, so I'll enjoy them more, which in turn puts out better work. On top of that, they are supposedly easy teachers. I also have History of Islam, which is eh, but easy teacher and it covers three requirements I need. Last, and worst, is Research Writing. That class may fuck me in ways I never knew possible. But we'll see.
I'll be returning home on the 3rd, and coming back to Boston the 13th. So I'll see you Oregonians all then!
PS: They changed grammar while I was in college! The possessive apostrophe moved! If its two S's its the same, like Jess', but if its just one S, like Jes, it becomes Jes's. Why? I don't know, but they did. I got marked down on a paper because of that, with the note 'keep up with the times.' Keep up with the times? Microsoft Word isn't even up to date on that madness! Who debates this shit. MLA Man A: "I still don't know guys...I don't like the apostrophe 's thing." MLA Man B: "I think you have a point, lets discuss this and then change it, because people know we frequently gather and debate proper punctuation (and people always pay attention to proper punctuation in the first place!). You Eeeeediots!