Spring Semester 2011 First Impressions, Day 1+2
This entry will span from Monday, Feb 7th, to Thursday Feb 10th Tuesday, Feb 8 on my thoughts of the new semester.
Wednesday and Thursday may come later.
Written Monday, Feb 7, 2011
I really really REALLY feel like I should be in class right now. I have a huge gap between my two classes [psych 2 at 8-9:25am and Math 260 at 6:45-9:15] and it feels like I should have at least one class inbetween them. My psych class is only 1.5 hours and it really doesn't feel that long, not long enough to actually be a class (at least today). Then after that class I leave the campus and arrive home at 9:50. WHAT. Do you know how weird that feels? Coming home during the early morning, before you even woke up fall semester, the time you left the house during winter semester. I just feel like I should have another 1.5 hour class right after psych just to balance the day out. But the way the demand for classes it going and the fact that as of now I exactly attend the first day of the semester for the classes I would want to crash (as it is 3:56pm right now) I'll just have to live with this gapped schedule every monday and wednesday until the end of the semester.*
*Unless I'm motivated enough to find a job or if I can somehow ask to add a class after everything steadies out and people start dropping (is that even possible?)
I guess part of this feeling weird about this gappy schedule is due to fall semester's Hell Mondays where I left the house at 12pm and came home at 10:30pm (10.5 hours). I hated it. After experiencing hell mondays I vowed to never have 3 classes in one day ever again, but as of right now 3 classes in one day feels kind of necessary. But it could be that I feel this way only because I haven't been to my math class+any of my other classes yet and I haven't been given homework yet.
I also feel like a dunce for forgetting to even look at, let alone sign up for, honors classes -_-.
Still have an hour to kill before I need to leave for my next class. World history tomorrow, can't wait.
-Natalie out.
Tuesday Febuary 8th, 2011 (Around 7:50pm)
I'm going to start out this entry by writing about my history class then entering and talking about my other class above it.
First of all, I got to Pierce today at 9:00. There was no parking ANYWHERE except for at the top of the hill (music building parking lot). So I had to walk down the hill and walk back up again to get to my car. I never liked parking in that lot and I hope I don't have to do it again.
Ok, so my physics class+lab was pretty... well I kind of hate the professor. The class is in the new science building which is very nice and I'm getting along well with the people next to me. But as I said earlier the problem is the professor. First of all we can barely understand what he says as he has a HUGE Chinese accent. He talks slow and isn't engaging at all. He repeats useless stories when going over something similar on a different piece of paper of the syllabus. He isn't organized at all. We had to change the numbers on almost every existing number on the syllabus. He didn't remember how many tests he had given us for the course.
Also, he isn't clear at all. On everything we he talked about in class he just have like a maximum of three sentences on it then moved on. He doesn't try to explain or clarify the concepts in the syllabus nor when lecturing. I
I love physics and I'm very good at it (which is why I'm majoring in it), but I think I'm going to have to study from my 11th grade physics notes for this class unless he improves. Or the internet.
(enter)
OMG, HISTORY WAS AMAZING. One the professor is hot. Two, he's a VERY good professor. He knows how to keep the class interested, very good talker. The first 10 minutes of the class and I was like, "OMG, I LOVE THIS CLASS =DDDDDD ♥" It's the first class of college where I actually laughed (that wasn't because of a classmate's comment). Then towards the end of the class he started getting the giggles because he worked so long. It was amazing~! Oh, and all the quizzes we take online. What? WHAT?!? Best thing ever! And we have no essays, no writing assignments, no projects. Most of the quizzes are on lecture and some of the text. I forgot to mention this was world history (oops). We aren't learning that much about Europe (except for Greece and Rome,)(Aww) but still, world history! Also, Finally a class where I get to yell out the answer when the rest of the class doesn't know! (I love feeling smart). The people in the class seem easy to get along with too. This one is definitely my new favorite class.
-Natalie out.
Wednesday and Thursday may come later.
Written Monday, Feb 7, 2011
I really really REALLY feel like I should be in class right now. I have a huge gap between my two classes [psych 2 at 8-9:25am and Math 260 at 6:45-9:15] and it feels like I should have at least one class inbetween them. My psych class is only 1.5 hours and it really doesn't feel that long, not long enough to actually be a class (at least today). Then after that class I leave the campus and arrive home at 9:50. WHAT. Do you know how weird that feels? Coming home during the early morning, before you even woke up fall semester, the time you left the house during winter semester. I just feel like I should have another 1.5 hour class right after psych just to balance the day out. But the way the demand for classes it going and the fact that as of now I exactly attend the first day of the semester for the classes I would want to crash (as it is 3:56pm right now) I'll just have to live with this gapped schedule every monday and wednesday until the end of the semester.*
*Unless I'm motivated enough to find a job or if I can somehow ask to add a class after everything steadies out and people start dropping (is that even possible?)
I guess part of this feeling weird about this gappy schedule is due to fall semester's Hell Mondays where I left the house at 12pm and came home at 10:30pm (10.5 hours). I hated it. After experiencing hell mondays I vowed to never have 3 classes in one day ever again, but as of right now 3 classes in one day feels kind of necessary. But it could be that I feel this way only because I haven't been to my math class+any of my other classes yet and I haven't been given homework yet.
I also feel like a dunce for forgetting to even look at, let alone sign up for, honors classes -_-.
Still have an hour to kill before I need to leave for my next class. World history tomorrow, can't wait.
-Natalie out.
Tuesday Febuary 8th, 2011 (Around 7:50pm)
I'm going to start out this entry by writing about my history class then entering and talking about my other class above it.
First of all, I got to Pierce today at 9:00. There was no parking ANYWHERE except for at the top of the hill (music building parking lot). So I had to walk down the hill and walk back up again to get to my car. I never liked parking in that lot and I hope I don't have to do it again.
Ok, so my physics class+lab was pretty... well I kind of hate the professor. The class is in the new science building which is very nice and I'm getting along well with the people next to me. But as I said earlier the problem is the professor. First of all we can barely understand what he says as he has a HUGE Chinese accent. He talks slow and isn't engaging at all. He repeats useless stories when going over something similar on a different piece of paper of the syllabus. He isn't organized at all. We had to change the numbers on almost every existing number on the syllabus. He didn't remember how many tests he had given us for the course.
Also, he isn't clear at all. On everything we he talked about in class he just have like a maximum of three sentences on it then moved on. He doesn't try to explain or clarify the concepts in the syllabus nor when lecturing. I
I love physics and I'm very good at it (which is why I'm majoring in it), but I think I'm going to have to study from my 11th grade physics notes for this class unless he improves. Or the internet.
(enter)
OMG, HISTORY WAS AMAZING. One the professor is hot. Two, he's a VERY good professor. He knows how to keep the class interested, very good talker. The first 10 minutes of the class and I was like, "OMG, I LOVE THIS CLASS =DDDDDD ♥" It's the first class of college where I actually laughed (that wasn't because of a classmate's comment). Then towards the end of the class he started getting the giggles because he worked so long. It was amazing~! Oh, and all the quizzes we take online. What? WHAT?!? Best thing ever! And we have no essays, no writing assignments, no projects. Most of the quizzes are on lecture and some of the text. I forgot to mention this was world history (oops). We aren't learning that much about Europe (except for Greece and Rome,)(Aww) but still, world history! Also, Finally a class where I get to yell out the answer when the rest of the class doesn't know! (I love feeling smart). The people in the class seem easy to get along with too. This one is definitely my new favorite class.
-Natalie out.