First week back at school + Tech Update
Alrighty then.
So, I don't have class on MWF, which is always lovely.
Government is 9:10-10:25 on TTh. I think I'm going to enjoy government for the first time ever. Professor is funny/easy-going, and a good teacher. There's a minimum 5 page paper due in April, but I don't think it'll be too bad. We have to pick a court case (doesn't necessarily have to have gone to the Supreme Court) and... write about it. What is was about, its rise to the supreme court, etc etc. I should probably pick a case soon and start researching.
Chemistry. Ugh. Lecture is from 7:00-8:15 on TTh, and the lab is from 4:15-6:45 on Th. I really hope I can get through chemistry this semester. With an A or B is even better. The professor says that tests will be curved using some statistics shit. Which is good. I think I'm actually going to learn (or at least try to learn) this semester, rather than skating by on memorization like I did in Chem 1. The professor assigns homework, for one thing. He works in the learning/tutoring lab at the Rio Grande campus, which is in downtown Austin. Normally, I wouldn't go near there, but there's a new parking garage down there now, so I might brave downtown to go get help on homework. I'll probably be doing that today. Maybe tomorrow, idk. Depends on how long I sleep today.
History class. Um... I guess it's going ok? I've started reading and doing the reviews for the first test. Also, by Friday of this week, I have to go take the map/geography test. Easy grade.
That's about it for ACC. On to Texas Tech!
I'M CHOMPING AT THE BIT TO GO BACK TO LUBBOCK.
I submitted my housing application fee and advance deposit on Friday night, so hopefully sometime today (hopefully?) I'll be able to finish the application and choose the dorm/room I want. More and more I'm leaning toward Horn/Knapp, which is an all-girls dorm complex. It's not a high rise dorm, only 3 floors, I believe. It's tucked into one of the corners of campus, and right across the street from the Student Union Building. Also, in Knapp Hall is the WISE (Women in science and engineering) learning community, so I'd like to get in that. I'm still debating whether or not I want a single room.
Reasons to have a single room:
- I like my privacy
- I'll be 23 when I move in. Most of the people in the dorms are 18/19. Sure, there are mature freshmen, but still.
- No distractions (aside from those of my own doing) from roommate.
Reasons not to have a single room:
- Kind of lonely
- Might be missing out on some social life
Oh, and another great thing about living on campus: BUS SERVICE. If it's too hot, too cold and/or windy, if I'm running late, or if I'm just feeling lazy and don't want to walk to class, the buses can either take me right to the entrance of the building I want, or in the nearby vicinity. This is a very good thing. LOL
I've been thinking about it, and I don't think I was ready for the whole university experience when I graduated high school. I didn't even apply to Angelo State until mid-Spring I think, and that was only after a representative came and said that if you graduate under the recommended/distinguished plan, then you have automatic admission. Plus, ASU was cheap-ish. I liked it there, but... idk. When I moved in, my roommate was very outgoing and effervescent, and I liked her (and her friends), but a few weeks after school started she moved to a different (nicer) dorm. And the roommate I was left with... was just kind of blah (lol like me kind of). In addition to that, I stopped going to classes not that long into the semester. So, not interacting with people via my roommate, not going to class, not going to social activities... meant that I stayed in my room, except to go out for food. That all just added to the depression. I wish now that I had just decided to take classes at ACC until I was ready to transfer- would've saved my GPA at the very least.
Anyway, now I am ready to go to university. I'm not even a student at Tech yet, but I'm already invested in the athletics- I watched/followed every Tech football game from about midway through the season til the Alamo Bowl (which they won! Go Red Raiders!). Basketball doesn't interest me so much, but I've kept a glancing eye on their progress. This Wednesday, the Red Raider men are playing at UT, and I'm tempted to go, even if their chance of winning isn't so great. I also don't know how crowded it will be.
Aside from athletics, I keep tabs on the events going on around the Tech campus, and I can't wait to get involved. I hope that through the learning community, classes, events, etc, that I will make friends and at least try to become more sociable. I'm going to try my damnedest to not lock myself in my room all the time. I'll try studying in the library at times, and, while having some down/alone time in my room, I'll try to keep it short-ish. Walking to other dorms for meals (and eating there) will help me meet people as well. I hope. I'm just not the kind of person that approaches people.
Going up to Lubbock on Feb. 15th for the visit day, and I'm getting antsy- I can't wait! I'll be checking out the dorms to make sure I know what I want, among other things. Also, Tech launched RAIDERspace this month, which is kind of like myspace for admitted students- a place to meet future classmates, interact, etc. There are blogs, discussion forums, etc. It's nice to meet people that are science/science related majors. Let's see how many "friends" I can accrue on there prior to moving in.
So, I don't have class on MWF, which is always lovely.
Government is 9:10-10:25 on TTh. I think I'm going to enjoy government for the first time ever. Professor is funny/easy-going, and a good teacher. There's a minimum 5 page paper due in April, but I don't think it'll be too bad. We have to pick a court case (doesn't necessarily have to have gone to the Supreme Court) and... write about it. What is was about, its rise to the supreme court, etc etc. I should probably pick a case soon and start researching.
Chemistry. Ugh. Lecture is from 7:00-8:15 on TTh, and the lab is from 4:15-6:45 on Th. I really hope I can get through chemistry this semester. With an A or B is even better. The professor says that tests will be curved using some statistics shit. Which is good. I think I'm actually going to learn (or at least try to learn) this semester, rather than skating by on memorization like I did in Chem 1. The professor assigns homework, for one thing. He works in the learning/tutoring lab at the Rio Grande campus, which is in downtown Austin. Normally, I wouldn't go near there, but there's a new parking garage down there now, so I might brave downtown to go get help on homework. I'll probably be doing that today. Maybe tomorrow, idk. Depends on how long I sleep today.
History class. Um... I guess it's going ok? I've started reading and doing the reviews for the first test. Also, by Friday of this week, I have to go take the map/geography test. Easy grade.
That's about it for ACC. On to Texas Tech!
I'M CHOMPING AT THE BIT TO GO BACK TO LUBBOCK.
I submitted my housing application fee and advance deposit on Friday night, so hopefully sometime today (hopefully?) I'll be able to finish the application and choose the dorm/room I want. More and more I'm leaning toward Horn/Knapp, which is an all-girls dorm complex. It's not a high rise dorm, only 3 floors, I believe. It's tucked into one of the corners of campus, and right across the street from the Student Union Building. Also, in Knapp Hall is the WISE (Women in science and engineering) learning community, so I'd like to get in that. I'm still debating whether or not I want a single room.
Reasons to have a single room:
- I like my privacy
- I'll be 23 when I move in. Most of the people in the dorms are 18/19. Sure, there are mature freshmen, but still.
- No distractions (aside from those of my own doing) from roommate.
Reasons not to have a single room:
- Kind of lonely
- Might be missing out on some social life
Oh, and another great thing about living on campus: BUS SERVICE. If it's too hot, too cold and/or windy, if I'm running late, or if I'm just feeling lazy and don't want to walk to class, the buses can either take me right to the entrance of the building I want, or in the nearby vicinity. This is a very good thing. LOL
I've been thinking about it, and I don't think I was ready for the whole university experience when I graduated high school. I didn't even apply to Angelo State until mid-Spring I think, and that was only after a representative came and said that if you graduate under the recommended/distinguished plan, then you have automatic admission. Plus, ASU was cheap-ish. I liked it there, but... idk. When I moved in, my roommate was very outgoing and effervescent, and I liked her (and her friends), but a few weeks after school started she moved to a different (nicer) dorm. And the roommate I was left with... was just kind of blah (lol like me kind of). In addition to that, I stopped going to classes not that long into the semester. So, not interacting with people via my roommate, not going to class, not going to social activities... meant that I stayed in my room, except to go out for food. That all just added to the depression. I wish now that I had just decided to take classes at ACC until I was ready to transfer- would've saved my GPA at the very least.
Anyway, now I am ready to go to university. I'm not even a student at Tech yet, but I'm already invested in the athletics- I watched/followed every Tech football game from about midway through the season til the Alamo Bowl (which they won! Go Red Raiders!). Basketball doesn't interest me so much, but I've kept a glancing eye on their progress. This Wednesday, the Red Raider men are playing at UT, and I'm tempted to go, even if their chance of winning isn't so great. I also don't know how crowded it will be.
Aside from athletics, I keep tabs on the events going on around the Tech campus, and I can't wait to get involved. I hope that through the learning community, classes, events, etc, that I will make friends and at least try to become more sociable. I'm going to try my damnedest to not lock myself in my room all the time. I'll try studying in the library at times, and, while having some down/alone time in my room, I'll try to keep it short-ish. Walking to other dorms for meals (and eating there) will help me meet people as well. I hope. I'm just not the kind of person that approaches people.
Going up to Lubbock on Feb. 15th for the visit day, and I'm getting antsy- I can't wait! I'll be checking out the dorms to make sure I know what I want, among other things. Also, Tech launched RAIDERspace this month, which is kind of like myspace for admitted students- a place to meet future classmates, interact, etc. There are blogs, discussion forums, etc. It's nice to meet people that are science/science related majors. Let's see how many "friends" I can accrue on there prior to moving in.