Exams, Papers, Lab Write-ups...
I cannot believe these past couple of days and don't even want to think about the next upcoming days...
I think I have finally come to the point where I have had enough! I do not know how much more of school I can take. I have had more than my fill of college right now. There have been more exams, papers, and lab write-ups due around the same time than I can handle. I understand all of the professors are on pretty much the same schedule, but this is ridiculous! It is like one test after another, then a paper, then a lab write-up. It's enough to turn the sane, INSANE! As soon as you are done taking one exam, you have to start studying right away for the next one and also fit in writing a paper and a lab write-up in between. It's too hard to study for all these tests at the same time because the information just gets jumbled. Therefore, I try to take one at a time, which doesn't always work considering all the assignments are back-to-back.
Let me just give the reader an idea of what I am taking about (if you are a student, then you probably don't need an explanation because you are in the same shoes)...
It all started last Monday when I had to prepare for an o-chem lab test, which didn't seem too bad until I actually did the study guide. Thank God we were actually provided one, since most teachers leave you in the blue, and you have no idea what to concentrate on. The study guide ended up being 18 pages long once typed! You just had to memorize the information and practice the equations. I went over it and over it until I couldn't take it anymore.
In the middle of studying, I got a phone call from my mom telling me that my aunt had passed away, and the wake was scheduled for tomorrow right before my o-chem test. I had to e-mail my SAGEs professor to inform him that I was not able to attend class due to my aunt's wake. Unfortunately, I had to miss the cake, biscotti and coffee as we finished a book we were reading. The wake was a disaster considering it seems like everyone in my family has some sort of problem with one another. It was so upsetting to see everyone not getting along. I don't think I'll ever get over the way my aunt and my uncle, who is also my godfather, treated me. For some reason, they think their family is above and beyond everyone else's family, and they have this huge attitude! Well, I decided to be the bigger person and approach them to say hi. To say the least, they gave a little nod and completely turned their back to me. I was so hurt, since I never did anything to hurt them, that I had to leave with my boyfriend because I felt the tears swelling up in my eyes. I cannot get over how immature some adults can act!
Getting back to the o-chem lab test (I tend to get off topic)... I knew the material, so I guess it wasn't too bad despite the limited amount of time, which brings me to another point... I don't know what it is this year, but I have not had enough time to finish one of my tests to the best of my ability! It is crazy; I'm always rushing in the last five minutes. Anyway, getting back to the o-chem lab exam, it actually was not that bad. There was a lot of matching, which took up way too much time, and some of the definitions weren't even clear!
Well, that was done and over with. Now, for the actual o-chem lecture test...
I guess you could say chemistry is not my strong point. It used to be in high school, but this is NO COMPARISON! It was enough just to get through reading three whole chapters but to actually apply the material...UGH! I was so fed up by last night that I just decided that a good night's rest was better than staying up all night stressing myself out about this exam, so I went to sleep. Oh, I forgot to mention the fact that I had an o-chem lab at 8:30am the morning of my o-chem lecture exam. The lab is supposed to run three hours but always runs over with our class, since we are the first session to do the experiment. My o-chem lecture professor was informed, and he said we could get there when we wanted. However, we would have to sit in the front row and sign in when we got there, so we would have exactly fifty minutes like the rest of the student, which was fair. In spite of this, I am always very flustered when I get out of lab because I always feel so rushed, so I was determined to get in there and get out, which was exactly what I did. I was the first person finished with my lab, and I cleaned up my stuff and headed to the test, which was at least in the same building. Thank God!
I got to the exam only managing to be about five minutes late. I just went through the exam as quick as I possibly could, since I have been running out of time lately. Well, I just finished the exam in time and headed to work, which is where I am now. Now, I have a biology test on Monday, calculus test and four experiment lab write-up on Tuesday along with a SAGEs paper that I need to redraft. I don't understand why adults say that college was the best years of their life!?!?! I definitely do not see it now, but hopefully I will later in life.
I have SAGEs at 2:45pm, which I have not even read for. I feel like I am so behind in every one of my classes, so I have to go now and read the first two chapters of "Internet Galaxy: Reflections on the internet, business, and society." This book better be more interesting than the others!
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