Archive for May 13th, 2004
Finals
Thursday, May 13th, 2004
Breaking my blogging rule #2, I will now talk about all the little insignificant things that 99.99999999% of the internet does not care about. But you might, so it’s okay.
Finals start tomorrow, and as per my usual luck, I have one on the first day. I’ve been studying “hard” for the last 48 hours, and by that I mean studying in a comfortable way that does not stress me out or overload my brain, taking lots of breaks, scheduling my time, and generally not worrying so much. This seems to be working well. I have done enough problems (the final is discrete math and probability) that I am actually confident that I can do quite well on the test. I’m not done yet, of course, but I’m building confidence with each problem I get right.
The final could be worth 80% of my grade, technically, if I do better than I did on both my midterms, which is definitely possible (heh). Kind of a scary thought. Fortunately it’s “only” worth 40% if I bomb it. Also kind of scary. That’s always bothered me about college — you get one chance, or two or three if you’re lucky, to show you get it. And if you fail, do you really not understand any of it, or are you just bad at tests?
That’s why I like Computer Science classes. Lots of projects, not so many tests. Wish me luck, even though it has nothing to do with it. ::