<p>I got 84.5% on my programming midterm. 
I got an A on my probability exam because it’s a two-hour class and I had a lot of time to think about my answers, but my programming and real analysis tests both lasted an hour and there just wasn’t enough time for me to think as clearly as I needed to. This surprises me because I’ve never had issues with time in college classes before. </p>
<p>I like my programming class, though. That surprises me too.
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<p>All of my classes last about 50 minutes except for psych which sucks because 50 minutes in my opinion is not enough time to do well on a exam, especially for gen. chem, a pretty important course for my major, everyone was rushing to finish. </p>
<p>I guess the only way to beat the clock is to really know your stuff…</p>
<p>Time seems to be a big issue for me which is weird; for all of my midterms, I was the last person to finish. Even for one of my lectures where there’s 200+ kids, the midterm was an in-class essay and while everyone finished in 45 minutes, I took the whole 1.5 hours; I was literally by myself in the auditorium still writing. It isn’t that the material is challenging, it’s just that I write very slowly I guess? I don’t know, but it’s across the board. I figured over winter break I’ll do timed essays to try to improve my writing speed. </p>
<p>My math midterm lasted 90 minutes yet I did not think it was enough time. I basically scribbled random answers at the last minute. I got a 74 which is raised to some low A by the curve. My physics exam was an hour long and I took until the very last minute to finish it. In contrast, I finished my microeconomics exam in 40 minutes and walked out with 80 minutes remaining. I’d say college exams are definitely harder than high school exams.</p>
<p>Yeah, I’m not the biggest fan of the time limits on these exams either. On the bright side, there are only a few of them every marking period, but on the not-so-bright side, there are also only a few…</p>
<p>I still have to finish my Chem lab report 
Darn you, Excel! I have no idea how people double or even triple up on sciences when a class I’ve already covered in HS takes up so much of my time. (Maybe if I slooowly close this laptop lid I’ll actually get some work done). </p>
<p>I was one of the last ones to finish a midterm today…in a lecture hall of ~100-200 people. I finished the test in 15 minutes, but but got stuck checking over my work.</p>
<p>I got a 100 on my Religious Studies essay on Jesus Christ. Am I going to heaven now? </p>
<p>Not if you’re proud of it. </p>
<p>I have a professor who says he wishes he could give grades of Excellent, Satisfactory, and Unsatisfactory instead of A, B, C, D, and F. I assume this has some effect on his actual grading practices, and I can’t decide whether it’s good for me or not. </p>
<p>My English professor gives letter grades for his three essays but grades our homework as “Good” and “Not so good.”</p>
<p>So the fire alarm went off, and like an idiot, I wander outside without a jacket even though it’s cold outside. I mean, 60 degrees is cold, right? </p>
<p>I live in a super quiet Gothic residence hall where I’ve seen maybe 10 different people apart from hall council meetings, and now there are several hundred outside. I had no idea that many people had heard of this place, let alone lived here, haha. </p>
<p>@Coriander23 The fire alarm went off last week during a rainstorm and I walked out without my shoes. It was no bueno.</p>
<p>Oh and my GVPT100 professor just cancelled class for Wednesday and Friday so she has enough time to grade our midterms! Yay!</p>
<p>What does GVPT mean? Government and Politics? And congrats! I imagine cancelled classes are even sweeter on a Friday. 
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<p>I have yet to have a class cancelled personally; I’m starting to think it’s an urban legend at my school, LOL. </p>
<p>Mhm! It’s methods to political research, so it’s a statistics course disguised as something I like. Still a requirement for my major though</p>
<p>I have to take an introductory class next semester, (POLSCI 100) political theory - the funner but far less marketable side to political science. My school doesn’t have a math-department-stats course geared towards Poli Sci specifically; we have “Statistics for Social Science students” I think, something along those lines. I’m not sure of the upper division courses, though. </p>
<p>I got a 100% on my Religious Studies midterm. Now I’m certain I’m going to heaven. I’ll tell Jesus y’all said hi. </p>
<p>It’s probably something like that! It’s all on political analysis, and I can’t stand it. It’s like AP Stat all over again. I’m doing well, it’s just a pain to sit through lecture.</p>
<p>Thankfully I start my fun classes next semester! International relations, political theory, some economics stuff–stuff I like learning. </p>
<p>Grats on the 100!</p>
<p>Girlfriend made me a jar of ginger salad dressing using the recipe from my favorite Japanese place. Salad is now a viable snack for all hours of the day.</p>
<p>LOL, I think it’s the opposite for me - I took fun classes this semester (Popular Culture, Religious Studies, etc) and now I’m going to take some not so fun courses next semester. My registration begins November 3rd which is the first day anyone can register - it’s reserved for Seniors and Honors College. I’m gonna be that geek that waits for registration to open at 7:30 am and enroll in all my classes then. I’m actually really excited - I’m scheduling all of my classes wicked early in the morning, like 8am etc so that I can finish my day quickly. I don’t want any classes past noon. </p>
<p>And thank you! Our Religious Studies professor calculates our grades as one huge grade, so everything is a single part of the grade - so like, the midterm isn’t “100%” in some category worth 20 points, but rather just put in as 20 points. So my total grade so far in the class is 45/45 (20/20 points midterm, 20/20 points essay, 5/5 points homework - my Dad didn’t understand, he thought I was failing with a 45. Whoops.)</p>
<p>YES!! I got a 98 on my Chem midterm! I feel like a true CC’er now, haha. </p>
<p>I think my classes are more on the you-need-this-to-graduate side than fun this quarter, but next quarter I’ll be able to dive into some more fun classes. And then spring quarter I’m hoping to study abroad because I’ll have my GT requirements done, and it would be cool to gallivant around the countryside for a bit. </p>