Let's discuss what a mid term exam entails. I've completed two of these for my History and Government classes, scoring a 96 and 87 respectfully. The tests covered all subjects taught from the first day of class to that point. For the government class, I was given a broad list of bullet points to focus on in my studying, which I used exclusively. As well with the History test, there were a lot of similar questions asked, some verbatim. Additionally, the two tests were considerably longer in form. Using a group study method, I achieved an effective score in History. My other two classes did not require a mid term or was not relevant to the coursework (english).
Our school's spring break period was from March 10 through 13 officially. A snow make up day notwithstanding, that week felt quite different than the previous school-filled weeks - an excellent respite from studying, even with just 12 course hours.
We're now on the backstretch, with just seven weeks until the last day of my first semester in college...at 30 and 1/2 years of age.
Monday, March 23, 2009
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Spring Break report
Two months into my first semester of college signifies the longest of any of the three attempts so far. My progress is fairly good in 3 out of the 4 courses I'm taking. I'm suffering in my Saturday class, partly due to the infrequency of meetings, the method of teaching, and my relative apathy towards it. In the psychology and history courses I have, the instructor exclusively spends the entire 75 minutes lecturing in front of the class, while I jot down notes via my laptop. I've score A's on 5 out of 7 quizzes and tests in those two courses. My only English paper thus far has merited me a 94 score.
I must report that the nature of being in a community college program exposes me to a great variation in the academic level of my classmates, and it shows strikingly in the performance of them. It wouldn't be a bad posit to say I'm in the top 2 or 3 students in the 3 classes I'm doing well in. That says a lot when factoring in my advanced age and distance from any previous academic instruction. Of course, this is simply the nature of the concept of two year colleges. The herd is thinned as you go further, I can conclude.
I strongly recommend using a laptop to capture notes in lecture courses. It leads to easily manageable layouts once the studying phase starts. I've purchased a color printer, and can use color coded notes to emphasize points on the notes.
***FINANCIAL AID UPDATE***
On March 12, I received a check for the balance of my unused financial aid, totaling over $1000 (there was a discrepancy related to my returning of a book, however).
I must report that the nature of being in a community college program exposes me to a great variation in the academic level of my classmates, and it shows strikingly in the performance of them. It wouldn't be a bad posit to say I'm in the top 2 or 3 students in the 3 classes I'm doing well in. That says a lot when factoring in my advanced age and distance from any previous academic instruction. Of course, this is simply the nature of the concept of two year colleges. The herd is thinned as you go further, I can conclude.
I strongly recommend using a laptop to capture notes in lecture courses. It leads to easily manageable layouts once the studying phase starts. I've purchased a color printer, and can use color coded notes to emphasize points on the notes.
***FINANCIAL AID UPDATE***
On March 12, I received a check for the balance of my unused financial aid, totaling over $1000 (there was a discrepancy related to my returning of a book, however).
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