Into the home stretch

Only 2 more weeks of school before finals week. Yay!!! The last few weeks have been pretty hectic and the next two look to be quite a bit easier for the most part. I did pretty well on my 2nd economics midterm. I got the lowest possible score to still be able to get an 'A' on it. She hasn't told us yet what the average and median scores were because a couple of people still haven't taken the test yet. We should know on Monday though. But, from what the instructor said, it sounds like the majority of the class did a little worse than the first test. I think I may have gotten one of the higher scores in the class. There is a lot to remember. Despite some of the boring aspects of this class, I'm enjoying it. I spent a little more time talking to the instructor after class today. I think I'm about the only one who has done this. It can't hurt, and I am genuinely interested in the material she has presented. I think a recommendation from her is going to be easy to get. I have pretty much decided that I'm going to take the second econ class, Macroeconomics, with this same instructor next term. No new books to buy and I already know what she expects.

Speech class still sucks. I gave my persuasive speech last Thursday. I thought I did alright until I watched the video of it. Stinkaroo! Although my powerpoint presentation was solid, the information I presented was good, and I had all the required peer reviewed sources, it didn't go very well. When I was working on my speech, I kept throwing away my ideas and had to start over way too many times. Consequently, I didn't have nearly enough time to practice my speech and it showed. I basically read it off of my note cards. I hope I can do better on my last speech, which is a commemorative speech (no research or sources neccessary). As long as I can get it written quickly (my biggest issue) and have time to practice it, it should go alright and I may be able to still get an 'A' from this class. It is a lot harder than I expected it to be. I'm glad I got this one out of the way early. And we still have to do a improvisational speech on the last (finals) day. I have no idea what that is going to be like. Sucky, most likely.

My scholarship classes have been kind of a drag, but I'm glad to have this knowledge now. Hopefully I can use it throughout college life. I basically only have to organize my portfolio, rewrite one short essay, and figure out what my last short essay is going to be about. It's rather difficult to write about yourself on the subjects that they want. Especially in only 150 words. My last one needs to be about a personal accomplishment and the strengths and skills I used to achieve it. This has been a lot harder than it sounds. I started writing about some motorcycle stuff I did, but it didn't seem very appropriate. I don't really feel like I have any personal accomplishments that fit the requirements. I'm stumped. I've got 2 more weeks to figure it out. That SHOULD be more than enough, but it has evaded me so far and I've had a lot more time than that. But, I have no doubts that I will get an 'A' from both of these classes.

Registration for next term starts on Friday. I want to take 4 classes, but I'm pretty sure that it would be too much for me. The three classes I'm considering are a total of 13 credits (12 is considered full time) and that's probably plenty. I think I have pretty much decided that I'm going to take EC202, Macroeconomics; ESR171, Environmental Studies - Biological Perspectives; and I am going to retake MTH111C, College Algebra, as I am not very satisfied with what I got out of this class over the summer. Even though I got a 'B' in it, I think I probably deserved a 'C' and I think I need to know the material better than I do. I started to feel a bit lost by the middle of the 8 week term (non-summer terms are 12 weeks). I still don't really know what my ultimate path for college will be and I think that I need to know this stuff better if I want to have the option of taking trig and calculus classes in the future. I want to do better than just getting by. Plus I already have the textbook, so I will only have to buy one new book for this term.