Tuesday, May 02, 2006
And I hate COM 112 too
So now that I've completed my Zoology studying for today, I've moved on to COM 112. I don't really hate the class, I just hate that the professor makes it so tedious. At the beginning of the semester, we had unannounced quizzes on chapters that we were supposed to have read prior to coming to class. For the first one, I had done my reading for this class a few days prior, because I like to be ahead in my classes in case something comes up so that I'm not struggling to finish an assignment at the last minute. I didn't realize that the quiz would be on such tiny details (and only be made up of 5 questions) so I recieved a 60 on my first attempt. After that, I always read my chapters the night before, and made sure to review the notes that I had done before for about an hour before going to class. When I began doing this, my quiz grades improved, and I always got an 80 or a 100 on every quiz afterwards. This professor also decided to offer up a way to get that lowest quiz grade dropped, which was to attend every group presentation and sign the roll. I did so, so I got that horrid 60 erased from my grades, and ended up with a 90 quiz average. I did well on the exams, but my professor gave out review sheets so I really didn't see a reason not to do well on them. I recieved a 90 on my first exam and a 97 on my second. The only thing that I'm worried about is my group presentation score. It turned out okay, but it wasn't great. I did the majority of the work for my group, and I was proud of what I did, but it didn't make up for the fact that most groups were made up of five people, and we only had three, and only one other girl in the group besides me really contributed anything. Thus, it is very important for me to do well on this final tomorrow, but I'm having difficulties studying for it at the moment, and my two favorite TV shows, American Idol and House come on tonight, and I'm in a bit of a quandry of what I should do. I really want to watch these shows, but I know that this grade is worth a lot, so I'm afraid that I may have to give them up in my pursuit of an A in COM 112 (which is really quite necessary given my dismal performance in Zoology and Chemistry all semester). Oh woe is me.
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Don't worry - with commercial breaks and the time after house and American Idol, you will have plenty of time to study. Besides, you'll even have a bit of time before you go if you get up early enough, so don't sweat it. Watch the shows, COM 112 be damned!
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