Fall Quarter ‘09

My grades went down the drain this past quarter. Two B’s and a C-. Though I guess those grades aren’t too bad for the amount of effort I put in:

French (B+): Wrote all six compositions in English and then put them through a translator. Stayed in the back of the class, on facebook or sleeping, never participated despite there being a “participation grade.”

Natural Disasters (B): It was a 9:30 AM class, twice a week. For the final, I had to look up the lecture hall where I normally had this class because I couldn’t remember exactly where it was. That’s how rarely I went to lecture; in fact, I can only recall going four times, all of which I fell asleep during. But with questions on the midterm and final like, “What should you do during an earthquake? A) Duck under a desk and cover yourself. B) Run around screaming outside until someone hears you. C) Other answers as obviously wrong as B,” how could I not get an ok grade?

Sociology (C-): Okay, this class was a little harder to wing, I admit. The lack of effort I put in this class is the only lack I regret out of my three classes because I really could’ve gotten a C or C+. I averaged a 75% on my midterm and final, which, combined, made up 70% of my grade. The other 30% came from simply sitting in discussion sections and signing the attendance sheet. Once a week 1 PM discussions sections; they weren’t even early in the morning. I guess I showed up only 65% of the time, because that was my discussion grade. Oh well.

Academic goal for next quarter: Do better in school, obviously. Even though this quarter was packed and I found myself devoting a lot more time to friends and dancing than I did last year, I still had a lot of down time, hours of which I wasted on facebook or other random internet browsing. I stayed up until 6 AM on the Internet, and that was how I ended up not being able to wake up for a 1 PM class. My problem isn’t my priorities; I just need to stop being so damn lazy.