It's another A!

Aced the last bio test, guarenteed an A-, one 'two to three page essay on anything biological or ecological' and I've got my A.

Yeah me!

Any ideas on a topic??

I can study!

Something I've always kind of been concerned about is that school would come too easily so I was worried I never really learned how to study. Today I proved to myself I can :)

This last bio test was about biodiversity and the classes of plants and animals, not my strong suit. I used the study guide, wrote down page numbers, found definitions and rocked the test! 24/25 and the one I got wrong was a duh, Sharks don't have an exoskeleton moron type of mistake.

One more test, one more post on the board and one extra credit. As long as I get at least a 19/25 on the last test I've got an A, and if I get below that I still have one more extra credit assignment worth 5 points to make it up.

Very cool.

Yes it's a 100 level class, I should be getting an A with little problems, but it's nice to have it happen too.

Since that section went so well I may start on the last one today, just to get things done and know how much extra credit I'm going to need.

For the one extra credit I know I"m going to do it's a 'pick any topic that relates to biology and write two to three pages on it'. Not sure yet what I'm going to write about, my strong point is basic genetics so maybe something about recessive genes or something. Maybe that moth that changed colors when the English started spouting nasty shit into the air, it evolved to black cuz the white ones got eaten. Natural Selection at it's best!

Or the Red Tide we get here in San Diego (it's red right?) or maybe twins, since I've got that whole nephew thing going. Something to think about.

Scholarships

I wrote an essay today for a scholarship, there are a few more I'm going to do. They're short and not very inventive but I figure if I write enough of them maybe one will hit.

If nothing else I can use them to put off getting more debt.

Facebook

Does anyone use this? I've got cousins and my brother attached to me but for school it wants a valid school email, and my school doesn't seem to do that.

I guess I'll ask them.

Java Assignment Done

I still think my Java teacher is giving us assignments that are way too easy, cuz really, I'm not THAT good. I'm starting to be glad that I have to take another Java course at NU, I'm not sure I'm really learning what I need to learn.

His attitude doesn't help much either.

Anyway assignment in, I don't even get the next one until May 1. That is the 'final project' that he keeps claiming is going to be difficult. If his assignments are any indication it won't be, but chances are it's impossible because he hasn't taught us anything before it.

You get what you pay for right?

Second Bio Test

23/25 and one was a mis-click on my part, the other was me not reading the whole question, so I'm pretty happy.

Not as far ahead as I'd like to be but holding my A with room for 10 more points of extra credit, it's all good.

Unfortunately this was the section I knew the most about going in, genetic and such, the rest won't be quite so easy.

Again with the Love of the Extra Credit

My professor has intelligently limited the extra credit opportunities but I'm appreciating the extra wiggle room. Not that I'm going to slack and count on it, but it means I don't have to be perfect.

I've done the easy stuff, all the rest is more intensive, again as it should be. I just need to make sure I'm prepared for the tests and then I won't even need it. Nice to know it's there though.

Eventually this school stuff is going to get hard, but so far not until possibly July definitely August. Yes Grandma you're right I"m no dummy =) but if I"m going to keep the high GPA I can't underestimate this stuff.

Schdules

Went over my schedule this weekend, I have a plan that takes me through Aug 08 with only one month where it's not online. I still have two months with no classes, there really is nothing offered that I need, which is annoying. I have to double up possibly three months, again is annoying when I have whole months with nothing to do, but I'll live.

If this schedule works January will be the 'hell' month, which I can deal with. I'm going to take two semesters of Calc, it's been a LONG time since I last took that class, and have to take a C++ and possibly another Java programming class, beyond the ones I'm taking now. That means the Java class I'm taking now may not be worth anything, but if nothing else it will give me an exposure to the language for when I take the more intense class.

We love Extra Credit!

This biology class is based on 110 points total but there are 20 points extra credit. This is good as I missed 7 points on the first test. I am more familiar with the format now so the rest of the tests should be better, but much happiness for extra credit.

Schedules

I spent a large amount of time today trying to figure out my future schedule at NU. I did this big chart for my advisor, I hope I was at least close! It looks like I can graduate by the end of 08 assuming they let me double up a few times and I didn't miss any GE's. I still have September open somehow, the school's website died on me so I'll have to see what kind of GE's I can shoe horn in there. I don't want any months off, this needs to be finished.

I may have May 08 off, perhaps a trip then, still need to go to Europe. Bean, when do you graduate? =)

First Grade!

Got an A- in my paper writing class! Ended up with a 92.38, solid A- since they're making a distinction. Most colleges don't but I'm ok with the half steps, they don't do A+ which seems a bit unfair but ehhh =)

Good way to start my career at National, I'm content.

Now I'm off to Biology but that doesn't look too hard. Eventually these classes aren't going to be easy anymore, but until then I'm up for padding my GPA!

Still no Grades!

But Biology looks like a snap. We have all of the assignments for the month and can do them whenever as long as they're done by May 5. I'm thinking I'll be done in a week or two tops if I put my mind to it, which makes me very happy.

Extra credit too, always a good thing, gives me a bit of room on the tests.

Still nothing on the paper, I'm dying here!!!

Some grades

If I had another class to work on I don't think I'd be obsessing so much about my grade. Got full credit on the Power Point Presentation and full credit on all discussion points. Just waiting on the paper and the bibliography.

If he rounds I'm at an A, but the stuff that is left is worth 300 out of 800 points in the class, so that grade really doesn't mean much. Well it means I can get an A, but doesn't guarantee anything.

That power point thing, I used templates, clip art, typed in paragraph headings, I didn't do anything special. I did put it on a timer and added a few screenshots, so it wasn't all clip art, but that really wasn't difficult at all. I read the help and typed stuff in.

I'm not complaining about getting full credit, I just thought there was more to power point than that, the way people were stresing.

Now I keep checking for my final grade!

No grades yet!

Going out of town on Wed to Sun, I would have planned something more if I had realized I had real time off, but this works too. Vegas Vacation ftw


Still no grades, I'm constantly refreshing the page, it being my first class at the University I'm anxious to see how I did.

Spring Break

Turns out my next class doesn't start until the 9th of April, both the Community College and the University are on Spring Break.

I have no idea what to do with myself this week! If I had known I would have planned something. The sad part is this is my only real vacation from school until at least September, and here I am with no plans.

Maybe I'll go to Vegas.