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October 18, 2005
Chemistry is the devil
So the third orgo prelim in in a little under 2 hrs away and my brain feels like it's going to explode. The way my schedual worked out this time I did the bulk of my studying yesterday and today. That means i've had it up to here with alkenes, bonding, hydroboration, ozonolysis, chair conformations, ugg. I think studying before an exam is like trying to see how much water you can fit in your mouth. At first it seems like no problem, then pretty soon you realize there's no way you can get one more drop in without loosing some or, in this case, your mind. Then, when the actual exam comes, you can only hope that the squeezing on your cheeks makes the water come out in one big squirt rather than down the tube in one big choke. I think i'll do all-right on this one (I just can't figure out resolving enantiomers....grrrr) but I want to do REALLY well...that would probably mean going back in time at this point. Oh well, there's always the third prelim.
On a happier note, I finally got back my behavior prelim, and I got an 86 and the mean was a 77, so i'm happy (although I don't know the standard dev.). That class is fun and dosen't require much hard thought to do well. All my other classes are going all-right too, I'm just about the mean now, wich is an improvement from last year. I'm slowly refining my study habbits so that I do better and better. By the time I graduate I'll be ready to get a 4.0 :-P
But for now it's back to the books, and hopefully not just to sleep on...wish me good luck for 7:30
Posted by agutwin at October 18, 2005 05:46 PM
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I'm proud that you are connecting with the process of achieving good grades. They don't come with luck, but with mental gymnastics. You are getting "stronger" - I see it!
Posted by: mom at October 18, 2005 07:12 PM