I'm starting this post with the requisite apology for not posting...but I have been out and about quite a bit lately! I've realized that I only have a month left in London, so I'm trying to get out and see everything that I have left on my list to see! On top of that, I just spent the weekend in Dublin! I've wanted to visit Ireland since the beginning of the year and since it's so close I can't believe it took me so long to get there. It was just Kelsey and I on this trip and we had a lot of fun exploring at our own pace and just taking it easy.
In other news, this being my last month in London and all has brought on a bit of a return to reality since I have my first exam tomorrow. The UK system heavily emphasizes exams and most of them count for 70% of my overall course grade. Yuck. They are also SUPER strict about the rules during exams. You're not even allowed to bring bags/notes/anything other than pencils and erasers into the exam room. It's kind of annoying if you want to bring your cell phone, you have to leave it in a ziplock bag at the front of the room. And, if your cell phone rings during an exam, it can result in immediate failure of the exam. What's also super annoying about exams in the UK, is that since they are so strict about the seating arrangements, all exams have to take place in lecture halls and apparently this university doesn't have enough lecture halls to host all the exams on campus. Therefore, ALL of my exams take place off campus. And I don't just mean walk across the street off campus, I mean I have to take the tube to get to my exam location. Since it's off campus, I want to bring my cell phone with me, but it's such a hassle to have to jump through all their stupid hoops just so I can have my phone with me.
As far as my exam tomorrow, I feel fairly prepared for it. It's annoying that we aren't allowed to use programmable calculators, so my beloved TI-89 will have to stay at home. Thankfully a friend of mine has one of those regular, old-fashioned, non-graphing calculators (I mean, who uses those?!) because I certainly don't and I wouldn't walk into an exam without a calculator. The real disappointment in not being able to use my own calculator is that I'm not familiar with the location of the buttons and features on this other calculator so it takes longer to solve problems using it. Plus, it's not capable of doing integrals and derivatives so I have no way of checking my work.
My opinion on calculator use has always been that if it's available in the real world, it should be available on the exam. I mean, I understand the motivation behind not letting us use calculators. I actually forgot about 90% of all I learned about how to integrate since I have a calculator that's capable of doing it for me. The result is that I had to relearn a lot of the basic calculus concepts since I've long since forgotten them. Preventing us from using calculators thus requires us to remember all those old calculus concepts. As an engineering school, however, I don't think they are doing us any favors but not teaching us how to effectively use the latest in industry standard tools. When we graduate and enter industry, our employers will expect us to know how to use Mathematica, Matlab, Excel, and TI-89s to speed up our work. Students who have been forced to take exams without calculators all their lives will therefore be at a disadvantage in industry since they will have to familiarize themselves with these tools in able to keep pace with other employees.
The second main reason professors say they don't let students use calculators on exams is that it makes the exam too easy. This assumes that having a calculator on an exam instantly makes that exam easy. That is completely false, however, as the difficult part of an exam isn't solving the integral, but rather using creativity and problem solving skills to come up with which integral to solve. This is the fundamental difference between human intelligence and computer intelligence; and coincidentally why computer intelligence is still years away from matching the intelligence of a human. Humans are able to figure out solutions real world problems because humans can think abstractly. A human can translate a word problem or a diagram into an equation. There isn't a calculator in the world that can do that. And quite frankly, that is what makes exams difficult. The difficulty of the exam comes from how creative your equation must be, not how difficult it is to solve the equation. As an analogy, think of a game of solitaire. The difficult part is in the beginning when you still have a bunch of unknown cards face down. Once all the cards are facing upwards, you know the game is won no matter how many cards are still left in the deck up top. This is how it is with a real engineering problem. All the ingenuity comes at the beginning when you are figuring out which variables go where and how to pair them together. Then, once you have everything in the right order in the right equation, you know you've "won," even though you don't have the final numerical solution yet. A calculator can only help you after you've already "won" the problem. You tell the calculator which equation to solve, not the other way around. Thus, using a calculator on an exam simply speeds up the part of the game where you already know you've won, you just haven't put all the cards on the aces yet. Thus, a calculator could never make a problem "easier," in the same way that the auto-complete function at the end of a solitaire game doesn't make the game any easier. So, if a professor is saying that using a calculator would make an exam easy, the exam was already easy in the first place. In that case, the exam should be harder.
So, the point of that digression was to explain why it annoys me that they won't let us use calculators on our exams. Solving integrals without a calculator is very straightforward and tedious, and quite frankly I was tested on that in high school. I don't see why I need to be tested on it again. Thankfully, USC is more forward thinking in their calculator usage, and therefore TI-89s are encouraged. That way the professors are testing us on our ability to problem solve rather than our ability to do high school algebra.
After tomorrow's exam, I have exams on the 25th, 28th, and 29th, then my dad's coming to London to visit! So I don't really have much time for any more traveling. To celebrate finishing my first exam, I'm going to Liverpool for just one night since I've been wanting to go for a while but haven't gotten a chance to yet and that's the only time I could squeeze it in before leaving. So, that means that Ireland was the last country new I visited on this trip! That brings my grand total of countries visited to 20! Not bad for 5 months. I'm definitely going to miss all the traveling when I get back to the States, but maybe I'll be able to take a few trips this summer! I'm already thinking about going to Washington D.C. and Minneapolis, so we'll have to wait and see what works out.
Well, what started out as a really quick why I haven't been posting post turned into a really long rambling post. Clearly I need to work on being more concise. But, now I need to get back to studying. Expect more to come when I need more breaks from studying!
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Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Abandonment
Ah dear blog! I haven't abandoned thee! In all honesty, I've just be SUPER busy. Really though...these past few weeks have been some of the most hectic of my life. I've spent the past two weekends in a row off campus (first for the EDCO retreat, then for a wedding) and am leaving in about 8 hours to go to Balls! In case you don't remember from last year, Balls is the biggest rocket launch convention in America and it only happens once a year! Rocket lab has been working round the clock to get our rocket, Traveler, ready for launch. Traveler is "the big one" as they say and is the culmination of 6 years of hard work in rocket lab. The founding purpose of rocket lab was to build a rocket to reach space and we're finally about to launch a rocket designed to get there! In less than 24 hours the moment of truth will have happened!
Anywho, a few of the other things keeping me busy are...
Work - my project has been going well so far but has been on a bit of a hold this past week. I hope to get more done next week. I try to spend about 15 hours doing work-related things a week.
Work #2 - Supervising the freshman in the AME 105 lab. This is actually super fun! I spend about 8 hours a week in the main AME department lab and machine shop working with freshman on building their gliders. Also, my little sis in AOE is in 105 so I get to hang out with her!
Rocket Lab - Haven't spent as much time in rocket lab as I would like, but I do whatever I can.
Classes - Of course, I'm maxed out on units which means I spend approximately 18 hours a week in class. Not to mention 3 hours of homework for every 1 hour of class so one can reasonably assume 34 hours of my week are spent doing homework. In case you're keeping track, about 75 hours of my week are already accounted for.
AOE - Chapter meetings and Candidate meetings, unfortunately being off campus means I haven't been able to go to any of the social events so far :( Plus I'm secretary and merchandising chair, so about 5-6 hours each week goes to AOE.
Ballroom - New for this semester! I joined the ballroom club! Sadly, I've missed the past couple weeks :( But normally I go once a week for about 1.5 hours.
Sleep - (HA!) About 6 hours a night (average)
So, if you're keeping track: Approximately 118.5 hours of my week are accounted for. Deducting my weekends (since I've been off campus) and 106.5/120 of my available hours in a week are accounted for. Add in some time for Facebook, eating, checking email, and random meetings, I basically have zero time to waste. Also, I feel super nerdy for actually calculating that out (it is times like these when I realize how much engineering is taking over my life).
Life has been good though. Being so busy has definitely been keeping me out of trouble. I feel like I haven't been to a single party since the first weekend here (before I had homework) but the time I've spent off campus has been super fun and I've been enjoying most of my classes. Anywho, I hope to get a more detailed post up here soon with tons of pictures from my various adventures and go into a little more detail about my classes and stuff. I promise I haven't abandoned the blog!
Anywho, a few of the other things keeping me busy are...
Work - my project has been going well so far but has been on a bit of a hold this past week. I hope to get more done next week. I try to spend about 15 hours doing work-related things a week.
Work #2 - Supervising the freshman in the AME 105 lab. This is actually super fun! I spend about 8 hours a week in the main AME department lab and machine shop working with freshman on building their gliders. Also, my little sis in AOE is in 105 so I get to hang out with her!
Rocket Lab - Haven't spent as much time in rocket lab as I would like, but I do whatever I can.
Classes - Of course, I'm maxed out on units which means I spend approximately 18 hours a week in class. Not to mention 3 hours of homework for every 1 hour of class so one can reasonably assume 34 hours of my week are spent doing homework. In case you're keeping track, about 75 hours of my week are already accounted for.
AOE - Chapter meetings and Candidate meetings, unfortunately being off campus means I haven't been able to go to any of the social events so far :( Plus I'm secretary and merchandising chair, so about 5-6 hours each week goes to AOE.
Ballroom - New for this semester! I joined the ballroom club! Sadly, I've missed the past couple weeks :( But normally I go once a week for about 1.5 hours.
Sleep - (HA!) About 6 hours a night (average)
So, if you're keeping track: Approximately 118.5 hours of my week are accounted for. Deducting my weekends (since I've been off campus) and 106.5/120 of my available hours in a week are accounted for. Add in some time for Facebook, eating, checking email, and random meetings, I basically have zero time to waste. Also, I feel super nerdy for actually calculating that out (it is times like these when I realize how much engineering is taking over my life).
Life has been good though. Being so busy has definitely been keeping me out of trouble. I feel like I haven't been to a single party since the first weekend here (before I had homework) but the time I've spent off campus has been super fun and I've been enjoying most of my classes. Anywho, I hope to get a more detailed post up here soon with tons of pictures from my various adventures and go into a little more detail about my classes and stuff. I promise I haven't abandoned the blog!
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Week 3 - Errands
Hello All! I know I start every post with "I can't believe how much time has flown" so this post I'm going with the variation - I kept meaning to post every day this week and time kept slipping past! (Really guys!) This week has been really exciting but unusually busy with errands. I've been running around trying to put together my study abroad application (due tomorrow!), getting stuff organized for AOE and figuring out what I need to do for work. I'm hoping that for the next couple weeks things will settle down before midterms start.
Monday we didn't have class (hooray!) but I spent the majority of the day catching up on homework. Tuesday was a crazy day running around campus because I had so many errands to run. My day started around 8 when I left to print my homework (to turn in before 9) then I had an appointment at the health center, class from 10-4, then I had to stop by the study abroad office to schedule an appointment, the registration building to pick up copies of my transcripts, class from 5-7, then I went to the RA fair from 7:30-9, I also had to print out my homework and turn in some stuff online. By the time it was 10pm I was so tired I did a little homework and just passed out. Wednesday was every bit as busy as I had class from 9-2 then I had to run around trying to fill out my passport paperwork and get my passport photos taken. Then I met with a professor at 5:15 to get a recommendation letter for my study abroad app and hang out at Starbucks for a while (she's really awesome!) before heading back to my apartment to do Thermodynamics homework with a friend then heading to Ballroom Dancing class at 9. Class ended around 10:15 and the whole class headed over to Traditions (the bar/club on campus, commonly known as "Traddy's") to hang out and eat nachos. Side note - Traddy's is awesome. It's basically half sport's bar with big TVs and a bunch of people hanging out watching games and half dance club with cool DJs and light shows and awesomeness. And even better, it's on campus! They're really strict about not letting under 21 drink but it's still a fun place to hang out. Anywho, needless to say, by the time I got home on Wednesday night I was once again so tired I did a little homework then just passed out. Thursday was less busy because I didn't have anything due on Friday but it was still a pretty long day. Study abroad advising at 9, class 10-4 (don't forget the math quiz every Thursday!) and 5-7, then tie dying with AOE! Tie dying is one of our recruitment traditions and everyone looks forward to it every semester. I was pretty happy with how mine came out. Check out this picture.
It was a little more yellow-y than I had hoped, but none the less, I was happy with it!
Friday was a much more chill day. Thankfully I only have math class at 10 then honors colloquium at 1. I hung out in Rocket lab for a little while between classes (but didn't really do any work) then headed over to my lab afterwards for our group meeting. We still haven't heard back from the manufacturer of the mandrels I'm supposed to use about the layup procedure so I haven't started making any samples yet but I plan on cutting carbon fiber on Monday. Hopefully the manufacturer will get back to us about the specifics of how to use the mandrels soon because I really want to get started! And I also don't want to just "wing it" when it comes to the layup.
On Saturday I finally submitted all my paperwork for renewing my passport! The stupid office is only open from 10:30am-3pm (super inconvenient for my class schedule) and you have to have an appointment. At least it's just across the street on the west side of campus so it wasn't too far to bike. Anyway, what with my passport submitted for renewal, my recommendation letters turned in, my essayed finished, and copies of my transcripts bought, I'm done with my application! And it's probably a good thing because the application is due tomorrow. I just need to stop by the office, turn in all my completed materials and then hope for the best! I'm probably going to turn in an application to one back up program (but I can use mostly the same essays and nothing else needs to be redone) but that application isn't due for two more weeks.
Saturday was also GAME DAY!! The game had one of the most exciting endings ever. During the first half we were leading by about 10 points but in the second half Utah started coming back to bring the score to 17-14. With only 18 seconds left, Utah was on its forth down and only 1 yard away from a first down. After the play, it was initially called short but after review and re-measurement they called it a first down. Then they reset the clock to 20 seconds. At this point, Utah was on the 41 yard line. They decide to go for a field goal and BAM, USC's 6' 7" offensive tackle Matt Kalil blocks the kick sending the ball right into the open arms of cornerback Torin Harris who ran like crazy for a 68 yard touchdown. SO INTENSE!! The whole student section was going crazy!! The idiot refs took away the points for "illegal celebration" (what the heck is that anyway?) but two hours later they gave us our points back for an official final score of 23-14! It was such a great game!! A little too close for comfort, but we were all proud that our defense held through all the way till the end. For your viewing pleasure, I have included pictures!
They were giving out flags to commemorate 9/11. I thought they looked good in my hair!
Roommates at the game!
We had four F16s fly over after the national anthem. Having the flag in the picture was totally accidental but I kind of like it. Go America!
As for today, I'm just trying to catch up on homework and we had candidate initiation for AOE! We have nine lovely candidates this semester. After initiation we went out to lunch in Lil Tokyo and got some delicious lunch! Oh how I do love avocado rolls...yum. Take a look at our beautiful candidates:
As for now, I'm off to go work on statics homework with a friend. Wish me luck!
Monday we didn't have class (hooray!) but I spent the majority of the day catching up on homework. Tuesday was a crazy day running around campus because I had so many errands to run. My day started around 8 when I left to print my homework (to turn in before 9) then I had an appointment at the health center, class from 10-4, then I had to stop by the study abroad office to schedule an appointment, the registration building to pick up copies of my transcripts, class from 5-7, then I went to the RA fair from 7:30-9, I also had to print out my homework and turn in some stuff online. By the time it was 10pm I was so tired I did a little homework and just passed out. Wednesday was every bit as busy as I had class from 9-2 then I had to run around trying to fill out my passport paperwork and get my passport photos taken. Then I met with a professor at 5:15 to get a recommendation letter for my study abroad app and hang out at Starbucks for a while (she's really awesome!) before heading back to my apartment to do Thermodynamics homework with a friend then heading to Ballroom Dancing class at 9. Class ended around 10:15 and the whole class headed over to Traditions (the bar/club on campus, commonly known as "Traddy's") to hang out and eat nachos. Side note - Traddy's is awesome. It's basically half sport's bar with big TVs and a bunch of people hanging out watching games and half dance club with cool DJs and light shows and awesomeness. And even better, it's on campus! They're really strict about not letting under 21 drink but it's still a fun place to hang out. Anywho, needless to say, by the time I got home on Wednesday night I was once again so tired I did a little homework then just passed out. Thursday was less busy because I didn't have anything due on Friday but it was still a pretty long day. Study abroad advising at 9, class 10-4 (don't forget the math quiz every Thursday!) and 5-7, then tie dying with AOE! Tie dying is one of our recruitment traditions and everyone looks forward to it every semester. I was pretty happy with how mine came out. Check out this picture.
It was a little more yellow-y than I had hoped, but none the less, I was happy with it!
Friday was a much more chill day. Thankfully I only have math class at 10 then honors colloquium at 1. I hung out in Rocket lab for a little while between classes (but didn't really do any work) then headed over to my lab afterwards for our group meeting. We still haven't heard back from the manufacturer of the mandrels I'm supposed to use about the layup procedure so I haven't started making any samples yet but I plan on cutting carbon fiber on Monday. Hopefully the manufacturer will get back to us about the specifics of how to use the mandrels soon because I really want to get started! And I also don't want to just "wing it" when it comes to the layup.
On Saturday I finally submitted all my paperwork for renewing my passport! The stupid office is only open from 10:30am-3pm (super inconvenient for my class schedule) and you have to have an appointment. At least it's just across the street on the west side of campus so it wasn't too far to bike. Anyway, what with my passport submitted for renewal, my recommendation letters turned in, my essayed finished, and copies of my transcripts bought, I'm done with my application! And it's probably a good thing because the application is due tomorrow. I just need to stop by the office, turn in all my completed materials and then hope for the best! I'm probably going to turn in an application to one back up program (but I can use mostly the same essays and nothing else needs to be redone) but that application isn't due for two more weeks.
Saturday was also GAME DAY!! The game had one of the most exciting endings ever. During the first half we were leading by about 10 points but in the second half Utah started coming back to bring the score to 17-14. With only 18 seconds left, Utah was on its forth down and only 1 yard away from a first down. After the play, it was initially called short but after review and re-measurement they called it a first down. Then they reset the clock to 20 seconds. At this point, Utah was on the 41 yard line. They decide to go for a field goal and BAM, USC's 6' 7" offensive tackle Matt Kalil blocks the kick sending the ball right into the open arms of cornerback Torin Harris who ran like crazy for a 68 yard touchdown. SO INTENSE!! The whole student section was going crazy!! The idiot refs took away the points for "illegal celebration" (what the heck is that anyway?) but two hours later they gave us our points back for an official final score of 23-14! It was such a great game!! A little too close for comfort, but we were all proud that our defense held through all the way till the end. For your viewing pleasure, I have included pictures!
They were giving out flags to commemorate 9/11. I thought they looked good in my hair!
Roommates at the game!
We had four F16s fly over after the national anthem. Having the flag in the picture was totally accidental but I kind of like it. Go America!
As for today, I'm just trying to catch up on homework and we had candidate initiation for AOE! We have nine lovely candidates this semester. After initiation we went out to lunch in Lil Tokyo and got some delicious lunch! Oh how I do love avocado rolls...yum. Take a look at our beautiful candidates:
As for now, I'm off to go work on statics homework with a friend. Wish me luck!
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Arrival and New Beginnings
Hello All!
Wow - what a summer it's been! I can't believe summer flew by so quickly and I'm already back at USC! It's great to be back getting to see everyone and hanging out with all my good friends. Anywho, much is the same this year, same major - Aerospace Engineering - same job at the composites center, and many of the same friends. But, there are a few different things too. For one thing, I'm living in an apartment! Wooo hoo!! I'm still in USC but I'm across Jefferson, the main street that defines the northern border of what is considered "campus." I put campus in quotations because USC technically owns the land north of Jefferson which encompasses my apartment complex and University Village and therefore it is all part of campus but since Jefferson is a fairly large street with plenty of L.A. traffic, there is a divide between traditional "campus" and the north-side which has been acquired by USC fairly recently.
Anywho, I'm so excited to be living in an apartment! I have one amazing roommate named Preksha who is one of my sorority sisters. So far we've been having a great time living together! I just moved in this past Sunday but I've pretty much got my stuff all arranged and sorted out now. Compared to my dorm last year, this apartment is sooo big! I have way more space than I know what to do with. I have a bunch of drawers and shelves left empty because I really don't have anything to put on them. It's crazy. Anyway, check out some pictures!
I can't believe we have such a big walk-in closet!!!
Compared to the living room (which is huge) the bathroom is kind of small, but we have two sinks which is perfect for when Preksha and I are getting ready together in the mornings.
Living room. We arranged the sofa to kind of separate the table from the dining room. Hopefully I can set up my projector so we can watch movies on the wall!
And we have air conditioning! For y'all in Louisiana that might seem necessary, but out here in L.A. where it never gets that hot and you're on campus, having air conditioning is quite awesome.
This is where we do most of our group studying.
The kitchen! We have all the basics covered. Also not pictured we have a huge walk-in pantry. Honestly, I could store more food in there than I could eat in a year, it's kind of ridiculous!
Well, that's pretty much it for the apartment. I'm really loving it! So far I've only had three days of classes and I already have a math quiz tomorrow. Yup, that's engineering for you. Other than that, I'm expecting most of my classes to go pretty smoothly. This is my first semester only taking 18 units, but I'm only taking engineering classes so I'm not entirely sure how my workload will turn out. This is what my schedule looks like:
PHED 102: Weight Training - taking this for fun just to make me go to the gym at least twice a week!
MATH 245: Differential Equations - my last undergraduate math class!!
AME 201 - Statics - basically a repeat of physics last year but only systems that don't move
AME 310 - Thermodynamics - study of transfer between heat and mechanical work
PHYS 162 - Advanced Physics: Electricity and Magnetism - forcing myself through honors again
EDCO 030 - Peer Counseling - This class is required to become an RA, since becoming an RA is something I'm considering I figured I'd take the class but it seems like it's just going to be a great way to gain leadership skills.
So that's it for my classes. As far as extracurriculars, I'm meeting with my boss on Monday to talk about what project I'll be working on this semester, so once all the paperwork for that goes through I'll be going back to work. Also, I'm assuming the position as secretary of my sorority, so I've been trying to do a lot of organizing and managing for that. As time permits, I'll be heading over to Rocket Lab because it's so much fun to be involved. And of course, you can't forget that it's football season!! We have seven home games this semester so I can already tell you that's seven Saturdays that I won't get any homework done whatsoever! I'm really looking forward to the games and it's our last year of sanctions!
So, as of right now, that's about all I've got confirmed for the semester. It's already starting to get busy so I'm glad that I have my Mon/Wed/Fri fairly free to go to work, do homework, meet with professors, etc. Time management is definitely going to be paramount this semester if I want to be able to handle my workload from class and still maintain some semblance of a social life!
Well, that's about it for now. Welcome to my year 2 blog!
Wow - what a summer it's been! I can't believe summer flew by so quickly and I'm already back at USC! It's great to be back getting to see everyone and hanging out with all my good friends. Anywho, much is the same this year, same major - Aerospace Engineering - same job at the composites center, and many of the same friends. But, there are a few different things too. For one thing, I'm living in an apartment! Wooo hoo!! I'm still in USC but I'm across Jefferson, the main street that defines the northern border of what is considered "campus." I put campus in quotations because USC technically owns the land north of Jefferson which encompasses my apartment complex and University Village and therefore it is all part of campus but since Jefferson is a fairly large street with plenty of L.A. traffic, there is a divide between traditional "campus" and the north-side which has been acquired by USC fairly recently.
Anywho, I'm so excited to be living in an apartment! I have one amazing roommate named Preksha who is one of my sorority sisters. So far we've been having a great time living together! I just moved in this past Sunday but I've pretty much got my stuff all arranged and sorted out now. Compared to my dorm last year, this apartment is sooo big! I have way more space than I know what to do with. I have a bunch of drawers and shelves left empty because I really don't have anything to put on them. It's crazy. Anyway, check out some pictures!
I can't believe we have such a big walk-in closet!!!
Compared to the living room (which is huge) the bathroom is kind of small, but we have two sinks which is perfect for when Preksha and I are getting ready together in the mornings.
Living room. We arranged the sofa to kind of separate the table from the dining room. Hopefully I can set up my projector so we can watch movies on the wall!
And we have air conditioning! For y'all in Louisiana that might seem necessary, but out here in L.A. where it never gets that hot and you're on campus, having air conditioning is quite awesome.
This is where we do most of our group studying.
The kitchen! We have all the basics covered. Also not pictured we have a huge walk-in pantry. Honestly, I could store more food in there than I could eat in a year, it's kind of ridiculous!
Well, that's pretty much it for the apartment. I'm really loving it! So far I've only had three days of classes and I already have a math quiz tomorrow. Yup, that's engineering for you. Other than that, I'm expecting most of my classes to go pretty smoothly. This is my first semester only taking 18 units, but I'm only taking engineering classes so I'm not entirely sure how my workload will turn out. This is what my schedule looks like:
MATH 245: Differential Equations - my last undergraduate math class!!
AME 201 - Statics - basically a repeat of physics last year but only systems that don't move
AME 310 - Thermodynamics - study of transfer between heat and mechanical work
PHYS 162 - Advanced Physics: Electricity and Magnetism - forcing myself through honors again
EDCO 030 - Peer Counseling - This class is required to become an RA, since becoming an RA is something I'm considering I figured I'd take the class but it seems like it's just going to be a great way to gain leadership skills.
So that's it for my classes. As far as extracurriculars, I'm meeting with my boss on Monday to talk about what project I'll be working on this semester, so once all the paperwork for that goes through I'll be going back to work. Also, I'm assuming the position as secretary of my sorority, so I've been trying to do a lot of organizing and managing for that. As time permits, I'll be heading over to Rocket Lab because it's so much fun to be involved. And of course, you can't forget that it's football season!! We have seven home games this semester so I can already tell you that's seven Saturdays that I won't get any homework done whatsoever! I'm really looking forward to the games and it's our last year of sanctions!
So, as of right now, that's about all I've got confirmed for the semester. It's already starting to get busy so I'm glad that I have my Mon/Wed/Fri fairly free to go to work, do homework, meet with professors, etc. Time management is definitely going to be paramount this semester if I want to be able to handle my workload from class and still maintain some semblance of a social life!
Well, that's about it for now. Welcome to my year 2 blog!
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