REFLECTION ON CLASSES THIS SEM:

I took 19 credits.

(I knew this semester would be rough for two reasons, and I genuinely believe it might've been my roughest semester out of my entire career)

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ON THE FIRST DAY HE SAID IT WAS NOT 3 CREDITS IN ACTUALITY, BUT MORE LIKE 5.

Statics- This was BY FAR my hardest class. Going into it, I didn't even know what statics was. But I was sure scared. I had a bad feeling. It's like I knew for real. Statics- a section of physics. Once we started with all the reaction forces I realized I did know a little bit what statics was- and many parts of it did make sense.

But what made this class so hard were the actual problems; the homework. I remember the first time in lecture that the professor spent like 40 minutes/of the 50 minute lecture working on part A of a problem...and I was like...Oh...

Each problem takes such a long time. It's not uncommon for a problem to take 2 hours. Once, I spent 5 hours and still didn't get one problem. The rate for statics is like- a problem in an one hour? Is good!

We obviously move fast too...

Each problem is so detailed and nuanced. First you draw an FBD, if that is wrong, the equation setup and everything will be too. There is just so much room for error!!!

Exams are also worth like basically your entire grade, and many times there were things on the exam that we barely/did not cover in lecture or on the homework. And the professor only could get through like 2 problems in each lecture, so the homework was constantly things we didn't go over! (and accuracy graded, like 85 points each homework). Why are we being quizzed on things we didn't learn?

It was so hard to even start a problem on the homework. Just based on the few things we did cover in lecture very briefly. You were barely able to follow along with what the professor was doing/yapping about.

I do ENJOY statics, but the structure of the class made it hard for me to succeed.

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Chekhov: The Drama of Modern Life

My Russian lit class! Чехов! This class was pretty chill! I mean, it still was a lot of reading, for every lecture Tuesday and Thursday we were assigned short stories or a novella or play. On top of all my other classes, it actually was a lot. And I had to get so much better at reading in Russian, because I read originally. But I rose to the challenge! As far as papers, there was a short midterm paper and then for the final... I chose to do the Honors Optional Component (longer version) for med school. About 11 pages, with three sources. I spent like 2 hours looking for Russian books in this really confusing creepy but kind-of cool library. All of the aisles that had my books were blocked off and locked!

It was nice going back to my roots, and reading in my native language. The classic world-renowned authors. I will be taking another Russian lit class (I have to take two "englishs/literatures" for med school...though for me it is more like Russian isn't it haha)

One of my NY goals was to read more in Russian (that's like all I read now lol) and russian literature...so I was happy this class squeezed in that desire into my schedule and held me accountable!!

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INTEREGR170

Such a cool class! I learned a lot about engineering ethics and all sorts of stuff but way more importantly, I learned how to work on a team a lot better. Our project was so cool! I love and am obviously going into pediatrics so it was cool to make something for kids! (Musical drum station for elementary school based here in Madison). I loved my team and it was so much fun!!!! And now we have this great video for memories!!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZYxnTLXxss&feature=youtu.be

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Calculus III

Not my hard class. Was pretty okay, and only got weird towards the end (line integrals, surface integrals, flux, green's theorem, stoke's theorem, divergence theorem).

I don't know what I'm doing anymore, just what to do. But my TA said they stopped justifying things because it would take more advanced math courses to justify. But what the freak? Then, why teach?

Was annoying with statics.

A little scared for the final. We learned two theorems on the last day and have barely had guidance, practice, review, jusitification on it...and now are just like immediatetly being tested on it.

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Programming I (Java)

Omg I hate coding so so much this class was actually the death of me. I understood nothing. My professor would just be talking, but it's like words were not coming out of his mouth. I'm so bad at coding.

THIS CLASS HAD SO MANY ASSIGNMENTS OMG. This along with statics, was such a time-consuming class. I ended with like 176 assignments.

There was participation, challenges, zyLabs...and, instead of a second lecture, a million videos to watch and quizzes to take. Also like no way to study.

A lil scared for the final.

The thing about computer science is that I can and enjoy like anything in STEM, I like challenges, I like to learn, I like to know how stuff works. But computers? I never much cared for them, coding languages are so made up, make no sense, and intricate. Also the class was just not taught well. Maybe I cared more I would have tried harder in that class but unfortunately I just kind-of don't and statics...(like I actually enjoy the subject). And real things, not made-up computer things, I could study for hours...chemistry, biology, physics...the human body...anatomy...

And again, SO MANY ASSIGNMENTS> WAY TOO MANY ASSIGNMENTS...AND ON TOP OF THAT? NOT WELL TAUGHT. AND I felt like we were just pushed into it. "Write this code" how the freak do I know how to write this weird made-up intricate nuanced detailed code that won't compile if I don't add some made-up word or letter in.

Scanner scanner = new scanner(System.in);

Tell me who made this. What the heck.

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Russian Film

Required for my Russian House. This class was so fun! I didn't even get to do my final presentation in Russian, sadly, because there were people who didn't speak any Russian at all in the class, but it was fun to watch and share my childhood movie The Three Musketeers with everyone, and do a presentation about it!

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I'm beyond happy to be done with statics and comp sci (frickin' was required for my major, tell me how one I'm going to use it or how I would even get much and use it from ONE semester anyway???)

No semester will ever be as bad again. Not physics, no more 🚫comp sci...no chemistry will ever be as bad again...

I would've enjoyed statics so much more if I wasn't feeling academic pressure/grade/GPA pressure because of progression all the time, like a heavy cloud weighing down on my shoulders, ALL. THE. TIME.

Like I wish I was just allowed to enjoy my classes.

I also have screwed myself for progression, because my grades were supposed to be better this semester.

Every day went by so fast...I was fighting for time and had so much to do everyday! So busy, days so full!!!

But started to drag a little in the end...how can time be fast and slow at the same time? Cause at the same time...my friends all leaving for the summer SO SO soon.