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labellementeuseLast semester's marks:
Logic A: A+
My verdict: totally deserved, I loved that course and I worked reasonably hard. I'm still stoked, though, because while I got 100% for my first 50% test, the second 50% test (which I must have got at least... 35, 40% of) was really bizarrely formatted, so I had no idea what to expect. So, yeah, I'm pleased.
Epistemology and Metaphysics: A
My verdict: Hm, I could have done with another A+, but I guess I can't complain. Can't help wondering if that essay had been a little better... but meh.
Algebra and Cryptography: A-
My verdict: I'm disappointed, actually. I did at least A, often better, in all the tests and assignments, and I didn't find the exam overly difficult. I dunno, I feel like I knew the course material better than that. However, it could be because I missed a lot of my tutorials; I kind of want my exam script back now...
French: B
My verdict: AHAHAHA okay, I'm actually really pleased because considering I hated the course, skipped half my classes and assessments and did an absolutely horrible oral I was seriously expecting to flunk, so, yay!
This semester's courses:
I was originally planning on taking Logic B, Semantics, Children's Literature and a history paper. However...
-I need more maths for my degree
-Children's literature clashes with Logic B
- I went to my semantics lecture today and it looks seriously boring
So my possible remodel looks either like this:
Logic B, MATH221 (groups & systems), semantics, and either nineteenth century environments or seventeenth century writing
OR
Logic B, MATH221, nineteenth century environments AND seventeenth century writing.
If anyone wants to cast a vote on which way they think I should go, please to do so as I am seriously stuck and need to make up my mind ASAP.
Pros for semantics: it's a logic-based course, and I normally adore logic. It's also a linguistics course on the meaning of words, which I also normally find interesting. I have a solid background in both logic and linguistics; I'm good at them both, too, so this has the potential to be an easy pass.
Cons for semantics: The class today was kind of dull. I might keep going for a couple of weeks to see if it improves.
Pros for nineteenth century environments: I went today and it looks really good, the lecturer seems interesting and so does the course material, which is basically about the development of environmentalist poetry, prose and non-fiction in the nineteenth century as a response to things like the industrial revolution. We get to study Frankenstein, Tess of the d'Urbervlles and the Hunting of the Snark, along with Charles Darwin and a whole slew of poets. I'm interested in environmentalism and I don't really know much about the nineteenth century but hey, Darwin!
Cons for nineteenth century environments: it looks like a crapload of reading and a lot of work. But... I think I might enjoy both, so.
Pros for the seventeenth century: king & country: I haven't been to a lecture yet (trying tomorrow) but I had one of the lecturers last year for my Shakespeare course and he was great. I know a fair bit about the (early) seventeenth century and it was a pretty interesting period. I'd quite like to study Milton because I know I'll never read him otherwise. And apparently we do a lot of seventeenth century poetry, which I think would be really satisfying; I love studying poetry (this is also a pro for C19th.)
Cons for the seventeenth century: if I don't take it, I have my Tuesdays off. Um, yeah, I would quite like that. :P It, too, looks like a lot of reading. I'd be doing three 22-pt 200 level papers and one 11-pt 200 level, which I'd be doing anyway, but I have a feeling Semantics might be an easy pass and this one definitely wouldn't be. *sigh*
ETA: also, what, are all the universities releasing their results today or something? crazy, kids. And congratulations to flist who seem to be doing very well indeed. :)
Logic A: A+
My verdict: totally deserved, I loved that course and I worked reasonably hard. I'm still stoked, though, because while I got 100% for my first 50% test, the second 50% test (which I must have got at least... 35, 40% of) was really bizarrely formatted, so I had no idea what to expect. So, yeah, I'm pleased.
Epistemology and Metaphysics: A
My verdict: Hm, I could have done with another A+, but I guess I can't complain. Can't help wondering if that essay had been a little better... but meh.
Algebra and Cryptography: A-
My verdict: I'm disappointed, actually. I did at least A, often better, in all the tests and assignments, and I didn't find the exam overly difficult. I dunno, I feel like I knew the course material better than that. However, it could be because I missed a lot of my tutorials; I kind of want my exam script back now...
French: B
My verdict: AHAHAHA okay, I'm actually really pleased because considering I hated the course, skipped half my classes and assessments and did an absolutely horrible oral I was seriously expecting to flunk, so, yay!
This semester's courses:
I was originally planning on taking Logic B, Semantics, Children's Literature and a history paper. However...
-I need more maths for my degree
-Children's literature clashes with Logic B
- I went to my semantics lecture today and it looks seriously boring
So my possible remodel looks either like this:
Logic B, MATH221 (groups & systems), semantics, and either nineteenth century environments or seventeenth century writing
OR
Logic B, MATH221, nineteenth century environments AND seventeenth century writing.
If anyone wants to cast a vote on which way they think I should go, please to do so as I am seriously stuck and need to make up my mind ASAP.
Pros for semantics: it's a logic-based course, and I normally adore logic. It's also a linguistics course on the meaning of words, which I also normally find interesting. I have a solid background in both logic and linguistics; I'm good at them both, too, so this has the potential to be an easy pass.
Cons for semantics: The class today was kind of dull. I might keep going for a couple of weeks to see if it improves.
Pros for nineteenth century environments: I went today and it looks really good, the lecturer seems interesting and so does the course material, which is basically about the development of environmentalist poetry, prose and non-fiction in the nineteenth century as a response to things like the industrial revolution. We get to study Frankenstein, Tess of the d'Urbervlles and the Hunting of the Snark, along with Charles Darwin and a whole slew of poets. I'm interested in environmentalism and I don't really know much about the nineteenth century but hey, Darwin!
Cons for nineteenth century environments: it looks like a crapload of reading and a lot of work. But... I think I might enjoy both, so.
Pros for the seventeenth century: king & country: I haven't been to a lecture yet (trying tomorrow) but I had one of the lecturers last year for my Shakespeare course and he was great. I know a fair bit about the (early) seventeenth century and it was a pretty interesting period. I'd quite like to study Milton because I know I'll never read him otherwise. And apparently we do a lot of seventeenth century poetry, which I think would be really satisfying; I love studying poetry (this is also a pro for C19th.)
Cons for the seventeenth century: if I don't take it, I have my Tuesdays off. Um, yeah, I would quite like that. :P It, too, looks like a lot of reading. I'd be doing three 22-pt 200 level papers and one 11-pt 200 level, which I'd be doing anyway, but I have a feeling Semantics might be an easy pass and this one definitely wouldn't be. *sigh*
ETA: also, what, are all the universities releasing their results today or something? crazy, kids. And congratulations to flist who seem to be doing very well indeed. :)
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Date: 2006-07-10 06:45 pm (UTC)On the course options, personally I would go for semantics and seventeenth century writing, because semantics is just...gah, awesome, and seventeenth century just kind of speaks for itself. But then again, having a day off is also good, and eighteenth century environs sounds pretty damn awesome too. Wow, I'm not much help, am I?
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Date: 2006-07-12 05:54 am (UTC)oh my god, you have no idea, it is ALL I TALK ABOUT this week. Seriously, both the English classes look totally awesome, and semantics looks less awesome, so I'm like, okay, let's do both English classes! But then I'm like, wait, the English classes will be HUGE amounts of reading AND I need some science credits so I should do semantics and one english paper. BUT THEN I need to pick an English paper and they both look so good I just CAN'T DECIDE, and then I go back to the beginning and tear my hair out. omfg.
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Date: 2006-07-12 02:55 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-07-10 09:29 pm (UTC)I can't really be much help with the whole decision making process. I'd probably go with all four papers- sure you won't get Tuesdays off, but you'll probably be finished sooner overall, and there'll be fewer papers you need to take next year.
Only take it if you think you can keep up with the course load though. Four failed papers is not better than three passed papers. Not that I think you'd fail, but you know what I mean.
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Date: 2006-07-12 05:55 am (UTC)Unfortunately, the problem is there are five papers I want to take: two I'm definitely doing (Logic B and MATH221) and the other three I have to pick two of. So, yeah, it is dilemma-licious. *bangs head on wall a couple of times*
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Date: 2006-07-10 10:07 pm (UTC)Hahahahha, I am so going to fail my Logic paper. That'll be my first fail at uni too.
I didin't have a fucking clue what the exam was tlaking about... I jsut hope I do alright in the other papers so I don't lose my student allowance...
My vote would be for the enviromental paper as it covers a lot of different ground but Milton is really cool. Do you do anything else, like Gulliver's Travels or the women writers (women in literature and the sexual issues raised being a huge part of my similar paper last year) in that paper?
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Date: 2006-07-12 06:02 am (UTC)I believe we will be doing stuff on the representations of women in the 17th century paper because I had the lecturer last year and he spent a lot of time on those issues, which was really very interesting. In the environments one, I dunno. *sigh* omg I'm so conflicted.
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Date: 2006-07-12 09:33 am (UTC)If I did better than I think then I'll only just fail.
I'd end up going for both papers, but I had no mental problems against wasting my time. I was in it for the fun.
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Date: 2006-07-12 11:06 am (UTC)See, it's looking like I absolutely can't do them both. That is, I have to pick two out of three, but I really need the ling for science and I'm really worried the reading for two english papers would be ridiculously too much, so. *sigh*
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Date: 2006-07-12 12:22 pm (UTC)You don't *have* to finish studying as soon as possible and rush on out. You could take a couple of extra papers for a semester and spread it out a little....
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Date: 2006-07-11 03:04 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-07-12 06:02 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-07-11 07:06 pm (UTC)French is my favorite course. Why don't you like your French course?
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Date: 2006-07-12 06:05 am (UTC)I didn't like my French course because... well, I love the language, but I have always found actually studying it boring in the extreme. It was compounded by my general dislike for most of my classmates and boring lecturers and subjects, plus, laziness. :P
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Date: 2006-07-12 11:06 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-07-12 01:46 pm (UTC)Want it?
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Date: 2006-07-15 09:58 am (UTC)And, hey, I don't know if deleted LJs still get comment notification, but thank you for your hard work in that community and you'll be missed. :)