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Finished my last final exam, FWIW, for calculus, at about 9:15 this morning. Don't want to count any chickens, but I think I kicked butt. If there are any mistakes, they're my usual arithmetic errors that I still didn't find after going over the test twice before turning it in. And so, the long spring semester has drawn to a close.
Two final grades are in: In statistics, I don't know what I got on the final exam yet, but I must have done well enough to break over the line, because I ended up with an 'A'. In physics, the final exam (I got 266 out of 300) and final grades were just posted moments ago: A+. For C programming, I got a 95/100 on the final exam, but the instructor hasn't finished the grades, because I don't see a grade for the final project yet (although without the project I have a 98%). And for calculus, the prof said this morning he'll have our exams posted by Tuesday afternoon. I figured I needed a 75% or better on this morning's final to get an uncurved 'A', and I'm fairly confident I beat that. We shall see. :-)
I've tried not to brag all semester about how well I've been doing - I'm just very pleased, especially considering how I did the last time I tried to take a couple of these classes. Maturity, foreseeable goals, and just plain busting my butt and having no life have helped (and Toni has been there all the way, even when I've not been able to spend as much time doing things with her. I don't know if I could have done it without that emotional support). To classmates I've expressed that I haven't felt that I'm all that much smarter than they are; I've just had the time to devote to doing well. Admittedly, getting 'A's wasn't as big of a deal in the overall plan once I got the acceptance to Purdue, but I still felt a need to understand the material well and a bit of a desire to prove to myself I can get this stuff.
Within minutes of leaving my calculus final, I could feel the headache begin. It's definitely one of my usual post-stress-release headaches. No amount of painkillers or caffeine will make it go away completely. It's my brain's usual way of decompressing. Wednesday evening, a new routine begins: the next math class in the sequence I'm squeezing in (Linear Algebra and Differential Equations), four evenings a week for the next six weeks. Until then, no school stuff for me, TYVM. :-)
Finished my last final exam, FWIW, for calculus, at about 9:15 this morning. Don't want to count any chickens, but I think I kicked butt. If there are any mistakes, they're my usual arithmetic errors that I still didn't find after going over the test twice before turning it in. And so, the long spring semester has drawn to a close.
Two final grades are in: In statistics, I don't know what I got on the final exam yet, but I must have done well enough to break over the line, because I ended up with an 'A'. In physics, the final exam (I got 266 out of 300) and final grades were just posted moments ago: A+. For C programming, I got a 95/100 on the final exam, but the instructor hasn't finished the grades, because I don't see a grade for the final project yet (although without the project I have a 98%). And for calculus, the prof said this morning he'll have our exams posted by Tuesday afternoon. I figured I needed a 75% or better on this morning's final to get an uncurved 'A', and I'm fairly confident I beat that. We shall see. :-)
I've tried not to brag all semester about how well I've been doing - I'm just very pleased, especially considering how I did the last time I tried to take a couple of these classes. Maturity, foreseeable goals, and just plain busting my butt and having no life have helped (and Toni has been there all the way, even when I've not been able to spend as much time doing things with her. I don't know if I could have done it without that emotional support). To classmates I've expressed that I haven't felt that I'm all that much smarter than they are; I've just had the time to devote to doing well. Admittedly, getting 'A's wasn't as big of a deal in the overall plan once I got the acceptance to Purdue, but I still felt a need to understand the material well and a bit of a desire to prove to myself I can get this stuff.
Within minutes of leaving my calculus final, I could feel the headache begin. It's definitely one of my usual post-stress-release headaches. No amount of painkillers or caffeine will make it go away completely. It's my brain's usual way of decompressing. Wednesday evening, a new routine begins: the next math class in the sequence I'm squeezing in (Linear Algebra and Differential Equations), four evenings a week for the next six weeks. Until then, no school stuff for me, TYVM. :-)
