So, finals week is quickly approaching for me...I just had a Biology test yesterday, I have a Chemistry test Monday, a Bio paper due Tuesday, my Bio final on Thursday and my Chem final on Friday! And then I'm done!!! WHEW!!!!
This summer has been a lot more stressful for me than I would have liked, and didn't have any time for long breaks or a vacation (except for a quick weekend getaway to Moab). So with all the studying I had to do this past summer, as long as all the studying I did during LAST summer's Chem class at BC and then starting at the U in the fall and spring semesters, I'm a little burnt out!
I'm thinking about going part-time for school in the Fall. My plan for next Fall was to take Anatomy, Statistics, Classical Mythology and Ski Teaching. That's a pretty easy load, but I'm thinking about dropping Classical Mythology. My reasoning is that even though it's an easy class, it's still a class I will have to put time and effort into, and there are a few papers due throughout the semester. I would much rather put all my time and effort into Anatomy and Stats, which are both Pre-Req courses for Nursing. Ski Teaching is a no-brainer. The reason I wouldn't drop that is that there's hardly ANYTHING due in it, it's only two times a week and I get to learn about how to ski. And I get a FREE SEASON PASS to Alta for the winter!! Sounds like a good deal to me :)
The main reason why I want to go to part-time for Fall: ANATOMY.
Ask anyone who has taken this class, and it is HARD!!!! The professor, Mark Nielsen, literally tells students to study 3 hours a day for the class. And he's not joking. I've seen people literally study 30 hours for his tests and still barely pass, and grown men have walked out from a test nearly in tears because they studied so much and yet it was still so hard! (That's not an exaggeration!)
Without the Mythology class, this is what my schedule would look like:
M, W: Anatomy-8:35-9:25 am. Stats-2:00-2:50
T, Th: Anatomy-8:35-9:25 am. Ski Teaching-2:00-3:55
F: Stats-2:00-2:50.
With Mythology, it would be M, W, F from 10:45-11:35.
So this was a super long Blog about why I want to go part-time next Fall, but I just wanted to let everyone know what was up. With the schedule above, I'd only have 9 credits, and 12 is full-time. Also, there's a 2 hour lab that goes along with Anatomy sometime during the week.
If you guys have any thoughts or input, let me know!
