Why Couldn't it be an Essay?

I have to make a percussion instrument for one of my methodology classes. There are 'specific' guidelines for this assignment which give me no clue on whether or not what I have made is right or wrong. It is only worth 5% of my grade, but it is causing me far more stress than it should be.

There is a reason I have not taken a music class since grade school.

Why do you do this to me Education classes? Why?

Year 2: Second Semester

Second semester begins for me today, even though it doesn't officially begin until the 7th for the majority of the student body. Yet another perk of being in the Education program.

I have two assignments due today, which I have completed already (one I completed about ten minutes ago...but hey, that still counts as done!).

I have almost all of my marks back and I have received five A's and one A+ which is really exciting. I'm anxious to see what my final marks is. Of course, I can't be too excited about this accomplishment when my boyfriend just finished his semester with a 13.0, the little overachiever.

I'm really looking forward to going back to the gym and starting my TA position. I am not looking forward to music class or buying books.

Just wanted to do a quick update, and that was it.

Oh...hi long neglected blog

I'm still alive.

First semester was very long and very stressful, but I've made it through relatively unscathed. I went into all my exams with a minimum of an A-, so I'm fairly confident that I'll do well this semester. I've only gotten one of my marks back: an A in my Women's Studies course.

The Outstanding Scholars works was fairly simple. I was just scanning pictures for the head of the Languages department. He's nice, and slightly intimidating because of his position in the faculty...

I've got a TA position next semester (the one I applied for and was denied in Summer/Fall), so that's exciting and even more to add to my plate.

I still have a boyfriend. I don't see my friends (or the gym) nearly as much as I should. My parents are still super supportive and proud of me.

I'll try and update more during the Winter semester, but I can't make any promises... Second year has about 10x the work load that first year did.

I hope everyone had a Happy Holidays. I know I did.

Okay, that's all...bye...?

Just a Quick Update

I have about 20 minutes until my next class, so I guess I should give an update or something.

I'm still alive. I'm pretty much overwhelmed with school work. My weekends are spent doing my stacks of homework. Literally, stacks. As in multiple high piles of books and papers. My week is basically my break, all I have to do is go to class and keep up with whatever homework I get through the week. Ha...only.

This week I have five assignments due.

Next week I have six assignments and two midterms.

And then it's UWin week! If I can just survive that long I'll be able to spend that week getting ahead in work...and everything will be fine...

Oh, also I started my Outstanding Scholars placement where I get to scan pictures for five hours a week for ten dollars an hour (though I'm supposed to be getting at least ten hours a week...so we'll see what happens when the end of the year comes and I'm missing over half my hours... o_o)

Okay, class now!

Dropping like Flies

Time for another weekly update!

This week confirmed that I am going to collapse under all of my work, but at the same time I may just manage to make it out alive. It was easier to understand my classes and professors this week, and although I've come to realize that I'm going to end up spending pretty much every spare moment doing some sort of school work, I feel confident that I can handle it. For now, at least.

Education classes started this week. The professors all seem really nice and helpful, but the classes themselves seem inappropriate to be taking this year. We're learning things that won't be applicable for another four years (unless you include our placements) and it just seems like my brain is forced to keep switching modes as most of the education courses are big on assignments while my other courses are big on exams. Education classes greatly complicate my university workload. I'm not the only one who thinks so.

In first year there were about fifteen French concurrent education students in my year. As of the beginning of this year there were only eight. The day after our first night of Education courses there were five. The students in my program are dropping like flies, and there are still four more years to go. I wonder who will be left come year five, or if there will be anyone left at all.

Week 1: New Beginnings

I've officially completed my first week of year two. If the start is any sign, this is not going to be a good year for me.

First, the day before classes started I had a six hour training session to go through with Outstanding Scholars. It was nice because I got to spend some time with my boyfriend and my best friend and we were given free food. We also got to listen to some of the older Outstanding Scholars and their experience in the program. It was really encouraging and made me excited to start. BUT they want us to choose our own professors and possibly contact them on our own though I'm not really sure because they were really unclear on that point. So I'm also really nervous about this.

The next day, the first day of classes, my dad was driving me into school and...well, I threw up. Luckily I managed to get my window down in time, but...yeah, it was not fun. I do not know why I threw up. I do not want to think about why I threw up. All I know is it happened and was not a good sign.

Classes themselves are going to kill me. I'm having a difficult time understanding one of my professors due to the way he pronounces words, my grammar sucks, linguistics is just plain hard and in my woman studies course I'm pretty sure they're talking a different language...I just don't get it. Plus I already have multiple things do every single week!

Well, it was nice having the scholarships while they lasted...

Stop Creeping my Facebook!

I keep getting these invitations:

To Honour Banquets,

To the Golden Key Honour Society,

And it's nice to be recognized for my 'achievements', I guess, but I don't feel like I did much.

And I definitely don't want to pay $90 to be a part of some sort of worldwide cult/club.

Especially when you suddenly show up advertising on my facebook page when I haven't mentioned The Golden Key Honour Society on my facebook. That's just creepy.

Though, I think I'll accept the free Honour lunch.