Music: Days Go By- Keith Urban
Mood: Finished... I Think
Wow! I am finished! And it feels amazing! =) But at the same time, it's eerie that I won't be back in Austin until January. I've said good bye to a lot of my professors, coworkers, and friends, and I can't believe that I won't seen some of these people until January as well. That's so long! And there are other people who are going abroad in the spring who I probably won't see until my senior year! Ekk!
So to recap finals before I depart for the summer: The Stat test on Thursday was okay. It wasn't too hard, and pretty much what I expected. I just want to know that I got my A in the class. The managerial accounting class was pretty annoying. It was harder than I expected, but nonetheless, I expect to get an A in the class as well. Hopefully, none of my professors are reading this and jinx my grades. Lol.
Today, all I really did was study spanish. I was pretty ADD and was easily distracted by the internet (following the democratic nomination process, online shopping, the usual). I woke up at like 10, started studying by 11, got lunch at like 1. And the studied spanish, memorizing vocab. words, studying the culture, and memorizing conjugations, etc. I took the test at 7 and got at around 8:30. From there, I went to the gym and stayed there until it closed (which was at 10.. which was annoying).. I feel like around finals times, I've been eating a ton.. I had a whole bottle of naked juice, ate some peanut butter ice cream, and too many resses peanut butter cups, so I really needed the gym. Plus, today, I was locked up in the honors quad studying all day so it was nice to get out and be a the gym.
Yesterday, also, after taking two finals (and especially after taking accounting) I went for a jog to the capitol. It was nice to see the capitol at night and all bright. I stayed there and did some ab work on the capitol lawn. It was slightly awkward because I was just doing crunches on the lawn while people where just strolling by. Lol.
So tomorrow, I'm spending the day finishing up my research for my professor so I hope to finish that up. Then my parents come up that evening, we'll go out to eat, they'll spend the night in a hotel and then we'll leave back for Houston Sunday morning. I'm actually excited to be back home, but it stinks because I still have a psychology final (take-home) to start (and finish) on Sunday afternoon. Then finally after that, I think I'll be done until I move up to Dallas to start my internship.
In general, I think this year has been absolutely great. I really enjoyed myself, found my niche in the business school, and really got to form better relationships with more people. It's been great blogging and sharing my experiences with all of my readers. I know I'll update over the summer and then blog while I'm abroad. So for now, so long and farewell. Have a safe summer!
Friday, May 9, 2008
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Almost There
Music: Come Together- The Beatles
Mood: Getting unSick
Studying for finals is draining, especially when you're sick and want to sleep. Good thing I'm getting better and can feel the symptoms going away. I've spent the past three days studying for accounting by reviewing notes, doing practice problems, and summarizing class notes. Last night, after dinner, I reviewed for Stat quickly, and surprisingly, I didn't find it too hard at all. Hopefully I'm ready for stat too. But the game plan for today is to tackle the accounting practice test and rework some of the problems from the class notes again. Then I also want to work some of the sample exams in Stat as well as review some of the past homework for stat as well.
My spanish exam is on Friday at 7pm, and I probably won't start studying for that until Friday morning simply because I don't have time before then. What stinks is that I'm probably not going to leave Austin until Sunday morning. I have so much work to do for research, so I'm going to spend all day Saturday working on it. I think my parents will come up on Saturday evening, spend the night, we'll grab mother's day lunch on Sunday, and then head back to Houston. Then when I get home, I still have to work on a take-home exam for psychology. It doesn't look to bad, but I haven't been doing any of the reading for psychology, so that might take a while. I suppose I could do it on Sunday when I get back.
Well, I woke up today, ate breakfast, and did laundry. I'm now waiting for it to dry, so I suppose I should move onto working on accounting before the whole day escapes me.
Mood: Getting unSick
Studying for finals is draining, especially when you're sick and want to sleep. Good thing I'm getting better and can feel the symptoms going away. I've spent the past three days studying for accounting by reviewing notes, doing practice problems, and summarizing class notes. Last night, after dinner, I reviewed for Stat quickly, and surprisingly, I didn't find it too hard at all. Hopefully I'm ready for stat too. But the game plan for today is to tackle the accounting practice test and rework some of the problems from the class notes again. Then I also want to work some of the sample exams in Stat as well as review some of the past homework for stat as well.
My spanish exam is on Friday at 7pm, and I probably won't start studying for that until Friday morning simply because I don't have time before then. What stinks is that I'm probably not going to leave Austin until Sunday morning. I have so much work to do for research, so I'm going to spend all day Saturday working on it. I think my parents will come up on Saturday evening, spend the night, we'll grab mother's day lunch on Sunday, and then head back to Houston. Then when I get home, I still have to work on a take-home exam for psychology. It doesn't look to bad, but I haven't been doing any of the reading for psychology, so that might take a while. I suppose I could do it on Sunday when I get back.
Well, I woke up today, ate breakfast, and did laundry. I'm now waiting for it to dry, so I suppose I should move onto working on accounting before the whole day escapes me.
Thursday, May 1, 2008
Stuffy
Music: As Lovers Go- Dashboard Confessionals
Mood: Congested
I am getting sick, but I'm trying to hold it off until my last final next Friday. I've been taking vitamin C pills like crazy, sleeping quite a bit, and trying to relax. My eyes feel like they are about to pop out, my throat is itchy, my ears keep popping, and my nose is runny. What sticks the most is that my eyes hurt like crazy and I can barely hear because my ears are clogged. At least this week is almost done. I haven't had a crazy week like most other business students (thank goodness). I have 2 papers due on Friday (one of which I already turned in and got an A on-psychology. I wrote on evolution, homosexuality, and attraction. It was fun!) and the other paper is for philosophy. I finished the rough draft yesterday and submitted it to my professor to give feedback.
Tomorrow, I've got the listening part of my spanish final exam, which I cannot really prepare for except by studying vocab words from the whole semester. I really don't want to take that part tomorrow because I'm just ready to relax for this week before the studying ensues. I'm taking three finals-- statistics, accounting, and spanish, and I'm not really worried about any of them. I just need to put the time and the energy into cracking open the books, but at this point, I don't feel like do that because I'm congested.
Also, for my research, I've got a lot of tabulation and coding to do to ender the data into excel. I did two groups (6 people) the other night and it took me 30 minutes. I've got 39 more groups (that's 117 more people). It's going to be slow going and eye-straining, but hey, it's fun (I suppose).
Besides that, I didn't realize that today is the last class for most of the seniors. That's an extremely scary thought. I cannot imagine graduating and never coming back to UT. Being done with classes (forever, almost), working full-time, surviving on your own-- That's scary. I'm already intimidated and scared with the fact that after I leave Austin on next Saturday, I won't be back for the next 8 months unless I visit during the summer, which I have promised friends I would. I still haven't finalized my study abroad stuff yet, though. I need to buy my tickets, work out my visa, still register for HKUST classes, and iron out course equivalences. All my classes should work out, and if they don't, I've already crossed the Rubicon. I'll deal with it in January. So yes, I am apprehensive about studying abroad. I'm scared, and I'm already feeling homesick. As I walk around campus, I think to myself, I'm going to miss this! (And I'm not even graduating!) But then again, I think to myself about HKUST, being in Asia, being away for 6 months in another country, the friends I'll make, and the experiences I'll have. It'll be amazing!!! =)
Lastly, I should mention my excitement about the summer before I run off to philosophy class. The company sent me a little note the other day wishing me well on my finals and included a starbucks gift card. That was a nice little gesture. I'm pretty stoked about working, but I really don't know anything about what I'm doing, so I'm scared I'll mess up. But i'm sure the company will guide me and help me out if I don't understand. I'll be with a lot of friends in Dallas this summer as well, so I'm excited about that. I start on May 19th, so I've only got one week in Houston before I have to move up. Ahh, it seems so quick.
Oh, and one last thing-- Online shopping is addictive. I have one pair of casual loafers that are arriving today, and I just ordered a pair of casual flip-flops which come in on Friday, so I'm excited. I tell you, when you're sick, it's so much fun and uplifting to invest in retail therapy. =)
Mood: Congested
I am getting sick, but I'm trying to hold it off until my last final next Friday. I've been taking vitamin C pills like crazy, sleeping quite a bit, and trying to relax. My eyes feel like they are about to pop out, my throat is itchy, my ears keep popping, and my nose is runny. What sticks the most is that my eyes hurt like crazy and I can barely hear because my ears are clogged. At least this week is almost done. I haven't had a crazy week like most other business students (thank goodness). I have 2 papers due on Friday (one of which I already turned in and got an A on-psychology. I wrote on evolution, homosexuality, and attraction. It was fun!) and the other paper is for philosophy. I finished the rough draft yesterday and submitted it to my professor to give feedback.
Tomorrow, I've got the listening part of my spanish final exam, which I cannot really prepare for except by studying vocab words from the whole semester. I really don't want to take that part tomorrow because I'm just ready to relax for this week before the studying ensues. I'm taking three finals-- statistics, accounting, and spanish, and I'm not really worried about any of them. I just need to put the time and the energy into cracking open the books, but at this point, I don't feel like do that because I'm congested.
Also, for my research, I've got a lot of tabulation and coding to do to ender the data into excel. I did two groups (6 people) the other night and it took me 30 minutes. I've got 39 more groups (that's 117 more people). It's going to be slow going and eye-straining, but hey, it's fun (I suppose).
Besides that, I didn't realize that today is the last class for most of the seniors. That's an extremely scary thought. I cannot imagine graduating and never coming back to UT. Being done with classes (forever, almost), working full-time, surviving on your own-- That's scary. I'm already intimidated and scared with the fact that after I leave Austin on next Saturday, I won't be back for the next 8 months unless I visit during the summer, which I have promised friends I would. I still haven't finalized my study abroad stuff yet, though. I need to buy my tickets, work out my visa, still register for HKUST classes, and iron out course equivalences. All my classes should work out, and if they don't, I've already crossed the Rubicon. I'll deal with it in January. So yes, I am apprehensive about studying abroad. I'm scared, and I'm already feeling homesick. As I walk around campus, I think to myself, I'm going to miss this! (And I'm not even graduating!) But then again, I think to myself about HKUST, being in Asia, being away for 6 months in another country, the friends I'll make, and the experiences I'll have. It'll be amazing!!! =)
Lastly, I should mention my excitement about the summer before I run off to philosophy class. The company sent me a little note the other day wishing me well on my finals and included a starbucks gift card. That was a nice little gesture. I'm pretty stoked about working, but I really don't know anything about what I'm doing, so I'm scared I'll mess up. But i'm sure the company will guide me and help me out if I don't understand. I'll be with a lot of friends in Dallas this summer as well, so I'm excited about that. I start on May 19th, so I've only got one week in Houston before I have to move up. Ahh, it seems so quick.
Oh, and one last thing-- Online shopping is addictive. I have one pair of casual loafers that are arriving today, and I just ordered a pair of casual flip-flops which come in on Friday, so I'm excited. I tell you, when you're sick, it's so much fun and uplifting to invest in retail therapy. =)
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