Monday = Criminology Test #1. I was sick all weekend and really only glanced at the notes a couple of times but did read the chapters and such as they were assigned so I was hoping for a memory of gold to help pull me through. The test was 60% multiple choice, short answer,etc. The remaining 40% was two take home essay questions which were given to us the Friday before the test which didn't get done over the weekend cuz I was sick. I get to class Monday morning and leave the class feeling like I totally sucked at the in class portion of the test and so I really needed to make my essays great. All Monday night (they were due by midnight that Monday) I stressed and typed and edited and flipped out on my essays and at the end had the pages needed and some good ideas but mainly felt that it was a rambling mess of blah. I decided that I would take whatever grade I got and be fine with it as long as it didn't put me out of an end of the semester "A". I resolved that I would bust my ass for the entire remainder of the semester and make up for it. I get my test back today........ I got a 92. Whaaaaat? How is this possible? I did my worst on the multiple choice...only missed 1 of the short answer/list/definition/fill-in-the-blank and got 39/40 on my essays! The heavens parted and showered me in golden light. Ahhhhhhhh. I have yet to see the feedback on my essays and am hoping they are better than I thought rather than her being gracious. I also got back Psych test #1 (which I felt pretty comfortable about and I was right.....) which was a 96.
Tuesday= Spanish Test #1, Stupid Fucking Fence, and Research Methods Test #1. After flipping my shit all Monday night about my Criminology essays I had little time Tuesday to prepare for my two tests on Tuesday. I felt pretty confident about my Spanish test and believe I did pretty good. (Test results tomorrow @ 8:00 - will update later.) But my methods test completely and totally kicked my ass. I flipped through page after page of multiple choice,short answer,list, and defend-your-choice and my heart broke. I went back and changed answers and added some here and there and blah. I made my same vow to take whatever grade I earned. Here is the rub with this one....I just checked the grade and it is a 105. Don't get me wrong I love that grade.....if I earned it. I'd rather have a shitty grade that I earned instead of an "A" that is curved drastically. (Everyone loves a little curve, right?) I can't quite figure out the math because I don't remember any "extra credit" portions of the test booklet but I do remember her telling us all that she curves quite freely...but my thing is....if the curve put me over 100...I was pretty close, right? And I didn't even know it was possible to go over a 100 with a curve? Doesn't the curve put the highest grade AT 100? (I know, I know.... I complain no matter what.)
Wednesday= Psychology paper #1. I furiously typed my psychology paper last night in study hall and feel kind of "eh" about it. It is done and that in itself is a miracle at this point. I turned it in and am over it. Did some Spanish homework and studied a bit for my last test this week.
Thursday= no tests, no papers. Symphony night! *angels singing and crying tears of joy from heaven above*
Friday= Data Analysis test #1. What is there to say about this other than........I think I have it...but I'm not sure. We will see?
The tally so far:
Psychology Test #1: 96
Psychology Paper #1: TBA
Criminology Test #1: 92
Spanish Test #1: TBA
Research Methods #1: 105 (it gets more ridiculous every time i type it)
Data Analysis Test #1: taking 02/18/11
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