extra credit
My professor offered an opportunity for extra credit (pretty rare in the college world). Basically, we had to get in groups and prepare for an oral exam based off of our very first test. We can get an extra 12 points (not percentage points, just points) added to our grade. Getting the whole 12 would (assuming I get a C or higher on the final on wednesday) secure me an A for the year- so I’m really hoping that my group is ready!
that’s one of the problems with group work- it can either be super productive and take a huge load off (if everyone participates), or it can leave 1-2 people super stressed and doing all the work. In this case, another member and myself were the only ones who showed up to meetings and we basically did all the work, which sucked.
We were really nervous about the other two members- we didn’t care if they did the work, we just wanted them to study the answers so we do well in the oral exam. Luckily, one of them backed out this morning, and we don’t get penalized if someone flakes out, so that makes me feel better. The other member seems to need the points a lot, so I hope that he pulls through as well.
Off to the public policy building- I’ll let you know how it goes!
Add comment May 18, 2009
ugh
I have a paper due tomorrow, an extra credit exam tomorrow, an exam tuesday, an exam wednesday, a 15 page paer due wednesday, and a hell of a lot of cleaning/packing to do.
yet i have no motivation, and am messing around on facebook/blogs.
i’m going to regret this in the coming days.
Add comment May 17, 2009
finally
I’m officially the SGA Vice President (as of 6pm yesterday). It feels like it too- I spent 5 straight hours doing interviews for the executive branch yesterday. (PS- if you are an incoming student and want to be part of the SGA, let me know- we deifnitely have space!).
Anyways, last night was fun- I went to a joint bday party off campus. There were a lot of people there- including some I haven’t hung out with for a while. Good times.
Tonight, I’m just hanging out with my boyfriend at his house. We just watched Midnight Meat Train (not a good movie, btw) and he’s just chilling reading a book while I type this on his laptop 
Tomorrow, I’m going to be studying allllll day. I’ve already had two finals and a paper (I think I did okay on them), but I still have a 5 pg paper due Monday, a final Tuesday, and a final + 12-15 pg paper due Wednesday. Throw in SGA interviews & work, and I’m going to be pretty damn busy. I figured I might as well get as much done tomorrow as I can so I’m not stressed.
Going back to hang with the boy- ttyl!
Add comment May 16, 2009
reading day/stress free zone
So UMBC has this sweet thing known as “Reading Day”- basically it’s a day between the last day of classes (yesterday) and the first day of exams (tomorrow) where no academic events are scheduled- it’s a day intended to let people study and review for exams for a full day.
It also is a day where people can relax and go to fun events before finals start and everyone starts getting stressed out.
Speaking of stress…something that the SGA does each semester starting reading day and going to the end of finals is the Stress Free Zone. Basically, its a combination of free food, games, puzzles, crafts, and other relaxing things to let people chill out and de-stress during finals week.
I’m really excited about this SFZ because 1) The T Shirts are AWESOME (see pic below) and 2) We have dogs coming to campus at 1pm today that we can play with! We can’t have our own pets on campus (other than fish), so this should be a really fun activity.
Stress Free Zone Free T Shirt!
Add comment May 13, 2009
inauguration
Friday was inauguration- there was great food & awards & of course, oaths of office to be taken. I had a pretty good time- although I still don’t think it’s hit me that I am the SGA Vice President (might have to do with the fact that my term doesn’t officially start until the 15th at 6pm).
The rest of the weekend was cool too- I just hung with Nick (my boyfriend) and watched movies/chilled. It was very relaxing.
Finals are coming up (last day of classes is Tuesday), so this weekend was definitely needed considering all of the finals/papers I will have to take/write in the next week and a half.
Add comment May 10, 2009
gotta stop…
…going out so much. Overdid it this past week. Fo’ reals.
This week will be filled with schoolwork + SGA stuff (except monday night…i’m going to have to go out for jay’s birthday).
Seriously, though. Getting my game face back on. Hold me to it, please
Add comment May 4, 2009
vp
Sorry I haven’t updated in forever- I was sooo busy it’s not even funny.
But guess what?
I WON! That’s right- I’m the SGA Vice President for the 2009-2010 school year. Not only did my running mate, Yasmin, and I win, we also got the highest number of votes for any candidate ever. The election itself got the highest voter turnout ever, and we are the first female Prez/VP team in SGA history.
Needless to say, I could not be more excited about what’s to come! We get inaugurated May 8, and our term officially starts May 15. We’ve already started planning things for the summer that we want to get done, and will be releasing our application for the executive branch within the next couple of days.
If you want to get involved (yes, freshmen can get involved this early), just let me know!!
Add comment April 29, 2009
