I have a hard time taking notes in class, and I know that a lot of people have this problem as well. I can barely take notes by hand: my handwriting flat out sucks, I find paper inconvenient to carry…
When Commitment Becomes Overcommitment
I start out each semester taking six courses, because I hit my head as a child and I don’t understand how time works. Despite the fact that it never works out for me, I do it anyway. The beginning of…
Impulse Control Disorders: A Cheerful Post For the Holidays
It’s been a long time since I’ve had a class in Con Hall, but next semester I’m going to be in there a lot. I am really excited. I am looking forward to counting the number of first-years who spend…
Preparing for the end of the semester and beyond
The semester is almost over. If you’ve had a tough and difficult semester, you should take a moment to congratulate yourself for getting this far. School isn’t easy. But, unless you are ready to graduate this semester and have already…
Fulfilling Jury Duty as a Student
I was originally going to write about re-registering with Accessibility Services this week, but I underestimated the amount of time that my jury duty would take this week, so I did not re-register, so I have nothing to say on…
Late Withdrawals: What, Why, and How?
A late withdrawal is essentially what it sounds like. It allows you to withdraw from a course (AKA: drop it) after the drop deadline has passed, but before the last day of courses. In other words, it is a last…
My Trajectory as a Student
Some people come to University immediately out of high school, do their four years, and then move on. I am not one of these people. Through an odd combination of bad luck, mental illness, and not being a good enough…
Dropping Courses
November 3rd is the last day to drop half year courses without academic penalty. If you are like me, you are sitting around trying to figure out if you need to drop whatever many courses. It is a difficult decision.…
Doing Assignments the Day Of: A Primer
Doing assignments the day they are due is a terrible idea, and I do it all the time. Of course, I never do it on purpose. Nonono. Whenever I find myself with thirty minutes to produce some math proofs or…
My Perspective on Dealing With Stress
I have two mantras. 1) “It doesn’t matter how slow you go, as long as you never stop.” The internet attributes this quote to Confucius, but there does not seem to be any proof of this, which has literally never…