Tuesday 23 October 2012

Status Report

Hello hello. Again, I apologize because I think this is the longest I've gone without commenting on another blog. And at this rate I'm going to continue breaking records until midterms are done. Actually, because of one midterm but we'll get to that in a moment.

Thank you to everyone who has stuck with me so far. Much appreciated.

Online friends are the best. I love you all.

In good news, my lung has (mostly) recovered I think. Just a brief case of things being worse than normal. I honestly can't tell if poor sleeping causes my lung to collapse or the collapsing of my lung taxes my body so much that I'm more tired than usual. Or maybe it's sudden waves of stress. That can causes both so let's just blame University.

Speaking of University. Midterms are slowly being written. Social Influences and Aging psychology has been done. I'm not sure if it's me but the midterms feel harder. I'm doing alright in them but I really want to be hitting A's and A-'s to increase my chances of getting into Speech Pathology. Conservation psychology DOES NOT have a midterm which I am so grateful for.

And then.

And then we have Cognitive psychology.


Yeah... I really, really, really wish I could have crammed a different Science course into my schedule because I am getting torn apart in this class. It's not that the prof is bad, he's enthusiastic, knows the material, he even wrote the textbook and gave it to us free online. Anyone who saves me a few hundred dollars is a friend of mine.

That being said, the material is still very dense, very hard to get through, and the weekly quizzes are kicking my butt. Let alone what the midterm will do to it. It's all written, no multiple choice. The last time I was required to write anything for an exam was years ago. All that training from High School is gone. I am not looking forward to writing a short essay on comparing the theories of how the brain may comprehend and understand the world.


I guess I shouldn't have assumed that a higher level Cognitive psychology course would be similar to the lower level ones. Or maybe I've been studying for this class all wrong. I know a girl in my class who is getting by quite well just by reading the notes. I've been doing the equivalent of slamming the textbook PDFs into my eyes until something breaks.

I still have a day to try and save myself. Wish me luck, I'll see everyone Friday.

19 comments:

  1. Best of luck with this cognitive psychology exam buddy, it sounds like it's going to be tough but just study a lot and I think you'll be okay, I have faith in you! I'm glad that the other two papers are going well and that your lungs are better now too because that was worrying. Don't be too bothered about us though, we'll still be here when you get back!

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  2. But can't you still pass the year even if you ever so slightly fail Cognitive Psychology (one class)?
    Well, whatever the case may be, you'll miraculously get by in the end. ;D

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  3. Nobody is lazier at commenting than I and I have no excuse! Well I have a wife and kids who all want on the computer....

    Sounds like you should just go Matrix and download all the textbook info into your brain! Much easier than studying!

    If only, right?

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  4. Glad you're feeling better! Good luck cramming!

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  5. Good luck with the exam! I'm so glad my exam writing days are over. My MSc pretty much did me in. :D

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  6. Ugg dense material can make it all the more of a pain to get through and remember, good luck!

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  7. Save yourself! I hadn't written an essay in maybe six years but I handled my first one just fine, and I'm sure you'll be good with them too. I hope things calm down after midterm and you can get more sleep and stuff and end up in better health.

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  8. Hang in there you will get through. I am recovering slowly from a bad cold so the lungs are meh too.

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  9. Good luck! Maybe you should just take that course a little easier. Ask that friend person to walk you through the notes?

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  10. Best of luck to you, Damien! I'm sure you will be more than ok! You're very capable!

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  11. Good luck with the cognitive psychology midterm! And I'm glad to hear your lung is doing better.

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  12. Glad you are recovering - stress is evil and can do evil things to the body. WHY, may I ask, are you taking so many psych classes?

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  13. "I've made a huge mistake"
    I know that feeling

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  14. Good luck! I'm glad your lung is better, the stress probably doesn't help!

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  15. I am so sorry that your lung had collapsed. It must have been tough to deal with that and your college. Take it from an old timer, lung problems are not easy to deal with. Take care of yourself and keep your back and chest warm.

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  16. no problem for that i know your busy

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  17. Good luck then!
    Try to study a little more...

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