I'm aware that most students on the semester system have two hell weeks: Mid-Terms and Finals. Yes, I get both of those, but for some reason about half of the professors here at Sted's decided to be nice and switch to a "thirds" rotation. This means two tests before the finals, almost always spaced about five to six weeks apart. That would be fantastic if I had a relatively even split between halfsie professors and thirdsie professors. I do not, however, as most of my professors this year are all "thirds." Which makes it that time where the first test rolls around. Granted, this is kind of nice because you get two tests before the final so you have some idea of how they grade, but that still leaves you with a pile of stress wondering how exactly they will grade this time.
So, here's what this week looks like: Tomorrow, I wake up, go to my 10am class across campus and then haul ass in the space of ten minutes to Matt's 11am class to hear two speakers talk about the current state of European Relations, one of whom is a former FSO - my dream job. After this, I need to meet with the Executive Senator of Schools Represented to interview for the position of Senator for the School of Behavioral and Social Sciences. I originally ran for this position but came in third in an election where there were only two seats available. The top winner ended up never really showing up, but they deferred kicking him out so he could resign at the end of last semester. Sadly, it's taken over a month into the new semester to really get the process of selection going. Tomorrow night is when they will finally appoint and swear in the new senator, and I really hope it's me. After that, I need to dart over to my Economics of Development Test, then there's my Ethics and Economics class. After class, I have an hour of Arabic tutoring (until 4:30) and then a bit of a breather until the Kozmetsky Center's Update: Europe begins at 7pm. I work about 15-20 hours per week with an internship and a job coordinating and leading small groups through workshops. This event falls under the auspices of my internship with the Kozmetsky Center.
Tuesday is my typical 5 hours of internship from 9:30am-2:30pm followed by a cluster group meeting for my Peer Group Leader job, then my Science in Perspective class followed by Arabic until around 7pm, when I have Senate. Thankfully Wednesday is equally normal, with just my Honors: Middle East class, Econ of Develop't, and Ethics and Economics -- though that class is taught by a guy who assigns readings and lectures at a post-doctoral level of abstract philosophy. So very over my head, I'm just barely hanging there.
Thursday, I don't get to sleep in like I normally would because I need to meet Leslie, a fellow PGL (peer group leader) and sufferer of Science in Perspective, in the coffeeshop to study for our Physics test. Then I meet with Dr. Lewis, my PGL boss, for thirty minutes, following which is my science in perspective test. After science is another hour and a half of Arabic, followed by madcap studying with Mary and Kadie for our Contemporary World Issues: The Middle East test on Friday. Also, I need to submit my application for the Dean's Scholarship before midnight. Yargh.
Friday: Test at 10am, then Economics of Dev't (notice how I've shortened it in my mind over time) and finally a free weekend... except not. Then I have a PGL big group meeting from 2-4pm, and on Sunday after I take part in a study abroad panel for students considering going to Sted's next year, I need to meet with Phil and Krystal from my Ethics class to figure out what the hell our First Questionnaire is, and how we do it. I also have a science project based on Galileo's experiments due on Tuesday.... and I totally don't know where I will find the time or the materials to drop five objects and time their fall to the ground to prove that gravity is indiscriminate.
You know what is discriminatory? The amount I care about each of these classes. I really don't. I like my jobs though, just not when they have big events going on at the same time.
RANT OVER.
In other news, I totally recommend one of my "texts" for my Middle East class. It's called Dreams and Shadows: The Future of the Middle East, and is by Robin Wright. I air quoted the word text because it reads much better than your standard textbook. I would loan it to you but I've notated the hell out of it. Great read for those who know a lot or very little about the Middle East. It's got a bit about each of the hotspots, and comes highly recommended by moi, your friendly neighborhood IR specialist. Luckily for you, it just came out in paperback.
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