Congratulations goes to Chris for getting his undergraduate degree!! I am so glad that he didn’t make the same mistake I made by waiting to long and letting all those credits go to waste. At least he has the degree and nobody can take that away. He can always add to it later by taking more course to get another degree or going on for a Masters some day. Congratulations Chris, now you can preach education to Isabella so she doesn’t wait as long as either of us!
I now have another three classes behind me. Though I feel I have let my grades slip a bit, I am still doing great. I completed “Communications and networks” class with an A-. This course was fairly easy as I have been exposed to most of the concepts in my computer career.
The one that bothers me was my second C++ class. This should have been an easy A, however I made a mistake on both the mid-term and final exam that cost me dearly. They were mistakes that I had not encountered before during homework assignments or practice programming. So I ended up with a B-. That doesn’t sound too bad, but I had to see a computer class with less than an A-!
I managed to get a B+ on my Macro-economics course. I found this class much less stressful and more enjoyable than the micro-economics class, even though I didn’t get as high of a grade. Different instructor meant different grading techniques, however it was worth it not having as much stress! I actually enjoyed that class.
Over all my GPA has dropped from 3.8 to 3.69. I have some much harder courses coming up, so I must work hard to keep my grades up. My personal goal is to graduate with no less than a 3.5. Many people ask why I bother since the final GPA doesn’t really matter since I am already employed. It is a personal goal! That is why!
For the next 8 weeks, I have two classes. The first is a 400 level class titled “Politics and the Family.” It is a values seminar course that is required since I attend a Catholic University. (I have to take 2 theology and a values seminar) So far I have attended 4 classes and it seems interesting.
The other class I have is a 300 level class for fine arts. I am taking Music: Modern Era. I was required to take a fine arts or a music course. This class is a fun class, however I may struggle on the exams. It is one of those courses that I enjoy sitting in class and learning, but when it comes time to test on music elements or listening to music and identifying features….well I don’t know how well I will do. But like I said, it is fun.
I will have a busy summer as when these two courses are done, I have three more scheduled for the second half of the summer. By the time I start those three, I will have enough credits to be classified as a Senior (not that it really matters). I started this journey 17 months ago, and I only have 12 more months remaining! I plan to take next summer off, and then go into the MBA program. So technically, I have 12 months of undergraduate work plus about 2-3 years of Graduate work! But we will take one step at a time!!