Another Day In The Life...

[jackofallgeeks]

Well, let's see, I havened said anything for... Well, OK, a day, but still... It gets so quiet over here...

I'm currently having a bit of a Verbal Spar a couple entries back, on a tangential issue. I hope she doesn't hate me. I would almost suggest everyone go check it out, but as it's on one of my Soapbox Issues, I hesitate. I still imagine that most of my friends disagree with me on most things of import. It's rather disappointing sometimes, but... -shrugs-

So, school's been going. Unfortunately, I can't take the Ballroom Dancing lessons like I wanted, cause they overlap quite severely with my Software Development Class. Fortunately, I'm enjoying both that class (just gotta keep up with the prijects!) and my Astronomy class, too. I'm once again considering transfering out, though, but hanging out with Amber and her roomie Katie last night (and having wonton!) has improved my mood. I also got to chat with Claire, and that was good, too. She's always alot of fun to talk to, and she's taking some really neat-sounding classes. I'm hoping she'll be willing to share some of her learning with me.

Aw. My spar, it seems, has ended. Peh. It was a lot of fun, too...
I suppose I should be getting to bed, though...

Comments

[otakulk.livejournal.com]

I can't take the Ballroom Dancing lessons like I wanted, cause they overlap quite severely with my Software development Class

Ahh thus is the life of a CS major.....

Are you considering transferring because of acedemic or personal reasons?

[jackofallgeeks.livejournal.com]

-laughs- Yeah, I'll learn to dance one of these days! -shakes fist- They're waltzing, too. >_<

And as for why I'm transferring, yes. Generally, I'm not overly fond of many of the people here, and we simply have no community to speak of. But then I spend some time with some of the people I DO like, and I start to think it's not so bad...
And as for academics, we all know I've been complaining about those since the beginning of last year. The teachers are incompetent, the class scheduling is ridiculous, and they think we're engineers. I think I'd much rather being doing the sort of sink-or-swim stuff you seem t'be going through, as opposed to the "oh, look, my toes are wet," stuff here. I'm not (overly) concerned that I'm not learning what I need, but I'm not really being challenged, either (though, one may argue, I'm not challenging myself much...).

In the end, I'll probably end up staying it out here just be default, I'm afraid...

[otakulk.livejournal.com]

but I'm not really being challenged, either (though, one may argue, I'm not challenging myself much...).

Yeah I totally undersatnd what you mean, I felt the same way at drexel until my sophmore classes. While challenging yourself is a good thing, you can't tell yourself that you need to go and challenge yourself all the time, because you are paying for classes and stuff. I wouldn't say my work is sink or swim, but I have definatly had days where I didn't leave the room because of CS homework, and I had felt very challenged this year.

As for trabnsferring, I feel ya on being afraid, its hard enough to go to college once, let alone twice, and now you are a junior, so its like by the time you transfer you will only have one year left, most likely. Maybe you should look into grad school?

[jackofallgeeks.livejournal.com]

Well, it doesn't bother me too much putting another semester or three into college, aside from the tens of thousands of dollars more that it'll cost me. But especially if it'll be with people I like... -shrugs- And I do plan on looking into Grad school, but... -shrugs- That's not what I'm looking at right now, I'm looking at learning things (which I don't feel I'm getting here) and meeting people I like. So, yeah, I don't know. If I can, I may see about Transferring for next Semester, so I'm not switching at my last year... But who knows...

[violetmay.livejournal.com]

... know what's funny? ^_^ i can teach you how to waltz *nods*... scary isn't it? *snicker*