Clasically Modern (Hopefully) Kickin' Hivemind Thread

[Queen_Dopplepopolis]

Yeah, it certainly is a pain in the butt!

School is a pain in my butt. I spend a least an hour every day talking myself out of quitting. It's physically impossible for me to be a "bad student" and so it takes up so much time and energy!

*slams fist on desk* Stupid school making me feel obligated to get A's! YARG!

 

[Crothian]

This is usually what I do when I skip class. But - usually - my homework load isn't quite so enormous and I don't have to travel back to South Dakota for funerals over the weekend. As such, I'm a *little* behind. :\

Ya, it happens. Is Kennon doing okay?

 

[Angel Tarragon]

School is a pain in my butt. I spend a least an hour every day talking myself out of quitting. It's physically impossible for me to be a "bad student" and so it takes up so much time and energy!

*slams fist on desk* Stupid school making me feel obligated to get A's! YARG!

I'm looking forward to starting school again. And you don't have to get A's, you just have to do the very best you can.

 

[Queen_Dopplepopolis]

Ya, it happens. Is Kennon doing okay?

I think so. He's not one to be overly-emotional, though. We knew that grandpa Vernon wasn't going to make it much longer, but it's always hard to lose a grandparent... even harder to lose your last grandparent. The funeral was very touching. Military honors and Masonic funeral rites made for an interesting and very emotional burial...

However - Kennon was able to deliver the eulogy at the funeral without cracking even once. Grandpa Vernon put a lot of significance on the ability to be a good public speaker... he would have been proud.

 

[Queen_Dopplepopolis]

I'm looking forward to starting school again. And you don't have to get A's, you just have to do the very best you can.

*chuckles* Tell that to the Scholarship Review Board.

If I don't keep my GPA above a 3.5, I lose my scholarships and grants (and that pays for a little over half of my 30k tuition and fees). Ahhh private school rocks!!!

 

[Angel Tarragon]

What is your major, if you don't mind my asking? And just out of curiosit what are the minimum grades for a 3.5 average?

 

[Queen_Dopplepopolis]

What is your major, if you don't mind my asking? And just out of curiosit what are the minimum grades for a 3.5 average?

I'm a history major. An "A" is a 4. A "B" is a 3. So, at the very lowest, I need to maintain grades around B+/A-.

(I don't do math, so my vague explanation will have to be good enough. )

 

[Angel Tarragon]

I'm a history major. An "A" is a 4. A "B" is a 3. So, at the very lowest, I need to maintain grades around B+/A-. (I don't do math, so my vague explanation will have to be good enough. )

That is cool, what are you hoping to do with it after you graduate?

 

[Crothian]

I'm a history major. An "A" is a 4. A "B" is a 3. So, at the very lowest, I need to maintain grades around B+/A-.

(I don't do math, so my vague explanation will have to be good enough. )

a- is a 3.75 and a B+ is a 3.25 but just get straights A's and you don't have to worry about the rest

Oh, and History Major is a little vague since there seems to be a lot of history in the world. What area do you concentrate on?

 

[Queen_Dopplepopolis]

a- is a 3.75 and a B+ is a 3.25 but just get straights A's and you don't have to worry about the rest

Oh, and History Major is a little vague since there seems to be a lot of history in the world. What area do you concentrate on?

Well - as an undergrad - you don't really have a "focus" so to speak. They want you to explore all different fields of history and see which one you like best so that you can pick a "focus" when you start your MA/PhD.

However - the bulk of my classes (and my undergrad thesis) focus on Antebellum America/Era of the New Republic from the Revolutionary War to just before the Civil War started.

I want to take this degree and become a high school history teacher.