Gaining Ground
Even though it feels like I’m cheating myself out of a summer break, I am very pleased with the fruits of my labors. I will be starting my junior year of college as a junior. I didn’t think that I’d be able to do it. I’m very pleased!
To achieve junior status, one must have 60 credit hours to their name. If I had only taken my standard four classes per semester for the past two years and left it at that, I would only have ended up with 49 hours, but last summer (was it just a year ago?) I took a single summer class and this summer I’m taking four classes. Once I finish my current class, I will end up with 64 hours, which will shove me to the rank that I should possess after two years of college. I really am very pleased.
Having said that, I now have to admit that I’m kinda nervous about my fall semester—for several reasons. First of all, I’m taking five classes instead of my normal four. In reviewing the number of classes I have left, I decided that I’m going to have to step up the pace if I want to finish in any sort of timely fashion. It feels like I’ll be in school ‘til I’m 40. Can’t have that.
In addition to entering the new world of more hours, I also will be taking Accounting 300—the “weed out” accounting course—next semester. The content is supposed to be similar to my spring accounting class (financial accounting), except supercharged. It separates the “gonna-make-its” from the “not-gonna-make-its.” I keep hearing the horror stories about the class. It’s time consuming and just plain hard. Recently, Kris talked to a survivor of the class that said she has actually worked in the accounting industry and considers herself to be an A student, but in this particular class she said she had to take what she could get grades-wise. Yup, sounds frightening to me.
Not only am I taking Weed-Out 101, I seem to be taking Weed-Out 102 at the same time in the form of Accounting 310. It’s supposed to be like the accounting class that I just finished this summer (managerial accounting), except supercharged. From what I hear, the instructor isn’t greatest (in fact, they say he’s awful), and from what I know of the course content, it will prove to be very challenging. Add to the accounting classes two management classes and an economics (in the form of statistics) class and I can see my free time disappearing very rapidly this fall.
I was talking to my accounting instructor this summer, and I asked him how feasible it will be to carry the workload of five classes, as well as work 20 to 25 hours a week. His response? “Oh, Sharon, don’t do it. You need to drop something.” Help!
One comfort I have is that each class is only two days a week, except one of my management classes is a night class that will meet once a week. Also, since the fifth class doesn’t cost me any extra, if I see that I can’t handle the pressure of the fifth class I can just drop the class and no harm done (except for having already purchased the book). Another comfort is that I now have a reliable assistant at work. I may have to rely more heavily on her to pick up the slack if school becomes overwhelming.
So while the fall looms large, I shall savor the fruits of the summer and deal with the fall when it arrives (in less than 4 weeks).
To achieve junior status, one must have 60 credit hours to their name. If I had only taken my standard four classes per semester for the past two years and left it at that, I would only have ended up with 49 hours, but last summer (was it just a year ago?) I took a single summer class and this summer I’m taking four classes. Once I finish my current class, I will end up with 64 hours, which will shove me to the rank that I should possess after two years of college. I really am very pleased.
Having said that, I now have to admit that I’m kinda nervous about my fall semester—for several reasons. First of all, I’m taking five classes instead of my normal four. In reviewing the number of classes I have left, I decided that I’m going to have to step up the pace if I want to finish in any sort of timely fashion. It feels like I’ll be in school ‘til I’m 40. Can’t have that.
In addition to entering the new world of more hours, I also will be taking Accounting 300—the “weed out” accounting course—next semester. The content is supposed to be similar to my spring accounting class (financial accounting), except supercharged. It separates the “gonna-make-its” from the “not-gonna-make-its.” I keep hearing the horror stories about the class. It’s time consuming and just plain hard. Recently, Kris talked to a survivor of the class that said she has actually worked in the accounting industry and considers herself to be an A student, but in this particular class she said she had to take what she could get grades-wise. Yup, sounds frightening to me.
Not only am I taking Weed-Out 101, I seem to be taking Weed-Out 102 at the same time in the form of Accounting 310. It’s supposed to be like the accounting class that I just finished this summer (managerial accounting), except supercharged. From what I hear, the instructor isn’t greatest (in fact, they say he’s awful), and from what I know of the course content, it will prove to be very challenging. Add to the accounting classes two management classes and an economics (in the form of statistics) class and I can see my free time disappearing very rapidly this fall.
I was talking to my accounting instructor this summer, and I asked him how feasible it will be to carry the workload of five classes, as well as work 20 to 25 hours a week. His response? “Oh, Sharon, don’t do it. You need to drop something.” Help!
One comfort I have is that each class is only two days a week, except one of my management classes is a night class that will meet once a week. Also, since the fifth class doesn’t cost me any extra, if I see that I can’t handle the pressure of the fifth class I can just drop the class and no harm done (except for having already purchased the book). Another comfort is that I now have a reliable assistant at work. I may have to rely more heavily on her to pick up the slack if school becomes overwhelming.
So while the fall looms large, I shall savor the fruits of the summer and deal with the fall when it arrives (in less than 4 weeks).
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