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jennickels) wrote2014-05-17 06:05 pm
jennickels) wrote2014-05-17 06:05 pm
the library
I love the library. It's usually quiet and full of books.
I love it except when I hate it. When I spend my entire day there trying to get homework done. WAH!
I've spent so much time at the library this week it's ridiculous. I got up at 9 this morning and left the house around 10. My library of choice had no parking left so I decided to drive downtown and go to the big one. Lots more quiet spaces. I had a nice view of the I-5 Interstate Bridge and the surrounding area. It was actually really pretty.
Anyway. I got the rough drafts done of both my papers. Whew. I'm going to let them stew overnight then edit them in the morning before turning them in (they're due by midnight EDT on Sunday). I spent a little time answering message board posts when I got home at 5pm!!! But I'm burnt out. I still have like 15 pages of Sociology to read and 2 quizzes to take (they're 5 questions each so no big deal).
I have 100% in Sociology and 99% in Lit (missed 1 single point so far). These papers are going to shake things up, though.
I love it except when I hate it. When I spend my entire day there trying to get homework done. WAH!
I've spent so much time at the library this week it's ridiculous. I got up at 9 this morning and left the house around 10. My library of choice had no parking left so I decided to drive downtown and go to the big one. Lots more quiet spaces. I had a nice view of the I-5 Interstate Bridge and the surrounding area. It was actually really pretty.
Anyway. I got the rough drafts done of both my papers. Whew. I'm going to let them stew overnight then edit them in the morning before turning them in (they're due by midnight EDT on Sunday). I spent a little time answering message board posts when I got home at 5pm!!! But I'm burnt out. I still have like 15 pages of Sociology to read and 2 quizzes to take (they're 5 questions each so no big deal).
I have 100% in Sociology and 99% in Lit (missed 1 single point so far). These papers are going to shake things up, though.
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Remember to take some time to relax as well, though.
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Every time I write stuff like that I'm reminded of your posts where you're flailing because you have all these assignments due. Now I know what it feels like.
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Fun times, isn't it?
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How many years do you have left?
If I keep taking 2 classes every term I'll graduate May 2015... so just one more year.
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Nice! Enjoying it so far?
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Here, after high school, you choose a "college" (our general term for a 2-year community college, 4-year college, or 4-year university). For 4-year schools things are separated by year (freshman, sophomore, junior and senior) based on # of credits earned (I have 86 credits which makes me a junior, after this term I'll have 92 credits and I'll be a senior).
Usually when you start college after high school you can be "undeclared" (no major), but eventually you pick a major, or course of study and work towards your degree (Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science, depending on your major). Once you complete all the coursework you graduate with your diploma.
If I had stayed in school after high school I would have graduated a least a semester (half year) early because I took a bunch of summer courses. I started in August 1995 and would have finished in December 1998 (instead of May 1999). If I had pushed through another full course load the next summer I would have graduated a full year early (in May 1998).
As it is, I started at this school with 75 credits (everything I earned at my first college) making me a junior. You need at least 120 credits to graduate. Next May (with luck) I'll finish school and graduate with my BA in English/Creative Writing.
If I can get in and we think we can afford I could go to graduate school (2 more years) and get my MFA in Creative Writing (Master of Fine Arts). I like the program they offer at my school but it's pricey.
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We don't have 2-yr community college, 4 yr college and so on, nor do we have juniors and seniors. It's just universities, at which you can do undergrad degrees, Bachelor degrees, Diploma, Masters, postgrad of various kinds. eg, this is the index of courses for UQ.
And rather than juniors and seniors, whatever year you are into the course is what you're 'called'. As in... if you're third year, you're a third year student. If you're in your second or final year of a postgrad, you're a second year (or final year) postgrad. etc. Does that make sense?
The Bachelor of Arts works pretty much the same way as yours with the undeclared. I don't think it's strictly necessary to declare a major right up (can't recall). Generally, though, you do declare a major straight up, but can change it if a semester or so in you decide you'd rather major on something else (and often, credit for the original major can go toward electives instead).
Summer courses are available at UQ (my current uni) as well, but there are so few on offer. None that I'm interested in or would help in my degree, tbh. It's usually way too hot here to really consider studying then anyway.
I started on this degree with credit for a number of courses as well, though am not sure how much credit that was. Just last semester, I put in a request for additional credit for other subjects as well. I think it was about 5 or 6 units (subjects) I got credit for, total. Doesn't change much - just that I had a few semesters of only 3 subjects instead of the usual 4.
Oooh, I hope you can do the MFA. That sounds like the sort of thing that'd be amazing for you. :)
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I've been looking at your school's website--they offer a lot majors.
I think for the most part the systems are similar. A Bachelor of Arts (or Sciences) is usually a 4-year degree here (2 semesters a year). Once you finish that, though, you're usually done, unless you want to go to graduate school where you get your Masters degree.
It looks like you guys have lots of other options to continue school past the bachelor stage. I think your "diploma" thing is like getting a "certificate" here. They're classes to take usually for professionals (like business people, accountants, etc) to learn new things or to advance in their career. Although sometimes they are just random things. I just looked at my school and they offer a certificate in baking, lol.
This is the school I go to: Southern New Hampshire University (http://www.snhu.edu/). I do completely online courses since I live on the complete opposite side of the country from the school.
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Yeah, quite a lot of stuff to choose from.
Wow, so graduate school is separate again then? Interesting.
Nope. We have certificates, too. They're generally obtained at TAFE, rather than uni though. Much easier to get into, much less expensive (at least, that's how it's been in past - might change with recent politics). I have a Certificate III in Business Admin from my first year out of high school - I did it while deciding what I actually wanted to do with my life. Diploma is a step up from a Bachelor degree, whereas certificates are generally seen as a step below a Bachelor degree.
Completely online would be amazing! I'm really hoping to find a work from home job when I'm done with studies. Well, before I'm done with studies.
Just looked at your uni site. Looks like a pretty awesome MFA Creative Writing. I love that it's online and they have screenwriting as a concentration. I'd love to do something like that. There's only a single unit taught for it here.
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I like the MFA program at my school. It's online except for 2 weeks out of the year (one in June and one in January) where you go to the town it's in and do a residency. It's pricey, though, and we're already going to be in huge debt when I finish my BA.
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Have you done the residency part yet?
I don't even want to think about how much student debt I have. We have HECS to cover it, and when we're earning above a certain amount, the money comes out of our accounts to pay off the debt. I sometimes wonder if I'll ever pay the whole thing off. :/
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Our debt is going to be ridiculous. I have no idea how we will ever pay it off. It is all government loans with low interest rates but we're poor. I better write a best selling novel or something so we can pay it all off and justify it, lol.
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Oh... true. Ignore me.
Yeah, we're in a similar situation, especially with the most recent (crappy) government. Given all the funding cuts, going foward over the next 2-3 yrs, under 30s (unemployed) are looking to lose about $7000 a year. Families with two incomes and two kids are looking to lose about $5000 a year. And $250,000 single income earners are looking to lose about $1500. Rich get richer, etc. So much welfare stuff being cut. I'm dreading being done with uni, because I've had zero luck with job search and have this feeling we're going to get caught out and not have any financial support from the government. :S