Facebook Users and Lower College Grades (click on this link for story)

As if it wasn't sad enough to give up what little I *had* of a social life, now they're saying that Facebook use has been linked to lower grades in college. Although there's more than one study that has shown results similar to this type of result for Facebook usage, I believe there still needs to be studies done to counter this argument. :-)

Source: esciencenews.com

Grades, schmades...

Okay, so I didn't get any "F's" this quarter, but once again I am disappointed in my grades (and the "worst" one was a B-plus!!! The rest of this post makes me sound like I'm not even showing up...) I think it's just the culmination of frustrating factors throughout the quarter that's gotten me down so much:

1) Taking a 3-unit class with a workload of at least 4-units (a Research Methods class, to be precise)

2) Not being able to get on the Dean's List for the FOURTH quarter in a row because I had a one-unit C/NC class (to round out the aforementioned 3-unit winner). This continues to be a frustration for me because I am either taking a 1-unit class to fulfill finanacial aid obligations because the class I need/that is available (often these two do not coincide easily) is a 3-unit class like I just mentioned.

3) Busting my heiny all quarter long -- in general.

4) Taking 4 classes (one of which does not apply toward my degree) and getting the worst grade in that particular class -- THIS IS THE WORST BUMMER OF ALL.

My goal had been (and I will continue to strive for this anyways) to raise my GPA throughout the time I spend at Cal Poly. I have succeeded thus far. Until that last class. And, I put forth all my best effort I possibly to squeeze out this quarter. So, I need to be happy for myself and all the hard work I put in. But, for now I shall settle for emailing the professor and finding out what kind of grading technique he used and why he and I agreed I performed at a higher quality level this time around in his advanced version of the course but failed to get a higher grade.

That being said, I AM SO GLAD IT'S FINALLY OVER!!!

WELL, AT LEAST FOR NOW... I START A RESEARCH INTERNSHIP IN 4 DAYS. PRAY FOR ME, Y'ALL!

God Bless America!!!

Well, at least, that's what I say when I am perturbed at "people" in general. I picked it up from my good friend Mary (thanks Mary! this one has saved me many a time in front of my children.)

The reason I say this at this point is because I'm starting to see a pattern with my history/political science classes. I go to great lengths to explain that I am, by nature, a non-political person and that that particular genre of study is "not my thing." Then I go and get decent grades on the exams when I'm taking the course Credit/No Credit due to my lack of faith in my ability.

Gotta tell ya' though: I'm still glad I'm taking THIS Political Science course Credit/No Credit. My instructor --bless her heart, she's a nice lady, but far too advanced for me in her lectures-- asks questions of the class when she is lecturing and you could hear a pin drop (or crickets chirp, etc.) in the time it takes anybody to say anything in the class. I have no idea what "issues were predominantly the same in both Carter's and Clinton's presidencies" or the differences either! I am, however, pulling A's on the exams. Go figure.

Well, just wanted to vent and have that be the point of the blog for once. After all, is ANYBODY EVEN READING THIS???

N-O-O-O-O-O-O-OOOOOOOOO..............!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I got an A minus in English. Bummer. I am really upset though; with all the people in my life asking me how I'm doing in school, I was getting rather fond of saying I had a "Four point Oh" at Cal Poly, of all places!!!

Oh well, guess I'll just have to do the very best I can -- wait a second, that's what I have been doing!!! Can't fault myself for trying, right? So, for all you fellow OVERachievers out there, give yourself a break. I am.