Mekana

Oh, how joyful

Academia, Photos, Thoughts | December 7, 2009

First snow of the year! This is what I walked out to this morning on my way to my first exam. The exam left me more confused than when I started — I don’t know if that’s a reflection of my flustered state of mind or of poli sci exams. The questions are so general and open-ended, and they all relate to each other, and I’m not sure if I put in enough detail or answered the question the way the prof wanted, and and and… I’m doing well-ish in the class, but on quizzes, I’ve been docked points for leaving out a tiny little detail, and on the midterm, the TA took off points without even telling us why, but I’m assuming it was the same deal with minute details I left out. It’s so difficult when questions are so open and you can really argue any direction, but there’s something in particular you’re supposed to include that’s not even hinted at in the question. That was so not the case with AP Government in high school, which was so easy and straightforward.

I miss high school, but only a little. I’m one of those people who thinks last year was always better. I hate to remember bad things that have happened in the past, so my retrospection makes events and experiences much happier and better than they probably actually were. I also tend to compare places and events, so in high school I was always like, “I wish I could go back to last year or [insert place here]” Now, however, I miss last year, but I’m genuinely content. I think that means college is awesome and I’ve totally chosen the right institution. It probably also means I don’t miss Asian parenting or Ohio, where exciting things happen all the time and cornfields totally don’t exist.

Anyway, as will all exams, right now I’m in the cheery and insouciant after-period where I don’t feel like doing anything academic, even though I have an exam Wednesday and a ten-page paper due Thursday, neither of which I’ve really started. But it doesn’t matter because right now I am freeeee. And it’s such a winter wonderland outside!