Studying for this exam is boring me to tears!

[Complexity]

Done. Falling asleep, this is so boring. A little break, and then 5 more.

[blacksmith37]

If the professor gives his own tests; you can pickout what he/she is interested in during lectures- that's what will be in the tests. If it is a standard Department test- too bad (unless you can get previous tests).
A friend of mine (also an engineer) had a theory; They don't really teach you much in college; they just sort out the people who can tolerate boring BS for 4yr and keep coming back.
At least in engineering the answers don't change much (eg. iron has a density near 7 ) , whereas in sociology, psychology, tax law; the answers change with the weather. So what you learn today will be the wrong answer in the future.

[myjohnson]

Federal Income Tax Code is no joke.

[Darbex]

I hate tax. It is stupid there is so many stupid freaking laws. That is why I am in favor of a national sales tax or even a flat tax. To me tax is so rigid that its not fun accounting the accounting I do is fun we get to decide until they FASB tells us we are wrong and says you kind of have to do it this way.

[Complexity]

Well, the professor makes up her own exams, but she very explicitly states that they are coming from parts of the book that are not in her lectures. Even if she did lecture on the subject, she makes it clear that there are more details in the book that will be included on the exam that she did not include in her lectures -- "book only".

I finally finished that chapter. I worked hard on it because it's very complex, and I know she will emphasize that chapter on her exam.

I have decided that the reason I'm having so much trouble studying for this exam is because I'm sick. I feel terrible. I ache all over. I literally hurt. I just want to go to bed and lay down, but I can't.

2 more chapters to go. Obviously, with the exam being tomorrow, I can't afford to go through these chapters are thoroughly as I did this last one. This next chapter is much easier so I'm going to look up the answers without going through every tiny piece of information in the chapter. If I miss a question as a result, then so be it. I just don't have the energy right now.

[myjohnson]

Reading Code is like reading another language to me.

Federal Income Tax, Payment Systems, Secured Transactions, and Uniform Commercial Code are perhaps the hardest Codes to read. Congress literally wrote it in code so normal people can't read it. Lawyers would be out of a job if normal people could read the law.

[myjohnson]

What school are you going to if you don't mind me asking?

Are you working on your bachelors degree?

[Complexity]

What school are you going to if you don't mind me asking?

Are you working on your bachelors degree?

Who are you asking?

If you're asking me, I'm going to UofH (main campus). I'm working on a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology. I hope to then go to grad school. I have a GPA of 3.675 from my earlier work, and I'm hoping to carry a 4.0 for all the classes I'm taking after returning. I want to keep my GPA up really high so I can get into whatever grad school I decide on.

[myjohnson]

yes, vicki I was asking you.

I went to UH too!

Loved the place.

A lot of good looking girls.

Seems like you're a lot smarter than me with that GPA.

[Complexity]

I don't know how much it has to do with being smart as with being determined.

I wasn't a very good student during high school, and my parents didn't emphasize education much. So I didn't go to college straight from high school. Instead, I got married which turned about abusive. By the time I decided to divorce my first husband, I had thought about my overall life, where I wanted to go, and how to get there. Deeper thinking than most at 23. I then decided I really wanted to go to college.

When I finally could go to college, I could only go to community college. I have never taken an SAT or ACT test, and my grades weren't high enough to be accepted into a university. So for the first time, I actually tried to make good grades. I was then very pleasantly surprised (more like shocked) to find out that I could make A's.

When I could transfer to UofH, I felt incredible. I was never expected to be at a university (according to my family of origin). And, yet, there I was. I tried to do well, and again, I was able to make good grades, usually A's.

Now that I'm back to finish my degree, my desire to do well is even higher since I want to get into grad school. I'll have to take the GRE which will be the very first time for me to take a test like that. I have no idea how well I'll do given my 20 year gap of being out of school. So I want to really push my GPA to compensate in case I need to.

Progress... if I don't read the chapter, then I've finished the next one and can move on to the last one. I think I'll go ahead and move on to the last chapter, and if I have time, i can go back and read. This last chapter seems important to the professor so I should devote a lot of time to it.

Looks like it's going to be a long night. I may be up all night studying.

[Oldsgirl]

I'm in the same boat... I have 2 midterms this week (plus I need to get my car ready for an event in Dallas this weekend!)

The class I was originally more worried about isn't stressing me out as much anymore. It turns out his midterm is all essay, and to me, that's easier to deal with.

My other class... ughh, the textbook sucks. Reading it is like pulling teeth!! :icon_hang: I've had this professor before, and the test questions tend to be taken EXACTLLY from random parts of the text. Also, for some reason (I think because I'm so busy latley) I seem to have lost the power to remember details, and have a horrible memory )

We'll see how it goes. Good luck to everyone!

[geoff_tropheus]

it takes a lot of practice to remeber ...t

[Oldsgirl]

I think my head is full.)

I enjoy the lectures and discussions, but this textbook it terrible! :furious:

I know I'm digging in my heels, because I'm suddenly in the mood to clean my house

[Complexity]

My head is definitely full... but "full of what" is the question!

Same here about the lectures and discussions vs. the text. This last chapter is driving me nuts. Language. Ugh. So many details! I'm a logically minded person, not a memory person. So many terms, theories, people. And then ages. Who does what, when, according to this theory or that theory. Hell, if they could just figure it out for real, then I'd only have to study the right theory, not everyone's possible theory and the limitations to them all!

Trying to integrate the "book questions" notes with the lecture notes is a pain, too. I need to have it all organized in order to make sense of the big picture, but it's not all wanting to come together very cleanly.

11pm. I get in the shower at 8am. Just 9 hours left to study. The countdown is on!

[mark razmandi]

ugh i feel like you tonight!!! this reading is melting my brain