Well, the first day of school has come and gone. That means that there are only 118 days left until the end of the semester. Insert profanity here:

I'm still sick (bah!) with this incessant coughing that is driving me insane. Of course, if anyone asks, I'm saying that it is pneumonia.

Impressions from today's classes, and expectations for the semester:

First, I had General Ecology (BIOL 370, referred to henceforth as simply ecology). I am not thrilled with what this class is going to offer, for several reasons. #1: Probably multiple choice exams {BAD!}, which I absolutely abhor, because it lacks the certain art of description which people with majors in philosophy and history are apt to have. #2: Professor gets sidetracked easily, which I do not like very much, because I feel that it shows disorganization, which really messes me up because then I just stop paying attention. Expectation: With excessive incdependent study and notation, I can ace the material. I do not expect lectures to be productive, and may miss occassional days for mental health appreciation, however, I can miss class excessively, because I don't know his examination style yet. I will not miss days until after the first exam. Expected grade: A.

Second, I had Ancient Egyptian History (HIST 300). There are 53 people in the class, which I think is overly excessive for a history class. There are only three essays and one final, with two of those events occurring in the same week. This class was not very informative because we tried to define "history" and then we did a synopsis of Ancient Egyptian history. I think I am going to reserve judgment for several days. Expected Grade: Unknown.

Third, I had Organic Chemistry Lab Lecture, which is the same thing as last semester. The grading scale is easier this semester than last. Perhaps the material will be harder. There are clicker questions this semester, which means that I can rarely miss class, unlike last semester, where I missed like 4-6 of 14 classes. Expected Grade: A.

Then, I bought more books ($80 worth), and I still have to buy two more, a physics one tomorrow and then one more civil war book.

Next class was Cell Biology. The impression I get from the teacher is that he does not care too much about this subject (I hear he prefers genetics more than this), however, I noticed that he is only teaching three classes, so I don't know for sure. Cell Biology came to me easily in high school and in science olympiad. I expect that with a lot of individual study, I should do well on exams, which make up the whole grade. Expected Grade: A.

Finall,y I had Civil War. My teacher seems to know his material very well, and was the only one I had today who was interested in knowing us at all by our names, etc. However, I was insulted because part of our introductions (which other people gave for us, which I hate, if anyone is going to introduce someone, it should be the one being introduced), we disclosed our major. Well, I have four, so I said my four. He didn't say anything at the time, however, the next person had three majros (history, poli sci, and philosophy) and the teacher went "what, no biology or chemistry?" Absolutely insulting. He was mocking the efforts that I have done in the last, oh, 14 years I put into school to get ahead, and the efforts I continue to put into my work to get ahead continually. If he was on an equal field as I, (Bachelor's student), I certainly would have said something, however, it is disrespectful to say something like that to someone who is more educated than you are and who is in a position of control over you. I think that this class is going to be challenging, and he will not give much opportnity for getting ahead or much information as to his expectation on written work.
Expected Grade: A-.

Well, that leaves only a few more classes that I have not had. Human Physiology tomorrow morning (at 8 AM BLAH!), Physics I (the professor I already have had, so the only worry I have is whether calculus one can come back to my feeble brain. Ex. Gr.:A), Organic Chemistry Lecture II (same as last semester, Ex. Gr.: A), the actual Organic Chem Lab, and my Intro Anthropology class, which I am kind of meh about.

Anyways, my expectations:
BIOL 370: A
BIOL 302: A
CHEM 332: A
CHEM 334: A
HIST 300: ?
HIST 453: A-
BIOL 321: ?
PES 111: A
ANTH 104: ?