Its the end of the year, finally, and I’m a senior!
Finished finals Tuesday morning. Been hanging out, relaxing for the past few days. Going to Chicago this weeekend to see Jenny, and then coming back here to work for the summer.
Its the end of the year, finally, and I’m a senior!
Finished finals Tuesday morning. Been hanging out, relaxing for the past few days. Going to Chicago this weeekend to see Jenny, and then coming back here to work for the summer.
I’m not really going to say much more about this movie, other than the fact that I saw it last night (that might have been a mistake, considering how sleep deprived I already am this week), and that it was ok but not that great.
We are in the midst of 10th week, and frankly I want to shoot myself. I haven’t seen my room in daylight for 3 days. I’m currently in Chauncy’s Game Room, writing this report for a class that was due last friday but she said we could turn it in tomorrow (mostly because only one group in the class even finished the project on time). I don’t know if that was a blessing or a curse, because so much else is due this week.
Finals are next week, and I’ll be done soon.
Dingle dongle, dingle dongle, someone’s calling you; Goulet!
Not that I’m an idiot or anything, but my GPA definitely does not reflect my level of intelligence. I’ve been doing research on the Law School Admissions Test (LSAT), and of course law school applications, and have discovered that my GPA is nowhere near the 25th percentile at my schools of choice.
However, I read that engineering students get their UGPAs weighted due to the rigorous curriculum, so it should not be that big a deal. I just wish that my GPA would have been better.
All I need to do is destroy the LSAT, and make above a 170. That should be my golden ticket into whatever law school I want.
In reply to a comment that Mark left on my previous Rally post, I want to talk about what the results of this rally will likely be.
The members of the faculty will be conducting a Vote of No Confidance later this week. Regardless of how the Vote of No Confidance turns out, the decision ultimately rests with the Board. Involving anyone other than the Board is where I have to draw the line. The public, those who are not affiliated with Rose, don’t need to be made aware of the events going on in our administration. I have no problem with students organizing a meeting with the Board, or by presenting them with the facts via e-mail, print, or other means, as long as its done in a proper fashion.
I don’t think that Midgley is being treated unfairly, because I feel like he has treated us unfairly. These students are simply responding to the past year of upsetting treatment. I was willing to write it all off as first year settling time, but then I got the e-mail about reducing my scholarship money in order to provide more money for the incoming freshman. Wouldn’t the same effect have been achieved by attempting to increase the endowment? By showing others that Rose-Hulman is THE BEST and encouraging them to donate to scholarship funds? Instead, the backlash is likely to REDUCE our endowment. The negative impact of this redistribution will take years to recover.
I believe the best solution is for Jack to resign as soon as possible, and launch a search for a new president. Parting ways peacefully will take steps towards restoring our image in the public eye.
I’ve decided that drinking is a catch-22.
I don’t have fun if I get totally smashed. Yet, I don’t have fun if I don’t get totally smashed. (The two reasons for not having fun are, of course, different). The following is my explanation.
If I don’t get trashed and all of my friends do, usually this subjects me to the role of DD or mediator. I wish that everyone was able to drink responsibly and not become someone else when they are trashed. Guys are typically not known for “drama”, yet get a few drops in ya and some people will just migrate towards turmoil. Then I always end up in a bad mood cause not everyone’s having fun, and then the night gets ruined.
However, if I do get drunk, then I end up not remembering most of the night and that’s no fun, either.
This doesn’t happen every time I go out, but it happens. I like to enjoy my evening, have fun with friends, and if that maybe includes a little bit of drinking, then that just adds to the mix. But if everyone isn’t having fun, then I just need to learn to quietly exit and call it a night.