Michele 1 #1 October 28, 2006 Get your ice skates, people! Hell has indeed frozen over. I took my math final this morning, and was, as usual, the last in the room. Slaved over it for three hours, trying desperately to make sure I caught all my silly little errors, checking and rechecking and triple checking. I turned in my test, and my professor asked me to wait while she graded it. I knew I'd pass the class; it was, rather, a battle to see what grade I'd get. I sat there, contemplating the fact that in the last 8 weeks I've used 300 sheets of lined paper; 50 pencils; two block erasers. Countless hours studying. Tears. Frustration. Angst. Wondering if I could manage to keep discipline and remain in the class, even when all I wanted was to be anywhere else. Performance anxiety, high blood pressure, vomiting. Nightmares. This is the class I failed in high school. This class - or rather the spectre of if - kept me from college in the first place. This is my nemesis, math...and so I sat there. Waiting to see what would happen. Dr. Chen looked up, smiled, and said: "Well, by one point, you got an A. Great work, great attitude, and thanks so much for taking my class." I haven't touched ground since. I got an A. Yeppers, hell hath frozen and pigs are flying, but I got an A. And I am proud of myself. I earned it, I busted my fanny. I have a callus on my finger from holding the pencil and working it. I got the A. Just thought I'd share that with all of you who've been kind enough to support me, help me, encourage me, and console me...thanks. I got the damned A!!!! Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stumpy 284 #2 October 28, 2006 Congrats - good for you!!!Never try to eat more than you can lift Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikeForsythe 0 #3 October 28, 2006 I knew if I gave Dr. Chen enough money it would all work out for you. Congrats for all of the hard work.Time and pressure will always show you who a person really is! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
irisheyes 0 #4 October 28, 2006 That is wonderful Michele. Good work! What are you doing to celebrate? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
matt1215 0 #5 October 28, 2006 Congrats!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jcd11235 0 #6 October 28, 2006 Congratulations. Don't give up now-- All the Math you have taken thus far in life has been to prepare you for Trigonometry and Calculus, which are actually interesting and extremely useful. Excellent job on your test. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites sunshine 2 #7 October 28, 2006 Awesome!! ~ from me Meowawesome!! ~ from Peanut ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jceman 1 #8 October 29, 2006 WOOT! Congratulations, Michele! Who said hard work, perserverance and a never-say-die attitude doesn't have its rewards? Faster horses, younger women, older whiskey, more money. Why do they call it "Tourist Season" if we can't shoot them? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Muenkel 0 #9 October 29, 2006 Just a quickie question. What does an A translate into in Chinese? Chris _________________________________________ Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Michele 1 #10 October 29, 2006 QuoteI knew if I gave Dr. Chen enough money it would all work out for you. You're my hero! To Chris... As for me celebrating, since I've got no-one to go play with, I am going to have a drink or two alone at home. I don't drink and drive, so celebrating will have to wait until next weekend, when my best friend in the world comes into LA for a few days. Then I will celebrate...and I'll have my scores from Anatomy then, too, and might (just might) be able to celebrate two things at once. However, since tomorrow and Monday are the first two days in a row I've had off since the first of September, I am going to relax, watch a movie or two, make kettle corn, play with the kitties, catch up on other stuff...but mostly relax. Trig and calculus are not on the schedule...I do have the next level math course to take next semester. Once that's done, I might never look at a mathbook again... Yippeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!! Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites dropdeded 0 #11 October 29, 2006 Thats super cool Michele. Hard work, yep, hard work pays off again. Im happy for youdropdeded------------------------------------------ The Dude Abides. - Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ImGunnaJump 0 #12 October 29, 2006 Great news - nice to see another math-anxiety-sister do so well! I've always had the same angst with math. When I get back to school, I think I'll take it as my first class back just to get it over with - ya know, take the bull by the horns thing. Congrats!"...I've learned that while the "needs" in life are important (food, water, shelter), it's the "wants" in life (ice cream, chocolate, sex) that make it worth the effort." Kbordson Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Muenkel 0 #13 October 29, 2006 Relax sweety, you deserve it. And job well done. I'm proud of you.Chris _________________________________________ Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Michele 1 #14 October 29, 2006 Thanks, Chris. I worked as hard as I could, stayed the course, and managed to do it up. I am proud of myself; what's really cool is my Pops is proud of me, too. He remembers paying for a tutor when I was in high school and me still failing it...LOL. QuoteWhen I get back to school, I think I'll take it as my first class back just to get it over with - ya know, take the bull by the horns thing. that is exactly what I did. I decided if I was going to do this, I wanted to get the scary stuff out of the way...my local school has a fast paced program for returning adults, and it's a full semester of math in 8 weeks (5 units). So I front loaded my schedule, and got it out of the way before the rest of the classes got well into exams and finals. So yeah, when you go back, look for something like that, and see if you can't get it done with quickly...I know that it helped me, knowing I only had X more weeks to get through rather than an entire semester, you know? Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jcd11235 0 #15 October 29, 2006 QuoteTrig and calculus are not on the schedule...I do have the next level math course to take next semester. Once that's done, I might never look at a mathbook again... Yippeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!! In a way it saddens me to read this. Mathematics do not come easy to many people. Even Einstein struggled with Math. But learning Math is like climbing a mountain. It is a helluva lot of hard work, but once you get to the top, the new perspective offers a wonderful new view of the world like no other. Right now, you're closer to the summit than the ground.Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Lindsey 0 #16 October 29, 2006 ummm....of course you made an A. What else from you? Keep it up, Woman! Peace~ linz-- A conservative is just a liberal who's been mugged. A liberal is just a conservative who's been to jail Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. 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jcd11235 0 #6 October 28, 2006 Congratulations. Don't give up now-- All the Math you have taken thus far in life has been to prepare you for Trigonometry and Calculus, which are actually interesting and extremely useful. Excellent job on your test. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunshine 2 #7 October 28, 2006 Awesome!! ~ from me Meowawesome!! ~ from Peanut ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jceman 1 #8 October 29, 2006 WOOT! Congratulations, Michele! Who said hard work, perserverance and a never-say-die attitude doesn't have its rewards? Faster horses, younger women, older whiskey, more money. Why do they call it "Tourist Season" if we can't shoot them? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Muenkel 0 #9 October 29, 2006 Just a quickie question. What does an A translate into in Chinese? Chris _________________________________________ Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Michele 1 #10 October 29, 2006 QuoteI knew if I gave Dr. Chen enough money it would all work out for you. You're my hero! To Chris... As for me celebrating, since I've got no-one to go play with, I am going to have a drink or two alone at home. I don't drink and drive, so celebrating will have to wait until next weekend, when my best friend in the world comes into LA for a few days. Then I will celebrate...and I'll have my scores from Anatomy then, too, and might (just might) be able to celebrate two things at once. However, since tomorrow and Monday are the first two days in a row I've had off since the first of September, I am going to relax, watch a movie or two, make kettle corn, play with the kitties, catch up on other stuff...but mostly relax. Trig and calculus are not on the schedule...I do have the next level math course to take next semester. Once that's done, I might never look at a mathbook again... Yippeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!! Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dropdeded 0 #11 October 29, 2006 Thats super cool Michele. Hard work, yep, hard work pays off again. Im happy for youdropdeded------------------------------------------ The Dude Abides. - Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ImGunnaJump 0 #12 October 29, 2006 Great news - nice to see another math-anxiety-sister do so well! I've always had the same angst with math. When I get back to school, I think I'll take it as my first class back just to get it over with - ya know, take the bull by the horns thing. Congrats!"...I've learned that while the "needs" in life are important (food, water, shelter), it's the "wants" in life (ice cream, chocolate, sex) that make it worth the effort." Kbordson Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Muenkel 0 #13 October 29, 2006 Relax sweety, you deserve it. And job well done. I'm proud of you.Chris _________________________________________ Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Michele 1 #14 October 29, 2006 Thanks, Chris. I worked as hard as I could, stayed the course, and managed to do it up. I am proud of myself; what's really cool is my Pops is proud of me, too. He remembers paying for a tutor when I was in high school and me still failing it...LOL. QuoteWhen I get back to school, I think I'll take it as my first class back just to get it over with - ya know, take the bull by the horns thing. that is exactly what I did. I decided if I was going to do this, I wanted to get the scary stuff out of the way...my local school has a fast paced program for returning adults, and it's a full semester of math in 8 weeks (5 units). So I front loaded my schedule, and got it out of the way before the rest of the classes got well into exams and finals. So yeah, when you go back, look for something like that, and see if you can't get it done with quickly...I know that it helped me, knowing I only had X more weeks to get through rather than an entire semester, you know? Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jcd11235 0 #15 October 29, 2006 QuoteTrig and calculus are not on the schedule...I do have the next level math course to take next semester. Once that's done, I might never look at a mathbook again... Yippeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!! In a way it saddens me to read this. Mathematics do not come easy to many people. Even Einstein struggled with Math. But learning Math is like climbing a mountain. It is a helluva lot of hard work, but once you get to the top, the new perspective offers a wonderful new view of the world like no other. Right now, you're closer to the summit than the ground.Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lindsey 0 #16 October 29, 2006 ummm....of course you made an A. What else from you? Keep it up, Woman! Peace~ linz-- A conservative is just a liberal who's been mugged. A liberal is just a conservative who's been to jail Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
