I am officially done with my freshman year of college!!! What a great feeling! I took my last final today, and it was a Spanish one. It went alright. After that, I came back and finished cleaning my room and packing things up. I can't believe how much stuff I made fit into my dorm room---it's unbelievable! Most of the people from the cube where I live in Coate Hall have already gone home for the summer, but there are a few of us who are still left and we are hanging out tonight. Tomorrow I am going home for the summer! It was a little sad saying goodbye to all the wonderful people I have met this year. Then again, most of us will all be back together again in three months. The hard part is that some of my friends are transfering schools and will not be back for the fall semester. We have already planned to meet up later on. That's something to look forward to. But for now, I will just concentrate on enjoying my summer! Until the fall...
~Sabrina
Friday, May 11, 2007
Wednesday, May 9, 2007
One down, One to go
I took my math final this afternoon and it went extremely well!! I was soo happy! I spent A LOT of time studying for it considering I had the weekend, Monday, Tuesday, and most of today to prepare for it. All my hard work definitely paid off!! I felt like I confidently knew how to answer every single problem on the test, which was such a great feeling considering I had struggled in the class for a good part of the semester. I can't even put into words how good it feels!!!!!!!!! :)
Now, I am going to take the night off tonight and relax---maybe watch a movie or something. I need a break from studying. I do have a Spanish final that I have to take on Friday afternoon. I think I will pack up most of my stuff and clean the room tomorrow and squeeze some studying in too. Also, I think I might hike the bluffs tomorrow evening since it is so beautiful out now. I will have to study for Spanish tomorrow and probably again on Friday before the test. I am not as worried about the Spanish final as I was about the precalculus final, mostly because I have been doing pretty well in Spanish class all semester. I must say that it is definitely a good feeling to have my hardest final done!! (I do have to mention that it is not typical to have only 2 finals, most people have 3 or 4 depending on their course schedule.)
Now, I am going to take the night off tonight and relax---maybe watch a movie or something. I need a break from studying. I do have a Spanish final that I have to take on Friday afternoon. I think I will pack up most of my stuff and clean the room tomorrow and squeeze some studying in too. Also, I think I might hike the bluffs tomorrow evening since it is so beautiful out now. I will have to study for Spanish tomorrow and probably again on Friday before the test. I am not as worried about the Spanish final as I was about the precalculus final, mostly because I have been doing pretty well in Spanish class all semester. I must say that it is definitely a good feeling to have my hardest final done!! (I do have to mention that it is not typical to have only 2 finals, most people have 3 or 4 depending on their course schedule.)
Sunday, May 6, 2007
Winding Down...
The year is winding down, but there is still a lot to do. Classes officially ended for the spring semester on Friday. Friday was also loft return day. We had to take down our bed lofts and return them. It was a job in itself carrying the pieces down the stairs and half-way across campus. Oddly enough, it was kind of funny because all of our friends were doing it together.
On Saturday, I worked on a paper for my honors class called Gender, Power, and Privilege. The class was really interesting and it opened my eyes to a lot of things that I had not considered before. It was a very good experience overall and it really made me think about things. After finishing my paper, I went to a concert for the UW-L Gospel Choir in Valhalla in Cartwright Center. It was sooo GOOD!!! One of my friends who is graduating is in the choir and I went to watch her. Then, I came back to Coate Hall for Coate Bash. It was like an end of the year celebration before everyone gets too overwhelmed with finals. There was live music, inflatable games, sand volleyball (each hall has a sand volleyball court for students to use!), a grill out, raffles, and prizes. It was a really FUN time!!
Today, I am going to enjoy which is probably going to be my last day of semi-relaxation before I start getting consumed in studying for finals. Only a week left and then I will be going home!
On Saturday, I worked on a paper for my honors class called Gender, Power, and Privilege. The class was really interesting and it opened my eyes to a lot of things that I had not considered before. It was a very good experience overall and it really made me think about things. After finishing my paper, I went to a concert for the UW-L Gospel Choir in Valhalla in Cartwright Center. It was sooo GOOD!!! One of my friends who is graduating is in the choir and I went to watch her. Then, I came back to Coate Hall for Coate Bash. It was like an end of the year celebration before everyone gets too overwhelmed with finals. There was live music, inflatable games, sand volleyball (each hall has a sand volleyball court for students to use!), a grill out, raffles, and prizes. It was a really FUN time!!
Today, I am going to enjoy which is probably going to be my last day of semi-relaxation before I start getting consumed in studying for finals. Only a week left and then I will be going home!
Friday, April 27, 2007
Busy, Busy, Busy
I have so much to do before the end of the semester. AHH!! This morning I went to speech class and ate breakfast at Whitney afterwards. Then I gathered some of the stuff in my room together and put it into a box. My mom came down this morning and I sent the box of stuff I don't need anymore home with her---that way, when it comes time to move out, I won't have as much stuff.
Next, I am going to go to the language listening lab in Graff Main Hall. I have to do some listening activities on the computer for my Spanish class. It is a pretty interesting program that I use and it really helps me learn Spanish. The same program is available in different languages including French and German.
Then after that, I am going to work on writing my speech that I have to give on Monday. That way, I can practice it a lot over the weekend. My professor is very helpful because she said that I could email her my outline and she would look over it giving me suggestions about things I should change. I really appreciate when professors take the extra time to help students because they actually care about their success.
Tonight, I am going to the bonfire at Coate Hall. It looks like it's going to be a lot of fun! There is going to be food, music, games, and smores of course!
Well, I better get going so I get everything done before the bonfire!!
~Sabrina
Next, I am going to go to the language listening lab in Graff Main Hall. I have to do some listening activities on the computer for my Spanish class. It is a pretty interesting program that I use and it really helps me learn Spanish. The same program is available in different languages including French and German.
Then after that, I am going to work on writing my speech that I have to give on Monday. That way, I can practice it a lot over the weekend. My professor is very helpful because she said that I could email her my outline and she would look over it giving me suggestions about things I should change. I really appreciate when professors take the extra time to help students because they actually care about their success.
Tonight, I am going to the bonfire at Coate Hall. It looks like it's going to be a lot of fun! There is going to be food, music, games, and smores of course!
Well, I better get going so I get everything done before the bonfire!!
~Sabrina
Sunday, April 22, 2007
What a Weekend!!
This weekend was so busy and totally AWESOME!! I did so many fun things.
To start off, Friday night there was supposed to be a bonfire by Coate Hall, but unfortunately, that got postponed until next weekend. So my friends and I decided that we would make cupcakes and puppy chow in the kitchen in the basement (every residence hall has at least one kitchen). We ended up having a great time despite the bonfire being postponed. It was soo much fun! It is amazing how much fun you can have just doing something as simple as cooking with your friends. Then we rented a DVD from the front desk and watched a movie while we enjoyed our treats! : )
On Saturday, I got up and ate breakfast at Whitney. Then the girls from our cube went to the Ropes Course that UW-L has down by Myrick Park. It was sooo cool! There were a few different activities that we could do. My personal favorite was the giant swing. It involves you getting hooked up to a cable and hoisted into the air. Once, you are hoisted all the way up, you have to pull a certain string, and when you do it, you just go flying down the cable and scream your head off---it was such a rush!
Then, later that night, we went to the Sanford Block Party (Sanford is another residence hall). They had live music by five different bands, which were pretty good I might add. There was also a variety of games and free food. It was a pretty good time.
After the Sanford Block Party, we went to the Concordia Ballroom which is just a few blocks from Coate Hall on La Crosse Street. One of my friends was co-hosting a salsa fiesta there. It involved salsa dancing as well as other dances including the tango. It was a lot of fun considering I like ballroom dancing and hanging out with my friends at the same time.
Today, I went to Myrick Park again for a picnic that the Roncalli Catholic Newman Center was hosting. There was free food as well as fun activities to do. Then I came back and did math homework for 3 hours! Afterwards, I relaxed for a while until two of my friends from Platteville got here. They had went home for the weekend and were stopping by on their way back. We went out to dinner at Fayze's downtown. It was really nice just to be able to chat and enjoy the good times with friends over dinner. But needless to say, I didn't get much homework done this weekend. I guess I will just have to make up for it by working extra hard tomorrow.
~Sabrina
To start off, Friday night there was supposed to be a bonfire by Coate Hall, but unfortunately, that got postponed until next weekend. So my friends and I decided that we would make cupcakes and puppy chow in the kitchen in the basement (every residence hall has at least one kitchen). We ended up having a great time despite the bonfire being postponed. It was soo much fun! It is amazing how much fun you can have just doing something as simple as cooking with your friends. Then we rented a DVD from the front desk and watched a movie while we enjoyed our treats! : )
On Saturday, I got up and ate breakfast at Whitney. Then the girls from our cube went to the Ropes Course that UW-L has down by Myrick Park. It was sooo cool! There were a few different activities that we could do. My personal favorite was the giant swing. It involves you getting hooked up to a cable and hoisted into the air. Once, you are hoisted all the way up, you have to pull a certain string, and when you do it, you just go flying down the cable and scream your head off---it was such a rush!
Then, later that night, we went to the Sanford Block Party (Sanford is another residence hall). They had live music by five different bands, which were pretty good I might add. There was also a variety of games and free food. It was a pretty good time.
After the Sanford Block Party, we went to the Concordia Ballroom which is just a few blocks from Coate Hall on La Crosse Street. One of my friends was co-hosting a salsa fiesta there. It involved salsa dancing as well as other dances including the tango. It was a lot of fun considering I like ballroom dancing and hanging out with my friends at the same time.
Today, I went to Myrick Park again for a picnic that the Roncalli Catholic Newman Center was hosting. There was free food as well as fun activities to do. Then I came back and did math homework for 3 hours! Afterwards, I relaxed for a while until two of my friends from Platteville got here. They had went home for the weekend and were stopping by on their way back. We went out to dinner at Fayze's downtown. It was really nice just to be able to chat and enjoy the good times with friends over dinner. But needless to say, I didn't get much homework done this weekend. I guess I will just have to make up for it by working extra hard tomorrow.
~Sabrina
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
CLASSES!!! AHHH!!
I just finished registering for classes online. It was very stressful!! I was trying to plan out my schedule and take the classes that I need to have completed before I can apply to the Radiation Therapy program. You see the way it works is that there is an order that students have to follow when they register for classes. Basically, the people with the most credits get to register first and so on. Currently, I have 40 credits so I got to register at 3:40pm today. I took 15 credits last semester and 16 credits this semester. I also had 9 credits that transfered from AP tests and other college courses I had taken in high school. It really helps to have credits coming in before you even start your freshman year because then you are farther ahead in the line to register for classes. This is pretty important since general education courses fill up fast, especially those taught by popular professors. I am satisfied with the schedule I have for next fall, even though I didn't get everything that I had planned on. I'll just have to keep checking the classes online to see if anyone drops the courses I want and then there will be an opening. Hopefully everything will work out...it just takes time and patience (like a lot of other things)!
~Sabrina
~Sabrina
Thursday, April 12, 2007
What!?!?....SNOW!?!?
Being April, you would think that you would be getting the expected "April showers," referring to rain showers, but in Wisconsin, we still get snow showers! Yesterday and last night, it was snowing here in La Crosse and the campus looked like it did in January....well, I guess there wasn't 3 feet of snow, but the point is that it shouldn't be snowing at all in April! What happened to that summer-like weather we had a couple weeks ago?
Anyway, my week has gone pretty well so far. I haven't had as many things due compared to last week. Right now, I just have ongoing things I need to finish before the end of the semester. I am hoping to be able to do a little bit each night to spread out the amount of work that I have to do at one time. The past couple of days I have been having difficulty in my math class, precalculus. So I decided to go to the math tutoring center. (There is a math and chemistry tutoring center located in the Whitney center on campus where students can go to get help with math and chemistry, and the best part is that it is FREE!) The tutors were very helpful and explained the material to me in a way that was different than the teacher had in class. I understand the material a lot better now and found the tutoring center to be very beneficial seeing as I did very well on the quiz we had yesterday. :)
Tonight, I have to go to a presentation for the Radiation Therapy Club at 5:30pm. Then hopefully I'll be able to grab a quick supper before Campus Crusade for Christ (CRU for short) at 7pm. These are just two of the many organizations and clubs that students can get involved in on campus. I really enjoy both of them!
Tomorrow, I have my speech class and then I also have Spanish. I usually don't have Spanish on Friday, but we have to make up a class in order to cover all the necessary material before the end of the semester. Oh well, being done with class in the early afternoon on Friday is still nice! Hopefully, I'll be able to catch up on some sleep this weekend...
~Sabrina
Anyway, my week has gone pretty well so far. I haven't had as many things due compared to last week. Right now, I just have ongoing things I need to finish before the end of the semester. I am hoping to be able to do a little bit each night to spread out the amount of work that I have to do at one time. The past couple of days I have been having difficulty in my math class, precalculus. So I decided to go to the math tutoring center. (There is a math and chemistry tutoring center located in the Whitney center on campus where students can go to get help with math and chemistry, and the best part is that it is FREE!) The tutors were very helpful and explained the material to me in a way that was different than the teacher had in class. I understand the material a lot better now and found the tutoring center to be very beneficial seeing as I did very well on the quiz we had yesterday. :)
Tonight, I have to go to a presentation for the Radiation Therapy Club at 5:30pm. Then hopefully I'll be able to grab a quick supper before Campus Crusade for Christ (CRU for short) at 7pm. These are just two of the many organizations and clubs that students can get involved in on campus. I really enjoy both of them!
Tomorrow, I have my speech class and then I also have Spanish. I usually don't have Spanish on Friday, but we have to make up a class in order to cover all the necessary material before the end of the semester. Oh well, being done with class in the early afternoon on Friday is still nice! Hopefully, I'll be able to catch up on some sleep this weekend...
~Sabrina
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