Sunday, January 13, 2013

Grad School Life: Numbers, Part II

Classes shopped during the first week of the quarter (this past week): 10

Total class sessions attended: 13 (number of those left early to shop another class: 1)

Classes shopped which I will actually take: 4/10 (40%)

Total number of classes I will take this quarter: 5 (3 'big', two 'small' one-credits)

Hours spent in class this week: 26

Hours I'll spend in class in future weeks this quarter: 13

I was wondering why I was so tired this weekend given that I started the week feeling refreshed after a few post-travel rest days. Once I calculated these numbers, I realized that shopping period might have added something in the way of fatigue. These are the type of numbers that give me hope for a rested, energetic remainder of the quarter. It'll be a wonderful one.

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As far as what I'll actually be taking, here's the list:

History of Higher Education in the United States
Statistical Analysis in Education: Regression
Research & Policy on Postsecondary Access
Cohort Seminar / Internship Workshop (my two 'small' classes)

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I also planned out my spring schedule this week because three of us intend to set up two directed-study classes. It's going to be awesome and will likely entail far less shopping. That is, my schedule is already largely set and any shopping will be from a desire to learn and explore rather than from a search for the 'best fit' classes. I love learning.

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