winter semester 2009

winter semester was busy, but not nearly as hard as fall. here are the classes I took:

Comparative Literature 202: We read a book a week in this class, approximately 200 pages per class period. It was rough having to do so much reading but I love reading, especially post-1500s lit, and our professor exposed us to Shakespeare, Goerte, Marquez, and Darwin, along with other great writers. It was a fun discussion class. Great experience.

M Com 320: This was an advanced writing class. Tough, but useful (it was advanced business writing). The professor (Liz Dixon) and I became really close and she remains one of my mentors to this day.

Math 119: Calculus applied in a business setting. Not as hard as everyone makes it sound. The key to acing this class was to do the homework and go to class...which I surprisingly did.

Stat 221: Annoying lectures. But simple. I could have applied myself better. But in the end there were only 2-3 concepts that I used in later classes, which makes me question the usefulness of the course as a whole.

Doctrine and Covenants: I had really high hopes for this class and professor, but I left feeling underwhelmed. The lectures were entirely driven by the professor, instead of really being a chance for students to discuss and internalize the principles (which is what he claimed his purpose was).