I scheduled through the summer thinking I would be able to get four classes out of the way (2 each summer semester). Little did I know, for grad school, there are no Summer 1 and Summer 2 sessions – it’s all one long, drawn-out semester. Needless to say, I was disappointed. The semester just ended and school starts up again August 21st. I took my last final on Wednesday, and I was so relieved to be done for the semester. Finally, I get a break. Oh wait, not really. Having two semesters in the summer would have done nothing for my break, but I would have accepted my fate, had I been able to get four of them knocked out instead of only two.
This past semester I had the absolute worst class in the world. It was so frustrating and dumb. But even if I loved the class, obviously there will be times when I’m not in the mood. Because of that class, I found that I was not in the mood most weeks.
Overall I think the program is 33 hours and a thesis. That works out to be 11 classes. It’s hard for me to think I’ll be taking evening classes until December 2007, with (at best) a week off between semesters. This week is currently my off week, and I couldn’t be more ready for it. I can’t wait to be finished. Only 16 months left, right? I could use another vacation… one without missing a week of class.
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Chris on Tue Aug 15 at 05:24AM
I hate school :-p I will never be able to express how happy I am for getting out of there – my only regret is that I went to all the trouble of getting INTO grad school (including taking a grad credit course during my senior year). Congrats to you if you stick it out. It just wasn’t for me.
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Nick on Tue Aug 15 at 09:41AM
I thought you were all done with school? I didn’t know you decided to take on grad school. I think I’m going to side with Chris, here. School is not fun.
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Ryan on Tue Aug 15 at 09:50AM
Yeah, I’m in the Software Engineering program. I’m sure it’s not as much work as the CS program, but working full-time and taking classes in the evenings still get’s old. And so far, the homework has been just enough to get on my nerves – except for that one class, it’s not the assignment itself, it’s just the fact that I’m ready to come home and relax.