Midterms.

Week 6 of my last fall semester of college was busy. It was easy to feel overwhelmed as the stress of three midterms, homework and assignments at work continued to mount. I've mentioned in previous posts that my class load is pretty technical, and four of my five classes are statistics courses.

The first test I took was for my continuous probability and inference class, Stat 340. To this point in the term, this class easily feels like it will be the most difficult. Most of our homework thus far has required us to prove various theories using calculus. After studying for a few days with some friends in the department I felt pretty good going into the test. That all changed the minute the test was handed out. Unfortunately, it was MUCH more difficult than the practice test our professor had given us the week before. I didn't do too well, but I doubt anyone else did well either. If there's a curve I should be okay.

The second test was for my linear regression class. After hours of memorizing tedious formulas I felt like I could do pretty well. The test seemed pretty straightforward, and I feel optimistic about my score.

By Saturday I was burnt out. Even though it was the weekend I had one more test to knock out, the dreaded M COM grammar exam. I didn't study nearly as much as I should have and will most likely be forced to take the retake.

Either way, I feel pretty good about what I was able to accomplish this week. Bring on the next round of midterms!