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I have to make a fucking foldable for a major grade in English class, WHY?! I could easily do a multiple page essay with properly cited sources (this project is "so we learn how to cite correctly) like we're sophomores what the fuck do we need to be making a college level career pamphlet for?! Just have us write a damn essay this is so unnecessary and stressful! She thinks just because she gave us a week to do this it's MORE THAN ENOUGH TIME. ITS NOT, she talked every day for a fifth of the period expecting us to pay attention, and I'm in her loudest class and I have fucking ADHD and autism! I can't handle working in that class on a normal day much less one with no structure! And it's not like I can do it at home because it's right before finals so EVERYONE is giving us giant projects and I need sleep! I can't even work on my chrome book because it won't support the apps I need my family doesn't have the extra money to get me a decent computer or laptop and the school library is closed for fucking testing! I was just starting to be healthy and get sleep and eat a decent amount of food at regular times and not replace water with energy drinks and then this shit hits me like a bus! I hate school and I hope whoever makes this system goes through 10 times the mental and physical agony that american students and (most) teachers.
finals have been kicking my ass but ill actually be able to do personal art soon so heres silly lil art school shit until then🙃
It's finals week so this is your formal reminder.
YOUR BODY CANNOT FUNCTION ON ONLY ENERGY DRINKS/COFFEE. DRINK SOME WATER AND EAT SOME REAL FOOD.
My husband left me on delivered for 7 hours. Good thing I don't care about him. If I did I'd be pissed.
I've fallen in love. Madly. Deeply. In love with running away. Becoming a stranger to myself and everyone who has ever known me.
I think I might fail my chemistry finals
"were you sw-" **YES I WAS SWORDFIGHTING AGAIN**
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oh to be a university student conked out at 3:52pm in the basement of a building on campus desperately trying to get 4hrs of sleep in roughly a fifth of that time to be awake for finals in an hour
Two down, one to go. Hydrangea macrophylla, also commonly known as French hydrangeas, are native to Japan. Does this count as cultural appropriation? NOTE: the flowers look withered. I suspect this intensely hot summer. ---- #flowers #nature #hydrangea #summer #finals #macro #oneflowerphotoforeveryexamIfinish #funfacts #dalhousie_u #halifax #photography #nikon (at Dalhousie University)
One exam down, two to go. This is the Rudbeckia fulgida, aka orange coneflower. It is native to eastern North America. It blooms in late summer and is a member of the sunflower family. I guess you could say it has a sunny disposition. ---- #finals #oneflowerphotoforeveryexamIfinish #flowers #coneflower #nativeflowers #nature #funfacts #macrophotography #photography #photographerfocus #halifax #eastcoast #nikon (at Dalhousie University)
My Brain: we have an ASL final tmrrw. Thoughts?
Me: and prayers. We’re going to need them.
No one prepares you for how triggering classes can be when you’re a sex repulsed asexual in health sciences and have to study anatomy and STIs and the mechanisms of disease and injury and look at puss filled, disfigured genitalia for hours at a time...
And it sucks how ppl don’t always get how that can be so difficult
hi i tried to post these yesterday but it failed 😚✌🏻 anyway, this was the sunrise yesterday! saw The Rise of Skywalker and i absolutely LOVED it !! i finished with A’s in all of my classes which i am very proud of :) happy winter break to all the students out there!
recently started reading this book! i’m already in pain, i can tell this will be a frustrating read, but the story is so good ... i skipped school today to study for my finals, and it went well ! i finished a 1000 word essay and made some flashcards for chem 💫
Start Studying For Finals NOW
The semester has hardly started and you think it's already a good idea to start studying for finals?
I think its a good idea to avoid the panic looming at the end of the semester. I don't need a crystal ball to predict the posts on Facetumblinstatwitter - students stressing about what grade they need on the final to pass their class rather than actually studying. In attempt to snuff this distress I have a few proven habits if used throughout the whole semester will make finals week more zen.
1) Office Hours
As intimidating as the master behind your grade may seem the value of visiting your professor during office hours well outweighs the fear. Sometime not even the internet has the answer to your problems. After exhausting the knowledge of your friends, teaching assistant, and solutions manual studying can feel hopeless. Professors can often detect when your thinking is heading in the right direction and how to help you out if you are completely lost. Remember that they want you to succeed as long as you are willing to put in the effort.You can get the most out of office hours by trying the problem first, and coming up with question beyond "I don't get it". It is obvious when you are putting forth your best verses just fishing for an answer.
2) Optional Homework Is Mandatory Homework
Don't be fooled by a professor's modern teaching ideologies of "graded homework is a waste of time". Even if the professor assigns optional practice problems for your success in the class "optional" in professor speak means"mandatory". Why not become as comfortable with the material as possible? Understanding concepts a little at a time is much more manageable then cramming at the end of the semester.
3) Allocate Study time
Studying for courses between classes and attending your weekly study group may seem like enough time was dedicated. After recollecting the number of times you checked twitter you realize not a lot of studying went on. Printing out a copy of your class schedule and blocking out time strictly for studying will help you visualize how much time is needed. Two hours of study time should be dedicated for every credit you have per week. As a full time student of 12 hours that would be 24 hours of studying a week. As an engineering student with a 12 hour course load you square it and get 144 hours of studying (just kidding). If focusing for longer than the duration of a Spongebob episode is difficult for you consider using the 50/10 study rule. Study for a solid 50 minutes and then take a 10 minute break (not the other way around).
4) Take Useful notes
While attending lectures (and not sleeping in) be mindful of what you jot down. Will you be able to decipher your chicken scratch by finals week? Reconsider what will be useful to write down as a homework reference and what to underline for review during finals. Take advantage of presentations and notes professors posts online so you can record only what's most important to you. As the only person in your study group with legible notes you have rights to charge a Chipotle burrito tax every time they want to copy them.
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How did I actually survive before coffee was introduced to my diet like seriously someone please explain this to me
Projected animation project from my second semester finals at SAIC! This was a really fun experiment in multimedia and I would love to do more with it in the future 👀
Documentation from my final critique in drawing!
I loved this class and everyone in it, critique was great and everyone's work was stunning :]
Missing posters to commemorate a family friend's house from childhood. We lost contact with each other when my family moved away, so this is more out of my own sense of childhood nostalgia than anything concrete.
This was my final for my research class, which required a site-specific element to the piece! These were really fun but kind of terrifying to make? It was still really interesting to execute though! I'm glad I went through with it :]
Alright I've done the math. I either need to get 100% on my final for a class so I don't fail it or I go back and try to turn in the very first project I missed (that makes me want to rip my hair out) and that my professor might not even grade because it is 3-4 months overdue