midterm update

I'll attempt to be more diligent in updating this thing. I've developed some pretty good habits for reading and briefing cases so that isn't as time consuming as it used to be. I also have a really good study buddy. She is excellent at getting things done and isn't dramatic about how much work is to be done.

The midterm went as well as it could have I suppose. I feel like I nailed the first question. The second question I argued my position well and hit a few key points but I neglected to address another point that could have been made. I'll probably get docked for it. Live and learn I suppose. I'm just glad I'm making the mistake here and not during fall semester's finals. I know the material cold though so I feel accomplished anyway.

We use examsoft which is a really annoying program. I had to install windows on my mac, so I have to use boot camp to get into windows and then examsoft restarts my computer again to lock itself into its own UI. This is to prevent you from cheating.

I didn't realize until this exam how slow others are at typing. I heard more than a few people talking about feeling disadvantaged because they were slow typists. I bang out 90 wpm or more so I guess I had a leg up. I developed my outline and I rocketed through the written portion with time to go back and edit. For the whole exam I think I had around 800 words.

The social scene here is pretty neat. Everyone is nice, outgoing and motivated. The professors are (usually!) concise and to the point. Explanations are clear and easy to understand. The T.A. is a great guy. He is very interested in helping you understand concepts and gives great test taking advice.

This place is really neat. There is an ocean view from the library and the course material is all really interesting stuff so far.