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Preliminary Thoughts on my Classes
OK, well it has been a few days, but, as always, I have been busy. That said, it's about time that I said something about the classes that I am taking this semester. On Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, I have 4 classes, and on Tuesday and Thursday I have 2 classes - combining to a total of 18 credit hours.
MWF - 9:00 AM - PHL 490 - Senior Philosophy Seminar
MWF - 10:00 AM - THL 216 - Moral Issues
MWF - 11:00 AM - PSY 220 - Human Growth and Development
MWF - 1:00 PM - MAT 215 - Fundamentals and Special Applications of Calculus
TR - 9:30 AM - PHL 205 - Augustine and Aquinas
TR - 2:00 PM - PHL 330 - Philosophy of Being (Metaphysics)
I (so far) really like my schedule this year. MWF is tight, boom, boom, boom, and the day is done, and TR has tons of time where I can actually get work done for class (or whatever). Both setups are great for getting stuff done, and I think that for the most part I will have a good ratio of breaks and classes (I guess it would be bad if I have a bunch of hard assignments line up on a certain Friday...).
Now, of course, there is also the issue of the quality of the classes, and as far as I can tell, in that area everything is fantastic. All three philosophy classes are taught by great professors, who know their stuff and are passionate about it, the theology class is taught by a solid Catholic (yay!), and the calculus and psychology classes also seem to have knowledgeable teachers. We will see, but I am genuinely excited for pretty much all of my classes. Now, this doesn't mean that my semester will be easy. Along with the relatively packed schedule, all the classes will be challenging. All three philosophy classes will require 10+ page papers, I haven't touched math in almost 3 years, the psychology class has a relatively tough collaborative project (and it's psychology), and the theology class... Well, I don't know if it will be hard yet or not - we will see. I can't wait to learn about all the stuff, philosophy will be intriguing, theology will be fun, calculus will be cool, and psychology will be... Yeah, don't know yet on that one either.
Overall - I am pumped about my classes this semester. I have a good schedule, all the classes should be interesting (but tough). Fun times! See the good folks - dwelling on the bad won't get you anywhere. I was dwelling on all the negatives of this semester for the last few days until I remembered that the entire thing was in God's hands. There are so many positives if you just look for them!
On another note, schola has gotten off to a good start. I have been moved to the roll of base, something that I was petrified of until we practiced today and I found that I could hit all the notes... We'll see, but I think the song we are currently practicing will turn out beautifully. Seminary is awesome folks!
Hold on to that focus...I think you already know that the reward is usually in proportion to the effort. Go for it!
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