Have you ever played Geometry Dash and made it to the halfway checkpoint? Well, here we are at that point for this eventful fall semester. It is crazy to think that time has ticked by so quickly that we are at the midpoint of our first semester. From indecisive weather to free food, there was always something interesting to do and see on campus. This article is going to be more of a recap and reflection that I have had from this first half of the semester, and I hope that you enjoy my insight.
First things first, we are hitting the midterm week where no matter how knowledgeable you are on the topic, your class exams will be one of your top priorities in your mind. Whether you went to drop-in tutoring like me or whether you clutched the exam, the truth is that we have all experienced our first exam. If you are taking PEP 111, then you might be aware of room mix-ups that happened for one of our quizzes. It really is not a good feeling walking into a packed room with “PEP 112 Exam” written on the main whiteboard, because it kind of plays into your head.
It is this concern over the exams that makes me hungry, and it is the free food on campus that blesses me. It never hurts to get a snack, especially when you have three classes back-to-back. If you were unable to get free food on campus, then there are always vending machines that offer snacks, though they don’t usually offer them at fair prices. Regardless, most of my semester was buying food whether it be by Washington Street or on campus, and then taking that energy break before doing homework. Also, be on the lookout for cool events that provide free food as it never hurts to stop by and learn more about a club while munching on snacks.
Next up is a topic that I like to talk about not because I do well in it, but because I am terrible at it. Lectures have their differences in rooms and professors, and if you are lucky to get a small lecture room with a decent whiteboard, then you have nothing to worry about. That being said, most of my lectures take place in Burchard, and this one room offers a large area to sit. I have sat all around that room, and let me tell you that it can be hard to see what the professor is working on from a distance. Not to mention multiple microphone issues have arisen, but no matter what I tried my best to take notes. I would not deny that I have been lost in multiple calculus lectures, but the one class that did save me was the workshop. There have been times when an assignment was due at midnight, which had me stressing at 11 p.m. because I underestimated the difficulty of the assignment. I know now that if I were to give myself advice from a few months ago, I would tell him, do not snooze, or you will lose.
Some perks of reaching halfway through the level of this semester are seasonal changes that we are beginning to experience. It is officially that season, and if you don’t pack a sweater in the morning, then you will regret it in the afternoon. We have seen and experienced those heavy rainy days with incredible winds. I cannot wait to see what the season will give us as we continue with the rest of our fall semester, which I promise will be much easier than walking up to Howe Center on a windy day.
