My life as I know it.. (well the next three weeks)

Summer School: In high school this meant you failed a class and were being punished by sitting in class for 6 weeks forced to relearn this subject. In college, one is willingly giving up four (or more) weeks of their life to cram a semesters worth of knowledge into their brain. Why I do this to myself, I will never know. Last summer I took two biology's and speech (which I LOVED), this summer I am taking college algebra.

Have I ever mentioned, I. HATE. MATH!! 

Well, not really. I don't hate it... I just do not understand it. That and I have always been told by teachers that I am really not good in math, from a young age I have had a HUGE complex with this. No one has ever sat down and broke it down to where I could understand it (with the exception of Mrs. Shivers). So in college I brought this complex along for the ride. I started off in Beginning Algebra, then I loved Intermediate Algebra SO MUCH that I decided I would take it twice! When I signed up for class at Holmes I was told that I would have to take a placement test to see if I had the knowledge to be in College Algebra. I thought, oh okay no big deal. I took the test and was able to "waiver" myself into college algebra. What this mean: I scored on an intermediate level but I am knowingly placing myself into College Algebra. When I signed my form the academic counselor said " 80% of the people who take this course and waiver in fail the class..." In my mind I am thinking.. WHY THE CRAP AM I DOING THIS TO MYSELF?!?!

Week one of class has gone by, and I am passing. Wait. No, I have a B in this class. I decided if I was going to continue on with my college career I was going to have to take the fears and the doubts that I had about myself and push through! When I decided to let the past go and not let those past teachers' comments have effect on me, I won half of the battle. Now, don't get me wrong I am also working my BUTT off, I have a tutor and my friends are helping me understand the homework assignments. But letting go of the past and the determination to push through is all it took.

Goal for the class is to come out with a B+ and I actually think that I am well on my way to achieving my goal!

Considering I have more homework to do.. I better quit yappin'
later

Me and Charlie Sheen, We're really close friends.

-emily