CCC4: Summer Semester Wrapped

I've done it. I finished all my classes with A's. Despite not being as on top of my work as I could've been, I definitely tried a lot harder this semester than ever before, and the results do reflect that.

I was pretty proud of my multivariable calculus final, where I scored a 86/90, 96%, which had an average of 66.5/90, 74%. I had had a very long week that week, and up until the day before the final I basically had no grasp of the test's content, and I had not done a single question of the study guide until the night before - which was a cruel thirty-two questions. The day before the test, I stayed up until 6:00 am, and pushed through everything signal that told me no.

I only needed about a 65% on the final, but I wasn't going to let my guard down over that fact. I was going to finish strong - and that's exactly what I did. And I'm proud of myself for it.

I scored a 61.5/62, 99%, on my computer science final, where the half-point I lost was honestly due to a poorly worded question, but realistically who cares. I really did begin to burn out throughout the end of the class, however, I didn't study too hard for the final, and I let one homework assignment go which dropped my grade by about 1.1%.

The rest of the finals aren't particularly notable as they were super low pressure and I did fine.

This semester has reiterated one thing to me; that I am in fact very gifted. I was born with a lot of talent, that's just the way it is. I need to stop thinking that I don't deserve what I achieve because of that fact. I'm talented. Hard work does beat talent, but there is a combination of effort and talent that hard work alone can't surpass. A lot of things come easier to me than it does for others. Many things others struggle with seem fairly intuitive to me. So I'll use that to my advantage.

If I'm going to be honest, I don't feel that fulfilled after this semester. I definitely proved to myself that I was still capable of something, but for the most part my classes weren't the most difficult, and the workload wasn't that heavy. Do I feel proud of my summer? A little bit. But there were so many hiccups, so many things that went wrong, and so many obstacles that I failed to overcome.

Not many tweets this time around, and they're pretty self-explanatory.

The night before the multivariable final.

Final Scores (courses disappeared lol): Multivariable Calculus - 97.78%

Academic, career, and life success - 103.75%

Chinese 2 - 99.69%

C programming - 97.01%

Advanced research and information competency - I don't know because she didn't publish the grades in time but it was an A

And for the first time in a long time:

I think I deserve to say I've earned it. But there's still a long way to go.

My fall semester classes have just started. Most are fine, although I do foresee a universe where I crash and burn under pressure. There's still a lot left to figure out as well; my club and job aren't completely set in stone. The former is definitely my responsibility, while the latter feels like more of an issue with my employer being very unresponsive, although that may be an issue with me as well.

Looking forward, I have my work cut out for me. 21 units, hopefully working part-time, figuring out my club, doing college applications, learning to drive and continuing to write. Right now, it really does sound like a lot. But I do believe that if I try hard enough, and surround myself with the right people, I'll be able to do it.