Great Expectations

This semester on a whole has been a good one for me my grades are decent and none of my professors are too bad. So this semester it has been a little easier for me to relax because I am not fighting my way out of bad grades. However, school is just as monotonous for me I have very little interest in the so called college experience I always remember that I am here to get an education and the less time that takes me the happier I am. I have been trying to make the most of the time that I have to be here though if I am going to get an education I guess I migh as well learn something along the way right? I have been learning though this semester noticeably more information than last semester namely in Chemistry , Accounting, and MIS. In chemistry the thing that stands out in my mind would definitely be the consumption and use of energy while looking at efficient or inefficient chemical reactions. The effenciency of gasoline (as so few people realize) is remarkably low only 20% of the energy caused by the combustion of gasoline is used to power the car the remaining energy is simply given off as heat. I never realized how ineffecient gasoline is as an energy source for cars and I am shocked the problem has only recently begun to be addressed. My Accounting class has been slightly practical because it is always good to know how to keep up with money and transactions I just wish it did not have to be so complicated. My MIS class I really cant stand but I know that knowing my way around a computer is necessary for success in today's high technology society. I just really don't like messing with a computer for any extended period of time not mention that I am not very good with them. I have been frustrated this semester with a few things one of them is my Accounting teacher bless his heart he tries but he is from China and he is hard to understand 90% of the time. This is very frustrating because Accounting is no joke there are lots of concepts and lots of details and everything is cumulative so if you dont get a concept it can come back to haunt you later on. Not to mention the man is the reigning speed talking champion of the western hemisphere. However, all in all I cant complain about this semester because it is going pretty well. The only things i would change if I could go back would be to stay on top of all my daily assignments but lesson learned. I know I will get a high quality education from the University but to be honest my chosen career only requires that you have a 4 year degree they dont care what in it could be in Under water basket weaving for all they care they just want to see that piece of paper. However I do have a desire to learn while I am here I dont want this to be wasted time or money. I do have a degree of curiosity and it is interesting to me when I see how my perspective changes when i learn something new. So that drive keeps me coming back to school day in day out semester after semester.