A New Year and A New Semester!

I'm excited to finally be falling back into the rhythm of my school life at Haverford. The first few weeks of classes classes were extremely hectic, and here's why:

I pre-registered for these classes. . .

Foundations In Social Theory
Applied Calculus with Modeling
Introduction to the New Testament
Comparative Politics

They all seemed to work out in my schedule, and they were all subjects I hadn't tried before or wanted a better understanding of.

However, these are the classes I registered for and am now taking. . .

The World of Computing
Quaker Social Witness
Critical Issues in Education
Applied Ethics of Peace, Justice, and Human Rights

I shopped eight classes total--I went to four classes a day for the first two days (The first day I went to class for six hours straight so I had to bring my lunch with me!). And slowly narrowed down the list of classes. Amazingly, all of the classes I wanted to take were lottery classes that I hadn't pre-registered for, so I wasn't in the initial lottery. These lottery classes had two lists of students: the students with a spot in the class and the students on the wait list. Because I just showed up the first day I wasn't on any lists--I had the lowest priority.

Luckily though, because so many other students are shopping too, there is a significant amount of movement on the wait lists, and I got into every class that I wanted. I don't know what I would do without shopping week. It's hard to imagine having to sign up for classes and go in blind--I'm obviously not great at predicting the best classes for myself!

I'm really enjoying my classes so far; so I'm sure I will write more about them later. Feel free to ask any specific questions about my classes. I'm happy to answer them!


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Coming Home!

Hey everyone! I'm so excited to be coming home in four days! As much as I love Haverford, it has been a long semester. I don't think I've ever worked harder academically than I have this past week. I've completed two classes so far, and I have two more finals to finish.

As I frantically finish up my final work, other things have fallen by the wayside. . .including the state of cleanliness in my room. I'm posting this picture of my room on fall break (1) because it makes me happy and (2) I'm pretty sure I haven't even shown my mom what my room looks like!

Right now it's hard to believe my room once looked like this--I decided to shield you from an updated photo. However, I plan to clean it before I leave--I can't stand leaving a mess behind! That will probably happen on Tuesday, along with a load of laundry.

Today, I need to study for my statistics final. After I take that (hopefully on Monday) and turn a rough draft into a final draft, I'm free!

Tomorrow, I'll be attending Renewal Christian Fellowship. I attended last week, and I really enjoyed the service! There are also a lot of other college students who attend, a few from Haverford, so I'm getting to meet a lot of new people.

I didn't intend for this post to be a rough outline of my schedule, but I really am constantly going through the list of things I'll be doing before I go home. The fact that I can list them off reminds me that I'll be back in St. Louis very soon!

What's your schedule like? Has the holiday craziness started yet? It's hard for me to believe it's December already! Leave a comment below.