Sunday, April 11, 2010

1st Year 2nd Semester almost finished

It's getting closer to the end of the 2nd semester.  This semester has been a little easier than last semester because I am a little more familiar with what is expected, and the time commitment required.  We have a physiology class that meets once a day, and we have 8 testes during the semester, so every couple of weeks we have to study ~10 hours to prepare for the test.  The next hardest class is probably direct restorations, because there is quite a lot of lab work that has to be done in and out of class.  I haven't been hitting home runs in any class, but I've set myself up to get better grades than last semester depending on the outcome of the next few weeks' tests.  I would say this semester has been more even workload during the semester, there are never any big tests, just a lot of them.  I have usually spent on average two nights a week at school until 7-8 pm, and the rest of the nights I'm home by 5 pm.  I've studied 2-3 weekends this semester.  Given my commitments with my wife, 3 kids, and part time job, I feel like I'm meeting the expectations I set for myself before school started.