The Easy Way Out

I finally finished my speech, so there is time to blog! I have been working on the dumb thing for like 5 days now. My teacher is quite particular about how he likes his assignments, so I've been trying to fine-tune (aka edit) my outline the past few days. This speech has been stressing me out! In fact, I even had a nightmare about it last night. Basically school is overwhelming so I combined two classes in my dream, psychology and speech. So my big stress project for psychology is the 6 page autobiography I have to write. Well in my dream, I had to speak about my life so I sort of combined the two assignments giving me zits.

*In dream* I get to class with my speech all ready to go. Upon arrival I realize that I was too busy getting the outline perfect, that I forgot to finish my powerpoint slides! There were 2 days of presentations so while others were presenting I was frantically putting together my slides praying she didn't call on me to present next. As she called my name I decided it wasn't worth it and left class telling the professor whom I have to refer to as "doctor"[UGH] I had to go. Well she called my mom and said my absence wasn't excused and she was taking 10 points off my assignment. So even if I presented perfectly I'd still only get in the 80's. I was pissed and started freaking out at her. I told her I quit and I ended up dropping psychology and signing up at SLCC.

My speech teacher is very picky about the way he likes things and I know that's why I'm freaking out about that. My psychology teacher makes me call her Dr. ____(I leave that blank in fear), which is the first problem. I'll vent about that pet peeve later. Secondly, I'm not a fan of her teaching style. She "never gets around" to grading our assignments and tests and it is really frustrating to be halfway through the semester with NO idea how you're doing in a class. Obviously, this is why she was why I was upset in the dream. Because often times I am frustrated with her and her class, but usually hold it inside. Until I dream about it.

Another thing I realized from my dream is SLCC. I went to SLCC the fall right after high school. It was alright, it didn't really feel like a college for the most part. All my friends were away living in dorms at big universities and I was living at home going to community college down the street. My classes were easy, or easy enough to get A's. My GPA was killer. Well, now I go to Westminster College, and my GPA is slightly less than a 3.9 (my GPA from SLCC). When I say slightly, I mean significantly. As I inch nearer and nearer to nursing school I find myself saying "Oh I'll take that at SLCC for an A." However, I am a Griffen, no longer a Bruin. While SLCC is the easier school, it is also the easy way out. I will not become a nurse by slacking off. I've heard nutrition at Westmini is a pain in the butt and a butt load of work. I could take it online at SLCC and breeze right through. But I am getting my degree from Westminster College not Salt Lake Community College.

Disclaimer: I have to take german this summer at SLCC because my overpriced institution does not offer it (go figure)!