It's "finally" here!

In less than 57 hours, I'll start having my first college final exams! I won't pretend I'm not nervous; at 8:00am on Monday, I'm starting with two hours of Classical Physics that account for thirty percent of my grade. And studying for this particular exam is probably all I'll be doing this weekend. I have to work on the practice exams posted on Katie in addition to reviewing homework problems. I have a feeling I have a lot of work to do. 

It's really amazing how it's finals week all so soon. During my first week at Luther, I was constantly told by the older students that time goes so fast here. It is true that this is what you hear everywhere you go but I assure you that the situation is quite different here at Luther. I find it impossible to believe that, while I feel like I've spent just a month here, I've actually spent over three and a half months! It still puzzles me how we've moved so quickly from a honeymoon orientation to a nerve-recking finals week! 

I attribute all this largely to the vibrant campus life. Whether you're banished to the library till mid-night working on that paper, in that rave, in the CFL getting involved in Christmas at Luther, or in the Union having a club meeting, there's always bound to be something to do here at Luther. Sometimes, it's not even the campus organizations that takes your time; what takes up time could be hanging out with friends. For example, yesterday evening, I was working on a reflection due finals week and my friends invited me to have free pizza at Marty's Cafe at 8:15pm. I thought to myself that it could turn out to be a good fifteen-minute break from work, after which I would return right back to my paper. Little did I know that I would leave Marty's at 11:00pm, retiring straight to my bed for the night [And that's really bad]!

Thinking back through the semester, though, I realize that the all-round development I've undergone at Luther so far is indeed amazing. I came to Luther with an expectation that I would be able to benefit profoundly from the strong liberal arts program available here. Now, when I compare my current perception of life to that which I came in here with, I am certain that there is a highly significant difference. And this difference in my first semester appears to me as an auspicious sign of more years of great multifaceted development. However, right now, I still have to prove to my professors what I've learned so far through those scary finals...

Overall, I've indeed had a swell semester. I've also really enjoyed sharing my experience here at Luther with you; I really hope you have found my blogs interesting. So...for those with finals to sit for, I wish you all the best! Have a great week everyone!

Take Care, 

Opeoluwa

It's coming...

Hi, all! Hope you enjoyed your week. Here at Luther, I'm in the process of trying to prepare for the finals. I still find it very difficult to believe that it's just one week to the big exams. It's amazing how fast my classes have gone and how many topics we've covered this semester [I can't really remember the first topics we did]. I don't like exams that much because the idea that your grade in a class depends so significantly on just a couple hours freaks me out. I guess I'll just have to calm down and draw confidence that I can do this...

Apart from the number of topics we've taken in class this semester, another thing that complicates issues is the fact that right after the finals is Christmas break. And this just gives an unpleasant mix of feelings. On one hand, you're super excited that you're going to be free from going to classes and doing homework, and you're finally going home to celebrate Christmas [for those who live close]. On the other hand, however, you know very well that right before all this becomes a reality, you have to face one scary week of your first final exams in college! I guess I'm going to have to struggle not to think about the break at all until after my exams [I don't know if that's possible, though].

Luckily for me, this weekend is the one with the least amount of homework ever. Today, my floormates and I went to Wal*Mart to do some much-needed shopping. Besides that, I've spent time hanging out with friends and watching TV. This evening, though, I was able to do some homework and get ready for next week; I have a Calculus quiz on Wednesday. I'm so excited that I'm finally going to talk to my big brother tomorrow; I've not spoken to him since the first week I arrived here. Also, we have a hall council meeting tomorrow in which we have to finalize our plans for the Christmas party in Ylivi. That should be fun...

Well, I guess that's it for now...Have a good day!