Well, I’m fairly certain I’ve messed up on all the tests I’ve had this week.  With the one today, we had another of our weekly tests (they’re only 20 minutes each and usually have simple questions on them).  I completely blanked out on one of the questions because it asked for something in a form that we’ve not used in the class before.  Of course, I realized how relatively simple it was AFTER the test was over.  But this brings me to my point: the teacher grades on a curve and this was likely a “curve ball” with the intention of catching us off guard, as several people in the class (including myself) have/had a 100 on the test average.  I knew how to do everything in the chapter (and likely many other people did as well, judging from the fact that so many people did have a 100 test average before this), but I was caught off guard by a simple equation I wasn’t used to seeing.

At least I get to drop 2 test scores in that class… (I’ve already made a mistake on one of the prior tests, though.) but it’s just nerve-wracking to have to stay above everyone else in the class.  I mean, you could make a 96 currently and likely be in the “B” range because so many people have a 100.  I’m going to have to try (once again) not to mess up at all on any of the future tests simply to stay at the top of the curve.  I can only hope that the next time he tries curve-shaping that I’ll be ready for it and will realize what simple, yet intendedly confusing, mathematics he expects us to do.

It seems like I have at least one difficult week like this per semester and then things improve from there, so I’ll just hope for that. Oh, and it turns out the internship for Cisco Systems would likely be a local one which is still fine with me.  I just hope to be able to head out west eventually, as I’ve grown tired of the place I live in.  Given this week, I’m still debating whether or not I’d want to go to graduate school.  Certainly, it opens up more options but as I’ve said, engineering is just so nerve-wracking.  I’m not sure if it’s worth it to me.