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Stress among some members of the Villanova contingent is now palpable. Perhaps some were just overwhelmed by the opportunity of being here. Others have been distracted and dulled by the night life. A few seem completely unaware that there are grades to be earned while involved in a STUDY Abroad program. Whatever the reason, procrastination has given way to panic.
One of the significant differences between our first semester at Villanova and second semester here is that there are significantly fewer graded assignments. And even in British Life and Culture, where there are several graded projects, all are due at the end of the term. So there has been very little feedback on our perfomance to date.
Although the papers requited are of manageable length, failing to pick a topic early, to engage the professor on your topic of choice and waiting til now to assemble resources does make the assignment much more intimidating.
We have two papers and two in-class exams due next week. We have been promised a review class before each exam and have been given practice tests. Members from flats 1 & 13 will join forces to prepare for the dreaded Macroeconomics exam, as well as the final for Business Dynamics.
As of this writing, I am in great shape with my journal project. I have one paper written and the second well underway. My greatest concern is in Macro. I suspect that some of the graphing required for the most difficult study questions would give an Economics major a tough time! The review in Business Dynamics will be critical since it has been so difficult to get a handle on what is important to our professor and what isn't.
The $64,000 question is: Who will press the panic button first?
