UCF...ness

Well... I wanted one last post for January 2010, so I guess this will be it. Though, given that today is the last day of the month, I would find it extremely difficult to add another post this month.

Been holding off on buying one of my textbooks for class. I'm not the type of person who refuses to buy books. In fact, I'm probably in the opposite category. But... when a book costs 150, its for 1 semester, and it doesn't seem to have much use out side of the the class it's for, I have a problem buying the book. I mean... if I was planning to go into research and the like, it would be a good book to own. Though, with the way the class has been going, I may need to pick it up as a substitute to the course. Not that the teacher is bad, just that I may need something better to study off of then my notes and the teacher's original slides... especially since I tend to be a little fuzzy on some of the stuff from Comp Sci 1. (The course the book is for is Comp Sci 2).

Truthfully though, I don't know if I like the current setup of colleges. The programs are all designed around the idea that the students have large blocks of free time in the middle of the day. Classes are often overcrowded, taught by teachers who are more interested in research then teaching. Not that research is a bad thing. Still though, there should be more efficient ways of doing higher education... or at least, higher education for people who work 2 jobs. This semester, I was trying to schedule my classes in such a manner that would allow me to work 40+ hours a week... even only taking 2 classes it was almost impossible. And, to make matters worse, all but 1 class offered in the Computer Sciences program was before 5pm, but after 9am. I mean... how is a person suppose to hold a what many people call a normal job while in school, when schooling isn't setup to allow it? A better model, or at least, a more accessible model, would be something like a subscription set up for classes. Pay a monthly fee, get unlimited web access to online material, and so many hours access to in-person TA's and professors, while, to receive credit for a class, you pay an extra fee to either take a comprehensive exam, or pay a fee to submit a paper/project thing. But... I guess I'm just babbling now.

I think I need to get out more. Just seems I'm going stir crazy in my dorm. Though, most of the people I know in the Orlando area seem to be busy with either class or work =(. Still, I should probably consider joining a school club or something... though the last time I joined one I really didn't feel like I fit in with it too much. Still... may rejoin it, since odds are the old officers of the club are no longer involved.

Anyway, I have an assignment to finish up... and I may start looking into devoting more time to being at the UCF library for study purposes... but anyways, ~Night!