Finals week is upon us! It’s a time that can be stressful, but it’s also a time that can be exciting, since it ultimately leads to a much-needed break from school.
Here’s what I’m counting down this finals week:
4 More Days on the Hill
With two papers still to write, and one more project and one exam left to tackle, I’ll be on campus until Friday afternoon. During this time, I’ll also take care of any last errands, squeeze in time with my friends before our six-week holiday, and yes, even clean the house — which will include vacuuming, putting stuff away, cleaning bathrooms, and doing dishes. Phew! That sounds like a lot of work!
3 Hours of Exam Time
All final examinations at McDaniel are scheduled for three-hour periods. In other words, if you have to take an in-class test for your final, during finals week, the section of the class that you’re in will have an assigned three-hour time slot during which you’ll be able to complete the test.
Fortunately, not all exams last three hours, and chances are, you’ll get done early. But feel free to take your time — the three hours are all yours!
I have only one test this year, so I won’t have to spend more than three hours taking tests this week. My exam is for my philosophy of language class, and it’s on Thursday evening from 6:30 to 9:30. Wish me luck!
2 Final Papers
This is a main question I’m probing in my final paper for my philosophy of language class.
With my senior sem presentation out of the way, I now have two smaller papers that I’ve needed to tackle this week. The first paper, which is due later today, is a paper for the philosophy of language class I just mentioned. In the paper, I have to answer questions about what language is and what signs are. Luckily, my classmates and I have been building out our answers in draft form throughout the semester, so I’m not writing this paper from scratch, and I have some useful feedback for my professor.
The other paper I’m writing is something called a white paper for my New Media Writing class. This is essentially a professionally written document that makes recommendations to a client. Everyone had the opportunity to work in groups, so I’m working with fellow McBlogger Danielle to complete ours. Every group had a choice of two clients to work for: Habitat for Humanity of Carroll County and a man who sells office furniture online. Danielle and I chose to write a paper for the office furniture client because we felt like we had a greater number of suggestions for him as to how he can improve blogging and social media for his company. And since I’m taking Writing for Nonprofits next semester, I thought it might be nice to write for a for-profit client, to widen the breadth of my experience. What we’ve learned in New Media Writing has been useful in writing this paper, and I’m learning a lot of new things about how to maximize social media in the process.
1 Video Project
To go with our white paper, Danielle and I also have to make one- to two-minute audio slideshow using iMovie. The purpose of this slideshow is to give our client a preview of what’s in the white paper so he’ll want to read it. It also gives Danielle and me a chance to practice using iMovie, but since it’s an audio slideshow, we had the wonderful convenience of not having to film any footage. Danielle and I sat down yesterday to plan the gist of what our slideshow will look like, and it’s a plan I’m happy with. As we work to tackle both the white paper and the slideshow, I hope the two of us are successful!
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