Finals are around the corner, and I am running out of time to study. I decided I needed to schedule how much time I was going to spend studying each subject. The following is my breakdown:
I have two exams and one paper due in the next three weeks. We’ll just call them classes “A,” “B,” and “C.”
Class A is a 2 unit course.
Class B is a 2 unit course.
Class C is a 3 unit course.
Class A and B are each worth 28.571428571428571428571428571429% of my semester GPA. Class C is worth 42.857142857142857142857142857143%.
Because I lack the ability to do even the simplest math, I am going to round these numbers. A and B = 29% and C = 42 %
A’s exam is in 15 days, B’s paper is due in 19 days, and C’s exam is in 20 days. A’s and C’s exams are worth 100% of my grade in those classes. B’s paper is worth 40% of my grade in that class.
Then I went through my schedule for the next three weeks and picked some completely unrealistic number of hours for which I would study each day. I came up with 255 hrs.
Based purely on the units for each class I should dedicate, 73.95 hrs on studying on both A and B. While, C should get 107.1 hours of studying.
Because A’s exam is in 15 days I will need to do 73.97 hours of studying for that exam in the next 15 days. Whereas, B and C can be spread out over the next 19 and 20 days. In the first 15 days I have 42% dedicated to reach my goal for A, and then spread the rest of the time to B and C. Because B is only worth 40% of my overall grade, I’ve given it a much lower percentage.
I then adjusted the beginning percentages a tad based on how difficult I thought the material was. What I ended up with was: A = 87 hrs, B = 39.9 hrs, and C = 128.1 hrs. What does this tell me?
That I am a very good procrastinator.
Time to Study
Candidate Statements
Because it’s unlikely you will read all 79 pages of the latest “California Statewide Direct Primary Election: Tuesday, June 8, 2010, Official Voter Information Guide,” I thought I would share a few choice selections from the Candidate Statements section.
I tried to leave out statements, the humor of which, could be attributed to a printing error. Also, I left out beliefs that are silly simply because they are counter to my own. (e.g. “Free health care for everyone!” Trust me when I say, I’m laughing with you.)
This choice entry comes from Republican candidate for Governor, Douglas R. Hughes:
How about this poignant comparison from Republican candidate for Secretary of State, Damon Dunn:
Did someone give their life so I could rent new releases?
There is no doubt how Green candidate for Secretary of State, Ann Menasche plans to power her campaign:
This is a bold statement from Democratic candidate for Lieutenant Governor, Eric Korevaar:
Well I know 30 people who won’t be voting for him.
How about Democratic candidate for Attorney General, Pedro Nava:
Is he running for Attorney General, or Captain Planet?
Democratic candidate for Insurance Commissioner, Hector De La Torre:
Note to self–stay away from corrupt officials in his hometown.
Peace and Freedom Party Candidate for Governor, Carlos Alvarez:
Saving money by using his protest signs as his political platform. Clever.