Fall stressors

[jillithian]

I think I'm hitting the breaking point.

I'm stressed out. And reading the requirements for one of my classes that starts next week is not helping.

It's a 470/570 class, meaning that there will be about 20 to 30 undergraduate students in their last year of school and then me and one or two other graduate students. The syllabus says that the course will require approximately 10 hours a week just in preparation. Plus, there are group projects, which I never like because I usually end up in a group with a bunch of undergrads that don't understand what it takes when I also work 40 hours a week and can't just meet them at the library two hours before class to start the assignment that's due. This class it sounds like I'd be in a group with the other graduate student(s). But then we grad students are also required to write a 20 page term paper. On TOP of the 10 hours a week preparation for class. Blech.

So I'm stressed out about that. I was hoping I'd have some time to work on my starred paper for my graduation requirements, but it sounds like I'm going to be incredibly busy and bogged down with this one class. It's the International Business Management class which I am actually eager to take because I work for the largest eye glass company in the world. And the professor has his requirements and expectations spelled out quite clearly and succinctly on the class's website, which I like. I work well with boundaries and explicit expectations. Me and standardized tests? We're the best of buds. Me and 20 page term papers? Let's just say there's a reason why I write code.

But I'm feeling the stress build and the bathroom isn't nearly as far as I'd hoped. :( I think I'm going to have to take the dog for a long walk tonight to get some frustrations out and then start taping up the walls again...

Comments

[verucagonff.livejournal.com]

That grad school is some mean stuff. Good luck with everything.