Friday, June 08, 2007

School's in for Summer

Two of the online classes I'm taking through College of DuPage--English Composition II and Political Science: American Politics--began on May 29, and I'm already overwhelmed. Another class--History: Western Civilization until 1600--is scheduled to begin June 11. It would be smart for me to drop this class early, rather than getting a low grade.

My circumstances are different from what I expected them to be when I registered for these classes. It was assumed that business would be as slow as it had been for several months, yet that is far from the case. Every day has been extremely busy, and I've found myself staying at the office late in order to work on some assignments for class.

Another factor that does not help the situation is that this is the Summer semester, which means that a 16-week course has to fit into 8 weeks. It has become a frustrating situation. I can't devote as much time into each assignment as I would like to, and am having to settle for the mediocre work I'm able to complete before each deadline.

I have a "2 to 4 page essay" due by the end of the day, so I'd better get on it.