High school physics was a nightmare. I dreaded going to class because I couldn’t grasp the concepts of pulleys and forces and anvils. Everyday was a struggle for me while my friends whizzed through the class. It didn’t make matters any better when I started doing poorly in calculus, which in turn started to affect my scientific equations. Mr. Eisenstein was caught up in creating his own powerpoint textbook which consisted of sheets of paper, no definitions or example problems. He lectured the whole class. At home, we had nothing to study from but one in class example per chapter.
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This first semester at UMBC has been such a new experience to me. Psychology 100 has opened my eyes to the college academic life. We are left to be independent and it is our choice on whether to come to class or not. Attendance isn’t taken and there is no way you can pass the class without reading the textbook and completing endless hours of online labs. Everything is about personal effort and participation in class. We are encouraged to engage in conversation and are hardly babied. I love being independent and having the resources to reach my personal goals.
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