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Fall sem starts in 2 days! Heres my schedule
Intro to Ethnomusicology (Intermediate Seminar) - MWF / 8-8:50am
Dinosaurs: A Natural History - MWF / 9-9:50am
Intro to Biological Anthropology - MWF / 10-10:50am
Intro to Cultural Anthropology - MWF / 11-11:50am
[ LUNCH BREAK ]
Intro to Archaeology - MW / 1-2:15pm
currently can’t get my textbooks because of an issue w financial aid that will hopefully be resolved in the morning. super nervous bc new school and lots of work ahead but also excited for my new major/program and hopefully making more friends :)
midterms tomorrow!
i have 2/3 midterms tomorrow but heres how im feeling about them all in general
- Bio Anthropology: been going crazy studying for this one since this midterm will include the most information (covers 4 chapters + videos we’ve had to watch for homework). feeling pretty good for the most part but a little iffy on cell structure stuff.
- Cultural Anthropology: little confused on what this one will actually cover. we havent had any assignments and havent read any of the book and no study guide was provided so im quite scared tbh lmao
- Archaeology: this only covers 2 chapters and has been my favorite class this semester so far so im fairly confident but again no study guide so not sure exactly what to expect
kinda worried i wont get enough sleep tonight bc i accidentally took a 4 hour long mid afternoon nap but fingers crossed all goes well in the morning lol
will update after the exams + when i get the grades back
photos from today :)
- studying & eating lunch while watching bones before bio anthro midterm
- spent the afternoon in the archaeology lab washing artifacts from the unis summer field school
now waiting for dance rehearsal to start and wishing i didnt forget my vape at home 😭
anyway! feel like I did pretty good on my bio midterm but we wont get the grades back probably until next week.
i got an 84% on my cultural anthropology midterm. was hoping for better but some of the wording in the questions was hard for me to process, i also hate online exams so happy with the result.
archaeology midterm is next monday then i think thats the last of the exam anxiety until finals
first day back from break ready for the hell to come in the next two weeks left in the semester, heres some updates.
- i have two movies to watch today (3 hrs total) and assignments along w them
- all the projects i have due by the 13th:
• dinosaurs group project 6; extinction (2 page report)
• controversies in archaeology; still havent chosen if im writing about gender roles in Çatalhöyük or Paleolithic art (1500-2000 words)
• ethnomusicology fieldwork project about music & rituals, must observe/participate in a ritual involving music (3-5 pages)
• ethnomusicology oral report & literature comparison; choose 3 articles to compare in written discussion and use 1/3 to present an oral report to the class (i am actually very excited for this one)
^^^ im doing the oral report on the culture/history surrounding break dancing and the music used in battles, im attending the schools breaking club beginner class tomorrow to observe their discussion about the music & see what ill be learning when i join the class next semester
- preparing for the end of semester dance show case !!
updates !! finally !!
got the last of my grades back for the fall semester :)) very happy w them and my gpa (3.425)
enjoyed my classes a lot this term (with the exception of ethnomusicology due to the professor).
did better in dinosaurs than i expected tbh but it was a super fun class even if some of the work was hard.
overall a good first semester at my new school, made some friends, joined some clubs, and love my program so far :)
I also majored in anthropology!! I really enjoyed it
its really fun!! i love how broad or specific it can be depending on your interests, i have so many class options (i just wish we had anything related to linguistic anthro at my school 😭) im super excited for some of the courses i plan to take in future semesters tho