<p>Wow. I am burnt out. Not necessarily from school per se but I just cannot concentrate in one of my classes.</p>
<p>I am actually not doing that bad in there right now…I probably have a B+ or an A-.</p>
<p>A lot of things have been happening though and this class is the one that I’m not focusing in. Basically, my closest friend is sick, I’m having financial problems that are beyond my control, my apartment is a slum and I am trying to find alternative housing while living in a freezing, leaky dump, and the list goes on.</p>
<p>Surprisingly, I’m doing well in all my other classes, but with this Phonology course I just cannot focus at all. We don’t have much homework, but we did have a take home midterm and after staring at it blankly for a few hours I realize I am not prepared at ALL. The teacher is super nice, though not the best at explaining things (had her last semester as well, but I think the material, though difficult, was not nearly as rough as this stuff we’re doing now). I have absolutely no idea what is going on and I just cannot concentrate.</p>
<p>I found out today is the last day to withdraw from a course and get a W. I do need this course for my major, but I will just have to retake it next spring. There is so much going on right now that I don’t want to end up getting an F or even a C because of it.</p>
<p>I mean, I absolutely have no clue on the midterm and even when I did homeworks I had no idea what I was doing…I was totally guessing. Anyway, I am glad I still have time to withdraw from that class…and I am about to go do it reluctantly now.</p>
<p>I will talk with the professor about why though because I think she’ll be around for a while and she actually may be teaching it again next spring…I’ll just keep the book and the handouts for future reference.</p>