Single Most Stressful Day at CCC

emilsinclair9
Fri, 28 May 2010 12:38:26 +0000

I LOVE this thread haha. It couldn’t have come at a more perfect time. I just finished my last final… I’M FREE!!! Onto Berkeley!

Anyway, my most stressful day was easily this semester.

I’m a major procrastinator…I mean it’s really bad. (Ex: all-nighter last night and Wednesday night lol). However, these days don’t even begin to graze the surface of the worst day…or shall I say 2 days of my CCC career.

The online Abnormal Psych class I took this semester was the hardest class I’ve ever taken. For the first half of the semester, we had to:


Watch the 8 hours of video and take 30 pages of notes (that she checks and grades) for credit.
10 pg. research paper on a topic from the DSM-IV.
200 question in-class midterm on 9 chapters of material (roughly 300 pages). IF you came to the test 1 minute late, the doors were locked, and you were stuck outside. I had nightmares multiple times about being late to this class.
Complete 56 workbook pages.


All of this had to be completed in 2 months (Jan 20 - March 20)… I began every bit of this in the last 2 days. I pulled a double all-nighter - never in my life had I felt so sick and exhausted. I finished nearly all of the homework (busy-work if anything), and then took the test (1/3 of my grade or so) and bombed (C-)…in my major no less.

The same thing happened for the 2nd half of the semester…procrastinated until the last few days though lol. I managed to do much better on everything. Alas, it was not enough, and I received a B in the class. IMO though, I’m more than satisfied with that lol. I’m so glad it’s over. That class killed me and my passion for psych, but I’m hoping UCB will reinvigorate that passion and inspire me.

Anyway, this was my most stressful (double day) lol.