A conundrum of sorts

[random]

Given, I don’t really post that much, but that’s generally because I don’t have anything to say. In any case, I’ve found myself in a bit of a conundrum. I’ve apparently come down with mono (what fun!). And this is causing havoc because next week I have two midterms. So I really have three options: Get them deferred. If I do this, the weight gets transferred to my final, making my finals worth 65% or more. Which is kind of scary. Or, I could just attempt to study really hard and pull off an average ok mark, maybe, if I’m lucky. Or I could drop the courses and take them in spring session or next year. One of them is a linear algebra class, and I’m really not mathematically inclined at all. The other is introduction to ecology, which is my specialization, so that is looking a little more optimistic. Any advice?

[summit]

defer... and then if you fuck the final you can contest hte grade and have it removed based up on your doctor saying you were all fucked up

[Mcwop]

How bad are your symptoms? Severe flu-like. I had Mono in college - I should have just sucked it up and worked through it. Get a solid 9 hours of sleep, and hit the library, unless the symptoms are unbearable. Focus.

[Viva]

Your specialty is ecology, but you're taking linear algebra? WTF? It doesn't sound like you need any more math.

Good luck and I hope that you're feeling better soon.

[Keoni]

"I thought I had mono for an entire year once...turns out I was just really bored"

[random]

it's really sketchy... Sometimes I feel like liquid death, but then I'll have random bursts of energy and pretend to get things done. I'm having rage against the Math department right now because I have to go in and do some random assignment. I don’t know. I’d way rather write the exams… Ergh. I still have three days in any case.

Yeah, linear algebra is a random course required for a degree in environmental biology. Apparently, you use it to estimate population sizes. Or something. Who knows.

[Grange]

Went through something similar in college except instead of it being mono it was a hangover from my 21st b-day and instead of a midterm it was a final. I didn't ask my professor to postone or defer the test because he would have laughed and said no.

I sucked it up and took the test although I literally ran out 5 minutes later because I became sick. Thank God it was a multiple choice test. When in doubt go with B I always said. Every answer was B that day.

So maybe it wasn't a similar situation, but my message is the same suck it up and when in doubt go with B.

[ak_powder_monkey]

comeon linear algebra is easy man defer that one just be glad you don't have to graph shit like 7/(x+2)-y/(2)=37.2