Grblp

Jul 02, 2007 21:45

A month and a half of vacation followed by a 6 - 9 pm class = my head is solid pain.

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sekl July 3 2007, 14:49:44 UTC
I have much hate for the 6-9PM class. It was the only timeslot alloted for Intro to Psych and I needed it for my crim minor. All I could think about was...food. I never felt hungry before class but during...argh.

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maldis July 3 2007, 15:16:54 UTC
Yikes! I can imagine. Fortunately for me, my excellent wife thought to throw a burger patty on the George Foreman grill just before I left for class, so I didn't have to deal with hunger on top of sustaining my attention on one subject for three hours. It also helps that this is a class I want to take with a professor I like. It's just... so late and so lengthy... I really hope I get used to the timing.

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sekl July 3 2007, 15:45:53 UTC
Do you get a break mid-way through?

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maldis July 3 2007, 18:34:35 UTC
Oh, yes. Two, in fact. Ten minutes each. I've never had a three hour class without two ten-minute breaks and I'm sure there would be riots (or at least minimal enrollment) otherwise.

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cherdt July 3 2007, 15:28:53 UTC
BTW, my co-worker had to drop the class, since apparently the taxes on his graduate tuition benefits were going to be crippling. Fortunately, my classes are "post-baccalaureate" and don't get taxed the same way.

Unfortunately, my class (starts tonight!) won't be as fun or interesting.

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maldis July 3 2007, 18:36:32 UTC
That's too bad (although the lab IS rather crowded). Is the "post-baccalaureate" distinction one you get to make for yourself on your tax forms or does the nature of your particular program decide it for you?

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cherdt July 3 2007, 19:13:36 UTC
The distinction is determined by the program, as far as I can tell. It all seems a little arbitrary to me, but essentially if the course number is < 499, it's an undergraduate course and therefore the tuition benefits fall under a different tax category (I'm a little fuzzy on the logic behind the taxes there).

My courses are all 400 level and available only through this post-baccalaureate program, although in reality I believe they are just re-numbered 100 level classes that are offered in the evening. I suppose, in that respect, it's certainly not graduate school, in spite of the fact that it is (a) school that (b) requires a college degree.

(The other respects are: it is a very short program, and offers no degree.)

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