Back in the day (when I was a Junior) we had Billy Budd due right after Thanksgiving. The only reason I know is because I was supposed to do Creasy's Billy Budd in addition to my own class's project, Huck Finn as a favour for a friend. Yeah, I was ready to shoot myself. But honestly, Creasy makes it to be bigger than it is. Don't worry. Most everyone does very well on it.

Good Luck, am feeling your pain somewhat as I study Damped Harmonic Motion,
Tina