[Rhodes22-list] Attention Will Barry

[Mary Lou Troy]

Good grades Will. I have fond memories of college in Boston (BU). It's 
still a great town. There's a fair amount of sailing on the Charles though 
it often freezes over in the winter. Good luck on the tests.

Mary Lou

At 08:44 PM 12/16/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>     I'm only holding a 3.54 It appears roger has me beat.3 solid A's
>(history, religion, Chemistry), 1 A+ (Global Studies),2 B+ (Alegbra 2/Trig
>and English). Although I wouldn't mind switching report cards! Looks like
>now I'm going to have to pull up the grades a bit and really get competitive
>for exams in January. PSATS come back tomorrow, hopefully the results will
>give me a wide range of schools to look into this spring. Have an
>appointment to see Loyola on February 7. Would be nice to be in a city, stay
>at school, but still be close enough to home to get there for a weekend.
>Also am going to be looking at Rutgers, Boston College, Boston University,
>and a few more when i find out what they are. Naval academy is still an
>option, but the girl has been around for 3 years and have to keep that in
>mind too as how things will continue. Keep the fingers crossed for my
>results and the upcoming SATs too!!!
>
>     Thanks,
>
>         Will Barry
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Kroposki" <kroposki at innova.net>
>To: "'The Rhodes 22 mail list'" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2003 6:53 PM
>Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Attention Will Barry
>
>
> > Will,
> > Let us have a round of poker here, can you match Roger's hand?
> > Ed K
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
> > [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Thena Carville
> > Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2003 6:20 PM
> > To: The Rhodes 22 mail list
> > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] SVSU Fall Semester, 2003 Results
> >
> > Roger,
> > That was awesome...you make us all proud...I know it was hard work and
> > the
> > pressure must have been intense at times (for such an old dude)...time
> > to
> > kick back and relax for a few days before you really start digging in
> > for
> > next semester...you have really earned a little "relaxation bonus" after
> > this semester...this one was to be the most difficult semester, wasn't
> > it?
> > Thena
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Roger Pihlaja" <cen09402 at centurytel.net>
> > To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> > Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2003 2:55 PM
> > Subject: [Rhodes22-list] SVSU Fall Semester, 2003 Results
> >
> >
> > Hi Everybody,
> >
> > Well, I just got my report card on-line for the Fall Semester, 2003.  I
> > ended up with 5 A's, 1 A-, and 1 B+ for an overall 3.824 GPA.  That's
> > not
> > too shabby for an old nerd, especially considering the heavy class load.
> > The B+ was in Solid Mechanics and was the 2nd highest grade in the
> > class.  A
> > lot of the students in my Solid Mechanics class will be retaking the
> > class
> > next semester because it's a required core curriculum class for all
> > engineering majors.  In order for the course to count towards their
> > major,
> > engineering students must pass Solid Mechanics with at least a C at SVSU
> > and
> > nearly 50% of the class didn't score well enough!  My problem with Solid
> > Mechanics was I never did remember enough of my Calculus, Differential
> > Equations, & Statics from college classes taken 30+ years ago to get
> > sufficiently fast at doing these problems to ace the exams.  Therefore,
> > on
> > the exams, I always ran out of time.  I had a 98% average on the graded
> > homework in that class, when I had time to think about the problems and
> > work
> > thru the Calculus, Statics, & Differential Equations.  Based upon my
> > homework grades, I think I actually understand and know how to apply the
> > subject material pretty well.  I'm just not real fast at working out the
> > problems.  It's a classic case of test taking ability vs. real world
> > ability.  Fortunately, in a real world job situation, this shouldn't
> > matter.
> >
> > The A- was in Dynamics and was the highest grade in the class.  Dynamics
> > is
> > another required core curriculum course and close to half the students
> > my
> > class will be repeating it next semester.  Actually, Dynamics was one of
> > the
> > prerequisite courses for Solid Mechanics, which was also part of my
> > problem
> > with Solid Mechanics.  I had to get special permission to take both
> > courses
> > concurrently, a practice I definitely would not recommend!
> >
> > A more reasonable total class load or simply not taking both of these
> > courses at the same time would have made a huge difference. But, I need
> > to
> > be finished with my BS mechanical engineering degree in a year or less,
> > so
> > there was no choice.  Ah well, I'm still in the game and still committed
> > to
> > seeing this adventure thru to the end.  Boy, am I ever glad this
> > semester is
> > over!
> >
> > Roger Pihlaja
> > S/V Dynamic Equilbrium
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