December 17th: Fall 2025 Finals

Today was alright.

I woke up after not having enough sleep; I stayed up pretty late last night doing a bit of studying. So, I had to get dressed and ready, then I went to get food before my finals. The food at the dining hall wasn't bad: some hot dogs (which unfortunately got on my white pants), some szechuan chicken which was a bit spicy, and sufficient vegetables.

After, I stopped by my dorm for some very minimal and ineffective studying before having to get to the exam room for my multivariable calculus exam. I was hoping to go into it with more confidence, but I really wasn't feeling too good about it. I kept bouncing around the same couple of questions because I kept getting stuck on them.

In the end, I managed to put something substantial in all but one question. I estimated that I really only did 6 questions: the other 4 were really, really too hard for me to figure out and have an answer found in time. After the exam, and fretting about my grade for the class for a little bit before leaving the exam room, I went to get an ancient grains bowl and a coffee from the Golden Bear Cafe. It was pretty good, filling before the CS 61 A final. I didn't really try to study with the hour I had before the CS 61 A final; I knew what I did would be futile. I sat in my assigned chair until the final started.

I felt a lot better going through the CS 61 A final; I managed to figure everything out and feel pretty happy around 10 minutes before the final ended. I hoped that I had gotten everything right; it would lead me to a better grade! I'm also fortunate to have snagged a CS 61 A sticker at the end of the final.

Then, I had to get back to my dorm to pack everything I needed. I didn't actually end up packing too much, but I did more in packing up. After saying my goodbyes, my cousin picked me up.

I can only hope that my grades are decent this semester!

Thanks for reading,
Issac