CS373 Spring 2020: Sooyong

What did you do this past week?

I studied for my exams since they all happened to line up this week. I had a total of 4 exams this week (it was originally going to be 5, but Dr. Young got sick so we had our exam for security pushed back to after spring break.) I’m pretty bummed about the fact that I can’t take the second part of the SWE exam and the networks exam since school got cancelled on Friday due to the virus. I had studied a lot and the situation seems uncertain, so I’m experiencing a lot of stress from school and everything in general.

What’s in your way?

The second phase of the project. I think everyone in my group was dealing with exams so we just couldn’t prioritize the project, but now that spring break is here and we should have time, I’m hoping we can knock it out as quickly as possible. Also, I’m not sure how all of my classes will move to online (like my language class), so there’s just a lot of uncertainty which is making me feel pretty unsettled. I like to have structure/organization in my life and this whole ordeal is very stress-inducing.

What will you do next week?

I’ll rest up, try to learn React, and get as much of the second phase of the SWE project done as I can. My brother is coming home for Spring Break so I’m happy to see him again, and I’m hoping that we can catch up a bit. I’m a little disappointed that I probably won’t be able to go to the gym because of the virus, so I hope I don’t lose too much of the progress I had been making this semester.

What was your experience of Test #1a?

Honestly, it was pretty mediocre. I felt like I had prepared a lot going into it, but I ended up choking really hard on one of the problems, and I had misread the instructions. I ended up having a solution that had passed most of the test cases, but since I was scrambling for time I ended up submitting a solution that didn’t even pass a single one (since my semi-working solution was commented out.) I’m really disappointed with myself and I was hoping to make-up for that performance on Friday, but that didn’t end up happening so I’m just feeling pretty upset at myself.

What made you happy this week?

Seeing my parents again. With how my exams went (not that great) and having school cancelled on Friday, this whole week was pretty awful for me, but luckily I got to go home and see my parents/have delicious food, so I guess that made up for this week.

What’s your pick-of-the-week or tip-of-the-week?

Wash your hands and don’t touch your face. I know that everyone’s worried and there seems to be a lot of anxiety due to the virus, but practicing good personal hygiene and taking care of yourself is the best we can do. There’s not much point in stressing about what we can’t do, so we might as well do our best to ameliorate the situation.