Things really do pay off

Ever since last Sunday, I’d been dreading this short, three-day week….because this week was testing. I had two midterms (for my two block classes: world history and English) and two end of quarter exams: math and Spanish.

Well, to start off, let’s just state that I don’t like world history. It’s hard, takes memorization, and is boring. But that is the class that I try my very hardest. It’s payed off. On Monday was my history midterm. It was 120 questions and covered everything from Australopithecine to Akhenaten to the Pax Romana to the crowning of Charlemagne. That test was so difficult. Some of the multiple choice questions’ answers were so similar, I didn’t know what the right answer was for each of those types of questions.

I got a ninety-eight. I about had a heart attack when I heard that because I was expecting a low B, perhaps a C because that exam was so hard.

Even more surprising is my average in the class. Ninety-five. I was speechless after I found out. Something funny also happened. This one girl, Lunetia, asked what my midterm grade was. I said ninety-eight. She was amazed. Then she asked how I studied. I replied by saying that I didn’t study at all. She asked how I got a high grade. I then replied by saying, “For every three pages in the textbook, I write about three pages of notes. Front and back.” Then she gave me this incredulous look and said, “Well dang.” And the conversation was over.

I found out my Spanish exam grade today as well. Ninety-six because I spaced out on my accents in the essay portion.

So basically, I found out that things really pay off when you set your mind to something. I took world history face-to-face, and, well, I passed the semester with a big, fat A.