The statistics midterm passed without much incident. It was a night test and coming out of exam I realized I made a couple careless errors. I have a propensity for doing this, it seems, and it's incredibly frustrating. I studied a lot, knew most everything, but inexplicably froze up during the exam. After the annoyance with myself passed and I received my test back, the score reflected my work. I didn't do exceptionally well but I did fine.
The microeconomics midterm did not go so well. I have never felt so badly finishing an exam as I did yesterday. I studied quite a bit (not as much as I did for stats) and felt mildly confident at the outset. That confidence was clearly misplaced. The test was remarkably difficult. Much more difficult than any of the homeworks and even last years midterm from my perspective. I have been in a terrible mood since then and have visions of me flunking out of La Follette or at least being put on academic probation. Neither of which are very enticing options.
This was definitely a wake up call. I obviously don't know what my actual score will be or how the test will be curved, but I have already committed myself to more diligent studying. Grad school in general is meant to be more difficult and La Follette is a top program, so it is expected that it will be challenging. The first phase is over (I'll call it the honeymoon stage) and midterms were a swift kick in the junk reminding me that I have to get my shit together. Marriage isn't about fun, it's about sacrifice.
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