End of semester check in
Summer Semester 2025
💭What's on my mind: This semester has been chaotic for me, I am taking the max amount of classes that i am allowed for summer semester at my college, I am also a first time mom, and SAHM. My teachers were really understanding of my situation and allowed me to turn in work on my own time so that was a plus ! I turned in all my assignments and finished the final ones on Monday ! So far I have an A in history 108 and a B in sociology 101. These are not my final grades as my sociology teacher has some grades to put in but i feel like i have another 4.0 semester under my belt 💪🏻🧠.
Current Mood: Relieved because i finished everything, and hopeful for that 4.0 !!
EDIT: final grades haven’t been put in yet, but i was able to raise my sociology grade up to an A before the semester ended, def feeling a 4.0 coming
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Also here for my end of semester check in 🥰 my grades on canvas were t showing for whatever reason 😭