A Game to Remember

Last night I sat in section A of the Carrier Dome, just rows behind the 50-yard line for the WVU vs. Syracuse football game. My friend’s mom was able to get us the tickets for free. I am not a big football fan, but for the most part I understand the sport, and every time I see it, I get an adrenaline rush when we actually play well and the game is close.

As we were sitting there munching on our nachos, the ball was passed to Nick Provo who ran 84 yards with a WVU player just behind him, and made a touchdown. It’s moments like these that seem almost magical, and it might sound lame but as every SU fan in the Dome got up to cheer, I wondered how Provo must've been feeling at that moment. I wondered when my chance would come to feel an overpowering sensation of success, and disbelief in an accomplishment that others would also appreciate.

I haven’t yet had my moment. Although I studied extremely hard for my Economics midterm, I don’t think I aced it like I was hoping to. Of course, there were two graphs that I had difficulty with. A strategy I used to prepare for my exam in addition to my exam experiment was Charlie Reads Smart.

First I read each section, and continued to complete all of the objectives in the back of the book. This helped me to better understand the material, because I was reading for the answers to questions that were listed in the book. I then derived flashcards from my notes. By making these I was able to memorize the information, which was easier after completing the objectives because I understood all of the information. (Of course these are just a few out of an entire pile I made.)

Lastly, I created questions based on my flashcards, and continued to answer them as if I was taking a real test.

However, on Wednesday afternoon, my teacher posted that there would be NO SI meetings on Thursday, they would instead be on that same day (Wednesday). Because I had my shift at the gym on Wednesday night during the meeting, I wasn’t able to go the meeting like I always do, and therefore couldn’t ask my questions regarding the two graphs that were on the test. Next time, I need to find ways to strategize when something like this occurs. Because Thursday was also busy for me, I didn’t have enough time to ask my teacher my questions, and it wasn’t something I could ask over an email. However, I did the best I could and whether it be me, Nick Provo, or any other football player or person, that’s all we can ever do- and sometimes we just get very lucky.