So it’s finally started to act a bit like fall over here in sunny Southern California. There’s a chilly breeze at night, and fog obscures downtown quite often. Tonight, as I was biking back from the ADT meeting, I could see the intramurals practice field enveloped in silvery-grey mist. It’s certainly a change from the sunshine and balmy weather that we get 90% of the year. I say “we, ” even though I’m not a native Los Angelean (is that what the term is?) It’s odd to think that I have spent the majority of the past year and a half in Los Angeles, though.
Anyway, what with the changes in weather, it already seems like we’re approaching the end of the semester–even though there are four weeks left of classes! My registration appointment is this Thursday, so I’ve already picked out (and am anticipating) my classes for next semester. It’ll be a pretty AME-heavy spring for me, since most of the political science and Thematic Option classes available conflicted with required AME classes. Here’s what (hopefully) I’ll be taking:
- AME 204 – Strength of Materials
- AME 308 – Computer-Aided Analyses for Aero-Mechanical Design
- AME 451 – Linear Control Systems I
- AME 491 – Undergraduate Design Projects: AeroDesign Team
- PHYS 153 – Optics and Modern Physics
- SOCI 353 – Sociology of Crime and the Criminal Justice System
It definitely seems like a lot (6 classes!), but it’s actually 18 units. I’m excited to be learning new subjects, but I’ll definitely miss having a couple of poli sci classes to provide some variation. Hopefully SOCI 353 will be fun, though, and it counts toward my Law and Society minor. But the part of next semester I’m happiest about is the fact that I don’t have class until 11am every day (no more 8am!), and I still managed to have Fridays off! One of my friends who has a car here is also free on Fridays, so I’m predicting a bunch of road trips next semester, which is going to be awesome.
