Here's the story,
I'm taking a psychology class (psych 132ac) for one of my breadth requirements here at Berkeley. Anyways, we had this HUGE research project that was assigned in the begining of the semester. It basically involved coming up with a hypothesis concerning community psychology, going out into the community and collecting qualitative/quantitative data, writing up a 20 page report (10 pages per person), etc. Anyways, it's worth 30% of our grade, and my partner and I decided to do a study on the homeless population at Berkeley. That's the background info.
Anyways, about a month before the project is due, my partner stops coming to class. So naturally, I called her, and she said she decided to change the topic to a study on her dance troup. She said she already collected all the necessary data, and we just had to start writing the paper. I was fine with it, though I wished she had told me about her change of plans. Anyways, she still doesn't show up to class and she stops picking up the phone, so about two weeks before the paper is due, I start calling her and emailing her like everyday trying to find her. I'm starting to get majorly worried, 'cuz we haven't written ANY of the paper yet. Being the procrastinator I am, it finally comes down to the last weekend before it's due (due on Monday). So I call again on Friday, and I actually get in touch with her. She picks up the phone thinking it's her friend and goes, "hello? is this kara?" . . .and then I reply, "Hey- it's me dennis." <CLICK> She hangs up? I was like- what the?!?! So I call back, and I get her answering machine. I keep calling her, and no response. I email her, no response. So I basically figured- she dropped the class . . . and never bothered to tell me. Not only that- she's avoiding me, 'cuz she knows she screwed me over.
So here I am, in the last weekend before it was due. I had to collect all my data on Saturday, and write up a 10 page report on Sunday. I was behind the computer for 18 hours, just typing, analyzing, researching. I went to class, gave my oral presentation which was TOTAL impromptu, turned in my paper . . .and left. My professor and GSI's were really proud that I actually pulled through regardless of the fact that my partner royally screwed me <I email them about it, too>. They thought I would drop the class or something too . . .but I pulled through.
I'm not really that pissed about it 'cuz it's done and over with now. But I can't believe my partner. She seemed like such a nice person too . . . If I ever see her on campus . . . I dunno. She's graduating- so she probably didn't care. She didn't bother to email me, call me, tell the professor or anything that she had dropped the course. Some people . . .
my rant.
I'm taking a psychology class (psych 132ac) for one of my breadth requirements here at Berkeley. Anyways, we had this HUGE research project that was assigned in the begining of the semester. It basically involved coming up with a hypothesis concerning community psychology, going out into the community and collecting qualitative/quantitative data, writing up a 20 page report (10 pages per person), etc. Anyways, it's worth 30% of our grade, and my partner and I decided to do a study on the homeless population at Berkeley. That's the background info.
Anyways, about a month before the project is due, my partner stops coming to class. So naturally, I called her, and she said she decided to change the topic to a study on her dance troup. She said she already collected all the necessary data, and we just had to start writing the paper. I was fine with it, though I wished she had told me about her change of plans. Anyways, she still doesn't show up to class and she stops picking up the phone, so about two weeks before the paper is due, I start calling her and emailing her like everyday trying to find her. I'm starting to get majorly worried, 'cuz we haven't written ANY of the paper yet. Being the procrastinator I am, it finally comes down to the last weekend before it's due (due on Monday). So I call again on Friday, and I actually get in touch with her. She picks up the phone thinking it's her friend and goes, "hello? is this kara?" . . .and then I reply, "Hey- it's me dennis." <CLICK> She hangs up? I was like- what the?!?! So I call back, and I get her answering machine. I keep calling her, and no response. I email her, no response. So I basically figured- she dropped the class . . . and never bothered to tell me. Not only that- she's avoiding me, 'cuz she knows she screwed me over.
So here I am, in the last weekend before it was due. I had to collect all my data on Saturday, and write up a 10 page report on Sunday. I was behind the computer for 18 hours, just typing, analyzing, researching. I went to class, gave my oral presentation which was TOTAL impromptu, turned in my paper . . .and left. My professor and GSI's were really proud that I actually pulled through regardless of the fact that my partner royally screwed me <I email them about it, too>. They thought I would drop the class or something too . . .but I pulled through.
I'm not really that pissed about it 'cuz it's done and over with now. But I can't believe my partner. She seemed like such a nice person too . . . If I ever see her on campus . . . I dunno. She's graduating- so she probably didn't care. She didn't bother to email me, call me, tell the professor or anything that she had dropped the course. Some people . . .
my rant.
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