This summer I am taking 3 courses: social, political and historical considerations of nursing, advanced practice nursing ethics and (gag, cough, whine, cry, stamp feet, stab fork into left eye) biostatistics. The first two courses are lovely and I have enjoyed lying in the couch and leisurely reading articles in Victorian Studies or carefully wading through Biomedical Ethics (look at me! reading philosophy!). Biostatistics, however, stinks. The course is completely on-line and run through Bemidji State University (BSU). I know two things about BSU: 1) it has the inscrutable if not completely meaningless motto “shaping potential, shaping worlds” and 2) a real talent for killing my spirit on a daily basis.
Each exam is a fresh hell of over-thinking and self-doubt. Each homework assignment leaves me hoarse from cursing SPSS (now mysteriously re-named PASW). Every session with a new textbook chapter leads to a list of grievances Dan must listen to through dinner.The radio mentioned some storms in Bemidji last night and I held out hope for the BSU Internet server getting fried by lightning.
No luck.
Oh my. Even that graph makes me seasick, never mind the effort it must take to know what it can possibly mean. But I am confident you will weather whatever Bemidji can throw at you. Make sure you have a life preserver handy (i.e. Diane!)
when will she get a red card??? Abba and lulu
I also hated statistics and it was my third time through it (once in hs and once in college)! Be glad you are done… but be warned you will have similar classes that elicit the same hatred and frustration!
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