Addendum

In addition to the recap I posted about the semester, I now have even more exciting news to share. In the nursing program the "A" is set high, 95% pretty much non-negotiable. Almost every class is out of 1000 points, if you get 950 points you get an A, 949 points you get an A-. This irritated me beyond belief during the first four semesters I was in the program. I had to get A's to keep my scholarship. However, the deadline for scholarship applications for next fall was really early this year, like in February, and so this semesters grades were not included. This let me relax a little in these challenging classes, all I needed to do was pass. I was slightly disappointed when my grade in Critical Care ended up being a 94.2%, just shy of the A. Oh well, it doesn't count for scholarships anyway. Also, at some point (like this December) I am going to be done with school and thus must stop measuring my success in life by my GPA.

Completely out of the blue, this morning I received an email from my Critical Care professor:

"After careful review, you were rewarded for the excellence you display and your final grade is an A. Way to go!"

Thank you Ron! You just made my day.