The writings of two undergraduate students, though in different classes during different semesters, came virtually to the same conclusion.
Books from last semester come in around Christmas and new ones start going out by New Year's.
The working-class students, who are on their own in figuring out how to pay for the upcoming semester, come to see their professors for extra help.
Others tried to divert their attention by talking about exams and papers that are due as the semester comes to an end on Friday.
He dropped out of the University of North Texas after one semester — "coming home with a 0.4 G.P.A. and having my old man as a professor wasn't good" — and told his parents that he wanted to pursue acting in New York City.
"You're in class, your professor is talking, you're writing notes and then you're buried alive," said Ms. Julme, 23, recounting how her semester came to a halt on the afternoon of Jan . 12when the earthquake turned her seven-story university into a towering pile of wreckage, with her deep inside.
I was convinced, and when the next semester came I was already enrolled.
I reached out to my professor as the semester came to a close to discuss internships.
As the spring semester comes to a close, students will orally present their preliminary research plans and any findings.
Make study guides for every semester and when another semester comes along, you can read off your last study guide.
