Random Scrap:
One of the main differences between college and Berkeley were the open ended questions. No more quizes with the green answer slips and [HB] pencils. The system of grading wasn't that disimilar except that almost every question on any exam required a written answer. And then there were papers, the one or two pagers written overnight usually with a minus added to an A for the various typos and gramatical mistakes. The good thing was that most of the grades were 'curved' so the final scored were adjusted to the class average. Unlike in college, the final grade would come with a minus (or plus) and looking at my results from the Middle East History class, my straight As streak was coming to an end. As for my econ class, I decided that it would be safer to take it on a pass or no pass basis. At first I felt defeat and internal dissapointment. Later however, I felt a massive relief that I could just sit at the class and inhale all the knowledge without the pressure of the judgement. After all, as the only political science major in the room, the material was a big enough challenge already.