Just Your Average 68-Year-Old College Freshman


“Hey, algebra – bite me!”

I didn’t know it but I spent 137 hours and 27 minutes studying—ready for this?—HIGH SCHOOL math! And, my advisor told me, I need another HIGH SCHOOL math course before I actually study for-real COLLEGE math! Forgive the caps and the bangs but I am piqued by this duplicity! I’m also kind of intimidated—I applied myself but I could only come up with a lousy B in Fundamentals of Algebra? By the way, tip for fellow freshmen: algebra and wine before dinner is a good combination.

Pat Shiplett

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