Calculicious

So i had a crazy idea. i was tutoring a few people in calculus and made an announcement in the weekly review, in class, before an exam, that we were going to be doing a review before the exam and that whoever wanted to join, could come. well i ended up getting like 20 people there and decided to talk to the teacher about doing these things for him on a permanent basis. i was thinking i could start up with him in the fall and tutor/TA for him, but he was like, "why don't you start now?" so he reserved me some classrooms and has been making announcements in class, and i've been getting like 40-50 people in my review sessions now. it's actually been really fun, and it's helped a lot of people. Peter, the calc professor, is like a math magician, and i don't think he understands how our little minds work sometimes. things are obvious to him that are incomprehensible to us. so i think it helps people to hear calculus be taught by someone who just learned it and doesn't see the world like in the matrix movies with everything made out of lines of numbers. but this is going to be another major leadership opportunity for my application, especially since only graduate students normally TA math, and i'm TAing while i'm actually taking the class. this has letter of recommendation written all over it. every time something like this happens, i'm just reminded that i'm doing what i'm supposed to be doing. it's just amazing how all these things just keep falling into place. i'm so freaking excited about it!! Also, i got a 100 on my calc exam this week.