It's quickly becoming evident that this school term is going to be academically cruel.
Course work is piling up quicker than I can deal a blow to it and the difficulty of understanding of topics is mounting very rapidly.

I've also come to the realization (upon some reflection as to how I've gotten these co-op jobs) that my real job, the one I'm going see and be recruited for in the fall, will be strongly based upon my marks this term.

Even though I don't really know what I want for a job just yet, I'm learning what I don't want. Given the competition for engineers now, early offers will start sailing out in September and those will be based heavily upon the most recent grades achieved.. that being this term.

So it looks like I'm in for 3.5 months of serious sacrifice.
A good showing this term could quite possibly mean an excellent head start.
It seems to have meant that this time around.