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RE: UofL Notes taken in English Class
Heh, sometimes the doodles are more interesting than the notes. I was in the School Of Mathematics, also made lots of doodles, but unfortunately I did not get a blazing final grade as you did. No matter, I got that in my Computer Science MSc, several years later :)
Math and such are much harder. They are exact sciences. In Humanities you can fake a lot of shit. I was good at arguing with the profs. Did my own research and challenged them. I waited nearly to the end of my term to take the required Natural Science classes, thinking I may not have the required background to do good in them. Thought wrong. Got through them with flying colors as well - so good that I regretted not taking them sooner. I might even have changed my minor from Anthro to NS, particularly classes in Genetics.
PS: rather than taking the intro courses, first year level, I registered for 3rd and 4th year classes. To do so, I had to proof via tests prior to being admitted that I can handle it.
I did have a slight edge: I had been in Canada for 8 years already when I enrolled, so I was fluent in English (I had written art critiques for local newspapers). But my upbringing and schooling was in Austria, so I challenged several German courses, wrote the tests and got credit for it.
Funny thing is that in University I had mostly STEM background (maths, software engineering, AI, etc) I was always selecting Humanities optional courses, like Religion, International Relations, History of Cinema, etc. I think it is best to get knowledge from different fields, it makes it easier to understand diverse situations and solve problems. And of course, it is a great source of inspiration!