oh well...next year for sure!
I got oficial word today that I did not get the NIH scolorship I applied for. Oh well. I think I'm going to apply again next year. I figure if I made it to being a semifinalist with what I had on my application this year, then with another year of school (meaning more of the 'core science classes' that they want to see, like organic) and this internship under my belt, and two possible publications which are currently on the horizon, I should be in pretty good shape. Along with the rejection letter they sent me the National Academy of Sciences' "Careers in Scince and Engineering: A Student Planning Guide to Grad School and Beyond" booklet. I leafed through it a bit on my way back from the mail room, and it looks like a pretty informative little book. It gives all kinds of advice about choosing a career in the sciences and choosing a grad school (or not, if you want to pursue another path, which it explores as well), and what to do when applying and what to do during and after getting your degree, and all kinds of stuff. It's like some really lame consolation prize.
Not much else is going on. The other kids in my program and I are going to go down to Lake Monroe (a big ass lake about 10 minutes south of here) on Monday and rent kayaks and have a cook out, and generally have fun in the sun.
I'm reading David Copperfield. Holy cow, this book is long!
Not much else is going on. The other kids in my program and I are going to go down to Lake Monroe (a big ass lake about 10 minutes south of here) on Monday and rent kayaks and have a cook out, and generally have fun in the sun.
I'm reading David Copperfield. Holy cow, this book is long!