baby's gonna get a new showerhead...?!!?
Life is strange. Right now, though, it's not nearly as interesting as I imagine. There's so much to talk about, and nothing to say, really.
I go to class Mondays and Wednesdays. In the mornings from 9a-12p, I'm sitting in a computer lab learning C#. Yes, I said it. C#. One step beyond C++, two beyond C+. C# is an OOP (Object-Oriented Programming) language, which means there's not so much tagging directions and more using words to define stuff. All of the programs we make in C# are console programs. The teacher was kind of interesting at first, but now all he does is lecture. And he doesn't really explain the concepts that are kind of the same (like how an object is an INSTANCE of a class). And did I mention I have a computer? Now all I do is look up grad school info, play on FreeRice, and after our 15-minute breaks at 10:30, I play games on [adultswim]. I'm getting better at 5 Minutes to Kill Yourself 2. I almost unlocked all of the weapons on Rock Paper Scissors: Extreme Deathmatch last week...that's 9 five-minute fights. NINE.
Afternoons are Intro to Sociology. As a person with a completed BA in psychology, one might wonder why I would go so far as to take a basic course in "macro-psychology". Other than needing another class for health insurance and loan deferment purposes, I wanted to see if maybe I should be in sociology, as studying online social networks for a living is mostly about deciphering the society and sociological structure. But it's not. The class is so ridiculous. I could teach it much better, and be properly informed about current issues...oil did not close at "$100 or whatever", it is an ACTUAL NUMBER ($87.81 today, by the way), and YES I know about Stanley Milgram and his experiment already - NO, you can't even explain it right!! ugh. I'll live.
I'll have to take classes next semester...totally doing Web Graphic Design and Web Page Design. If I have to pay for some classes, may as well pay for awesome ones, right? Maybe I can design a site that's actually functional someday. Actually, I want to make a social networking program. Lots and lots of programming...ew. I hope not C#.
I'm so late with applying to grad school. Now that I'm not in school, I'm STILL busy...actually, I'm really disorganized. I've never been that great at self-management, though I'm a lot better since high school. But with so many new things to try and to do, it's hard to make and stay on a hard and fast schedule. I like lists [check me out on Listography, though I haven't updated it in a while], so here's one of grad school programs and fellowships I'm applying to [or hope to apply to]:
Interesting Grad Programs in Social Psych/HCI:
1. University of Central Florida - Ph.D. in Applied and Experimental Psychology
2. Carnegie-Mellon University - Ph.D. in HCI
3. UT-Austin - Ph.D. in either Informatics or Social Psychology
4. Rice University - Ph.D. Psychology (Human Factors/HCI)
5. Texas Tech - Ph.D. Experimental Psychology (either HF or Social)
6. University of Maryland (College Park) - Ph.D. Psychology (HCI focus)
7. University of Minnesota (Twin Cities) - Ph.D. Social Psychology
8. Ohio State University - Ph.D. Cognitive Psychology
9. University of California (Irvine) - Ph.D. Psychology
10. University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill) - Ph.D. Psychology
11. University of California (Los Angeles) - Ph.D. in Social or Quantitative Psychology
12. Indiana University/Purdue University Institute - Ph.D. in HCI
13. Purdue University - Ph.D. in Applied Psychology
14. Princeton University - Ph.D. Social Psychology
15. Harvard University - Ph.D. Sociology [this is a big maybe. BIG.]
16. Northwestern University - Ph.D. in Technology and Social Behavior
That's a big list. Oh, and because I totally need to find a way to PAY for this...
Fellowships/Grants:
1. NSF grant
2. Javits fellowship
3. Fullbright grant
Um...that's all the outside funding I can think of right now. Maybe I qualify for NIH fellowhship? But as you can see...SO much work ahead.
Oh. And GRE (again!) is on Thursday at UH. I got a Kaplan course from my internship in Utah...I was doing really well midway through the class, and now my scores are flip flopping everywhere. I hope I do better than I did last time. I think I need a 1300 or better to be at least slightly competitive.
Life really is strange. I can't believe how many things there are to do and the time I will never have to do them.
Time to sleep, though I'll wake up early - again. At least since I don't have class tomorrow I can go schedule appointments with professors for LoRs. {AND I DIDN'T EVEN GET TO MY SHOWERHEAD!}
I go to class Mondays and Wednesdays. In the mornings from 9a-12p, I'm sitting in a computer lab learning C#. Yes, I said it. C#. One step beyond C++, two beyond C+. C# is an OOP (Object-Oriented Programming) language, which means there's not so much tagging directions and more using words to define stuff. All of the programs we make in C# are console programs. The teacher was kind of interesting at first, but now all he does is lecture. And he doesn't really explain the concepts that are kind of the same (like how an object is an INSTANCE of a class). And did I mention I have a computer? Now all I do is look up grad school info, play on FreeRice, and after our 15-minute breaks at 10:30, I play games on [adultswim]. I'm getting better at 5 Minutes to Kill Yourself 2. I almost unlocked all of the weapons on Rock Paper Scissors: Extreme Deathmatch last week...that's 9 five-minute fights. NINE.
Afternoons are Intro to Sociology. As a person with a completed BA in psychology, one might wonder why I would go so far as to take a basic course in "macro-psychology". Other than needing another class for health insurance and loan deferment purposes, I wanted to see if maybe I should be in sociology, as studying online social networks for a living is mostly about deciphering the society and sociological structure. But it's not. The class is so ridiculous. I could teach it much better, and be properly informed about current issues...oil did not close at "$100 or whatever", it is an ACTUAL NUMBER ($87.81 today, by the way), and YES I know about Stanley Milgram and his experiment already - NO, you can't even explain it right!! ugh. I'll live.
I'll have to take classes next semester...totally doing Web Graphic Design and Web Page Design. If I have to pay for some classes, may as well pay for awesome ones, right? Maybe I can design a site that's actually functional someday. Actually, I want to make a social networking program. Lots and lots of programming...ew. I hope not C#.
I'm so late with applying to grad school. Now that I'm not in school, I'm STILL busy...actually, I'm really disorganized. I've never been that great at self-management, though I'm a lot better since high school. But with so many new things to try and to do, it's hard to make and stay on a hard and fast schedule. I like lists [check me out on Listography, though I haven't updated it in a while], so here's one of grad school programs and fellowships I'm applying to [or hope to apply to]:
Interesting Grad Programs in Social Psych/HCI:
1. University of Central Florida - Ph.D. in Applied and Experimental Psychology
2. Carnegie-Mellon University - Ph.D. in HCI
3. UT-Austin - Ph.D. in either Informatics or Social Psychology
4. Rice University - Ph.D. Psychology (Human Factors/HCI)
5. Texas Tech - Ph.D. Experimental Psychology (either HF or Social)
6. University of Maryland (College Park) - Ph.D. Psychology (HCI focus)
7. University of Minnesota (Twin Cities) - Ph.D. Social Psychology
8. Ohio State University - Ph.D. Cognitive Psychology
9. University of California (Irvine) - Ph.D. Psychology
10. University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill) - Ph.D. Psychology
11. University of California (Los Angeles) - Ph.D. in Social or Quantitative Psychology
12. Indiana University/Purdue University Institute - Ph.D. in HCI
13. Purdue University - Ph.D. in Applied Psychology
14. Princeton University - Ph.D. Social Psychology
15. Harvard University - Ph.D. Sociology [this is a big maybe. BIG.]
16. Northwestern University - Ph.D. in Technology and Social Behavior
That's a big list. Oh, and because I totally need to find a way to PAY for this...
Fellowships/Grants:
1. NSF grant
2. Javits fellowship
3. Fullbright grant
Um...that's all the outside funding I can think of right now. Maybe I qualify for NIH fellowhship? But as you can see...SO much work ahead.
Oh. And GRE (again!) is on Thursday at UH. I got a Kaplan course from my internship in Utah...I was doing really well midway through the class, and now my scores are flip flopping everywhere. I hope I do better than I did last time. I think I need a 1300 or better to be at least slightly competitive.
Life really is strange. I can't believe how many things there are to do and the time I will never have to do them.
Time to sleep, though I'll wake up early - again. At least since I don't have class tomorrow I can go schedule appointments with professors for LoRs. {AND I DIDN'T EVEN GET TO MY SHOWERHEAD!}