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I had my appointment to withdraw from the Honors College today. It was surprisingly uplifting. The advisor just asked me to give him a summary of my college experience thus far and what led to that decision, and then reassured me that I have a bright future ahead of me and that I'll go on to do bigger and better things than graduate from the honors college in pharmacy school and beyond. I seriously left feeling really good about myself, which was not expected AT ALL. Hence I waited so long even though the decision was made a little over a year ago. My parents don't know yet, though. And I have a feeling they won't be as nice about it. Yeah.
I think every week until finals are over I have a test or a lab report due. Woohoo. However, next week I have Wednesday off, and no lab or recitation for my analytical biochem on Tuesday and Thursday. Which means I get to sleep in on Thursday! I'm super excited.
I wore an awesome wig for halloween. Sadly, there are no pictures. There are, however, pictures of me with Nicole's purple bob wig, and Nicole wearing my wig. I had to take it off. It was itchy.
Once I register for classes, I'll just be cruising along until finals. Except that I just remembered I need to write a personal statement to give to one of my professors that I asked for a letter of recommendation. Poo.
Tatum's birthday was fun. I got to see a bunch of people I haven't seen since high school, and they're all pretty much just as awesome as they were then. Yay.
Gael's housewarming. Her baby is adorable and I am so very happy for the way things have turned out for her. I know shit isn't perfect, or easy, but it could have been a lot worse. In some ways I envy her, actually. She has two kids, a dog, a great husband, and she's almost done with school. Best of all, she won't have to worry about whether or not she'll be able to afford to take maternity leave once her career has started because the babies are out of the way. Wouldn't it be awesome to not have to worry about that? The only way that could happen for me is if I don't have kids or move to Canada. Those who know me know that not having a career is not an option. Although I would love to be able to cook awesome food every day. If only there were more time ...
I've decided to take next year off, so I'll apply for grad school next summer. Might need to take some extra classes at Rio or MCC too, just because they're pre-reqs for various schools. Hopefully I'll get a position as a pharmacy tech after I graduate. I also really want to tutor high school kids in lower income areas in science. Specifically girls, specifically chemistry and biology. We need more women in science, and I feel like I should help others who maybe weren't given the same gifts that I was. I grew up knowing science was my thing, with plenty of encouragement and great teachers. Not everyone has had that, and I want to be able to show kids that it's doable who might otherwise not even try. I don't know if I'll be good at tutoring, but it's something I really want to do.
Looking at everything, life is pretty awesome right now. I feel really good about where things are going. I'm scared and stressed and frustrated, but at the same time it's like things are falling into place. Or have fallen. Or something.
I don't understand what it means when someone tells me that he/she totally understood the material, but for some reason didn't do very well on the test. I mean, I know when I've said that in the past it was because I didn't really understand it and therefore couldn't see how unknowledgable I actually was. But I'm not saying that's what's happening. All I know is I got 104/100 on my last biophysical chem test, and feel pretty damn awesome about it. And 70/75 on my last advanced o-chem test. Oh and I'm getting nice A's in my other classes too ;) Perhaps this is why I feel soooo damn gooood. :D
Alright, I'm done. I just got the familiar urge to write about something non-academic for awhile, as a break from writing a long-ass lab report. Unfortunately, the wine has worn off ....
I think every week until finals are over I have a test or a lab report due. Woohoo. However, next week I have Wednesday off, and no lab or recitation for my analytical biochem on Tuesday and Thursday. Which means I get to sleep in on Thursday! I'm super excited.
I wore an awesome wig for halloween. Sadly, there are no pictures. There are, however, pictures of me with Nicole's purple bob wig, and Nicole wearing my wig. I had to take it off. It was itchy.
Once I register for classes, I'll just be cruising along until finals. Except that I just remembered I need to write a personal statement to give to one of my professors that I asked for a letter of recommendation. Poo.
Tatum's birthday was fun. I got to see a bunch of people I haven't seen since high school, and they're all pretty much just as awesome as they were then. Yay.
Gael's housewarming. Her baby is adorable and I am so very happy for the way things have turned out for her. I know shit isn't perfect, or easy, but it could have been a lot worse. In some ways I envy her, actually. She has two kids, a dog, a great husband, and she's almost done with school. Best of all, she won't have to worry about whether or not she'll be able to afford to take maternity leave once her career has started because the babies are out of the way. Wouldn't it be awesome to not have to worry about that? The only way that could happen for me is if I don't have kids or move to Canada. Those who know me know that not having a career is not an option. Although I would love to be able to cook awesome food every day. If only there were more time ...
I've decided to take next year off, so I'll apply for grad school next summer. Might need to take some extra classes at Rio or MCC too, just because they're pre-reqs for various schools. Hopefully I'll get a position as a pharmacy tech after I graduate. I also really want to tutor high school kids in lower income areas in science. Specifically girls, specifically chemistry and biology. We need more women in science, and I feel like I should help others who maybe weren't given the same gifts that I was. I grew up knowing science was my thing, with plenty of encouragement and great teachers. Not everyone has had that, and I want to be able to show kids that it's doable who might otherwise not even try. I don't know if I'll be good at tutoring, but it's something I really want to do.
Looking at everything, life is pretty awesome right now. I feel really good about where things are going. I'm scared and stressed and frustrated, but at the same time it's like things are falling into place. Or have fallen. Or something.
I don't understand what it means when someone tells me that he/she totally understood the material, but for some reason didn't do very well on the test. I mean, I know when I've said that in the past it was because I didn't really understand it and therefore couldn't see how unknowledgable I actually was. But I'm not saying that's what's happening. All I know is I got 104/100 on my last biophysical chem test, and feel pretty damn awesome about it. And 70/75 on my last advanced o-chem test. Oh and I'm getting nice A's in my other classes too ;) Perhaps this is why I feel soooo damn gooood. :D
Alright, I'm done. I just got the familiar urge to write about something non-academic for awhile, as a break from writing a long-ass lab report. Unfortunately, the wine has worn off ....