Friday!
Good morning! Maybe I will do this every day. I wouldn't especially count on it. I might at some point get too boring even for me.
I survived the rest of yesterday, which was CogPsych and my second round of Psych orientation. We talked a little bit more about GedEds, for those of us who are sophomores and still need to finish stuff up, and went on to talk about psych research classes, how much we'll be expected to do, etc. It would appear that, on top of my 16 credit hours, I am also expected to do at least 3 hours a week (1 credit) as a lab assistant of some kind. Provided I can get hooked up with a professor.
The way the system is set up is, you do approximately 30 to 40 hours in your major, 30 to 40 hours of gen eds, and 30 to 40 hours of electives. Your 30 to 40 hours electives can turn into a second major or minor, and I have yet to decide whether to aim for something in specific, like a minor in nutrition, or simply to put together a series of electives that correspond and add to my psychology major. I think, as I have every intention of putting myself out as the strongest PhD candidate possible, that I will probably just do all that I can to improve my Psych major. Which will, for me, include classes on physiology, nutrition, and probably gender studies. (Sorry Joy, I realize I'm a little dry in my blogging. My previous statements of confusion on sex and gender were intended sarcastically.)
There's so much I want to study, and while most of it has a basis in body image and personal health, some of it leans more towards body image/self esteem/Women's health while the other is more on a bent of "I want to study the effect exercise has on psychological conditions and how it can work as a substitute/addition to drugs."
If I want to study the affects of psychopharmaceuticals, I don't even know what kind of degree I need. Do I have to have an MD? I don't think I could survive med school, I really don't, and I REALLY don't want to place an emphasis on medicine over Psychotherapy in either my studies or my professional life.
It's time to go back to the adviser. And it's not even the second week of school.
In other news, I did get to have margaritas, so all was not lost. And there will be more this weekend! I left before the karaoke started again, next week perhaps I will be brave? I've had flowers on the wall stuck in my head for the last couple weeks. If they have it in the book, I will do the world's worst rendition of it.
In other other news, I have yet to make any friends. But I am hopeful that someday this will not be the case. I sense that subtle changes will need to be made to my wardrobe so that I look a little less weird all the time. Well, I broke the zipper on my brown coat, so I walk around in the nanook of the north giant black coat all the time which doesn't go with jeans, boots and my stripey hat. The girls here all wear tasteful makeup and North Face, when they're not in their Victoria's Secret UofI pink hoodies. While admittedly, it seems impossible that I would dress remotely like that, it seems I might want to be slightly less off-putting. I recognize that I am unapproachable. Also I make no attempt to look remotely attractive, and while no, I shouldn't have to, people can't just psychically sense you have a fun personality. So yeah, maybe I should think about leaving my hair down one day and foregoing the hat despite the cold. Yeah, that sounds unlikely to me too.
Today I go to the gym! Wish me luck!
I survived the rest of yesterday, which was CogPsych and my second round of Psych orientation. We talked a little bit more about GedEds, for those of us who are sophomores and still need to finish stuff up, and went on to talk about psych research classes, how much we'll be expected to do, etc. It would appear that, on top of my 16 credit hours, I am also expected to do at least 3 hours a week (1 credit) as a lab assistant of some kind. Provided I can get hooked up with a professor.
The way the system is set up is, you do approximately 30 to 40 hours in your major, 30 to 40 hours of gen eds, and 30 to 40 hours of electives. Your 30 to 40 hours electives can turn into a second major or minor, and I have yet to decide whether to aim for something in specific, like a minor in nutrition, or simply to put together a series of electives that correspond and add to my psychology major. I think, as I have every intention of putting myself out as the strongest PhD candidate possible, that I will probably just do all that I can to improve my Psych major. Which will, for me, include classes on physiology, nutrition, and probably gender studies. (Sorry Joy, I realize I'm a little dry in my blogging. My previous statements of confusion on sex and gender were intended sarcastically.)
There's so much I want to study, and while most of it has a basis in body image and personal health, some of it leans more towards body image/self esteem/Women's health while the other is more on a bent of "I want to study the effect exercise has on psychological conditions and how it can work as a substitute/addition to drugs."
If I want to study the affects of psychopharmaceuticals, I don't even know what kind of degree I need. Do I have to have an MD? I don't think I could survive med school, I really don't, and I REALLY don't want to place an emphasis on medicine over Psychotherapy in either my studies or my professional life.
It's time to go back to the adviser. And it's not even the second week of school.
In other news, I did get to have margaritas, so all was not lost. And there will be more this weekend! I left before the karaoke started again, next week perhaps I will be brave? I've had flowers on the wall stuck in my head for the last couple weeks. If they have it in the book, I will do the world's worst rendition of it.
In other other news, I have yet to make any friends. But I am hopeful that someday this will not be the case. I sense that subtle changes will need to be made to my wardrobe so that I look a little less weird all the time. Well, I broke the zipper on my brown coat, so I walk around in the nanook of the north giant black coat all the time which doesn't go with jeans, boots and my stripey hat. The girls here all wear tasteful makeup and North Face, when they're not in their Victoria's Secret UofI pink hoodies. While admittedly, it seems impossible that I would dress remotely like that, it seems I might want to be slightly less off-putting. I recognize that I am unapproachable. Also I make no attempt to look remotely attractive, and while no, I shouldn't have to, people can't just psychically sense you have a fun personality. So yeah, maybe I should think about leaving my hair down one day and foregoing the hat despite the cold. Yeah, that sounds unlikely to me too.
Today I go to the gym! Wish me luck!