One down, three to go..

Ok now that I have a little bit of time, I'd really like to finish my thoughts from my last post because, like I said, it was almost an "a-ha!" kind of moment...

You have to be confident in your abilities. You have to finally cross the line from using words/phrases like "perhaps," "maybe," "I think.." to "I know," "It is certain that," and "definitely" because these introduce doubt to your audience (whether it's an auditorium full of people or yourself). I can definitely say ( <-- see? More certainty..) that I may be ( <--still working on it, haha) discovering this later than others because I grew up with 3 older siblings who just loved to tease me and play jokes and call me stupid, etc. 

So I'm explaining the difference of impacts between being given instructions/standard solutions versus being assigned a bin of glassware and given raw chemicals. My main point was that the labs allow students to be as precise and accurate as they want to be, and those who really do have an interest to pursue more lab work have opportunity surrounding them! There are x million dollar research experiments going on all over the place! All you have to do is talk to people, be diligent, and apply (you have to choose which faculty and which of their research projects you want to work with; they don't post positions like a job website).

Me, personally, I'm using the tactic of sticking with the same Gen Chem professor because he is currently doing research in nanomedicine. Also, I'm always nice and say hi to my lab TA because he is part of a research group intensively studying proteins. Making your presence known, becoming a familiar face, and showing interest in further study never hurts.

Okay now that one test is done I have three more finals to go plus two papers are due. Getting back to work!

As my math professor likes to say, "happy studying!"
>.<

Forever and a half...

Sorry dudes, slacking over here.

Not much new stuff to report! Spring registration begins in a few weeks, and it looks like I won't get lucky enough to go to school for two days each week. Serious bummer.

One thing that sucks about taking higher level courses is the less availability of sections.. all the general classes have plentiful scheduling opportunities. Yet one polisci course is going to ruin it since there is only 1 section open (in the phys ed bldg, how weird is that?).

Otherwise, all is good. Except the general election but I'm sure you're tired of hearing about that. I had the opportunity to work the polls (insert stripper joke here) for both the primary election and the general election. I seriously recommend this to anyone! Voting is the foundation of our democratic republic, and to be able to take part in making it happen is a great feeling (and you get paid, too!). Plus I'm being promoted to either clerk or assistant clerk (clerk is the "head honcho" of each precinct) for the next election! Super stoked =)

late night update

First thing's first:
 I withdrew from sorority recruitment on the last day before Bid Day. Long story short, I did not get the house that I thought was worth the price. I went through the recruitment process just for the sake of it, and if I would've gotten invited back on Pref Day to my house of choice, then it was a decision (and Pref Card) I was ready to sign on the dotted line. But, it wasn't. And I didn't want to join a sorority just for the sake of being in one. I went in with an open mind, met some great people, and had a fun experience.

Next:
I had my first trig test today... crash. and. burn. 'enough said. Nooo, no no no.. ok let's address this. I pushed it off. Guilty as charged. I went to the tutoring center literally one hour before my test to get a few loose ends tied up.. turned out that it was quite more than a few. First 6 problems, no problem. Subsequent 20, hah... yea ok, I'm done talking about this test.. all I can say is next time I need to be better prepared and balance my time to make sure ALL my homework gets done rather than being forced to prioritize your last remaining 10 hours or something.

Moving on:
Not much else going on. I'm still debating on if I want to get involved this semester, but I'm hesitant especially after bombing this math test. Maybe not this semester, but next. It's going to happen... it's just a matter of when (need it for med school apps!)

Finally:
I hope you are all doing well where ever you may be! Always feel free to leave comments and/or ask questions. If there's one thing that doesn't happen enough in the world is honest discussion.

With all that, I'm off to bed. It's 2:30am and I have to work tomorrow... also have a chem exam Friday to get ready for... and two papers to write... craaaaaap. See that's how it starts, I think of one thing I need to do then my brain nags at the rest which ultimately becomes a ridiculous laundry list full of un-fun work.

Oh well.

#collegekidprobs  ^.^