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A continuation of my journal "Almost Angelic" |
| Welcome to my life! The ups and downs, ins and outs, tos and fros. Its a crazy ride...hang on! |
| Ahhh, such a looooooong day, and such crappy weather too. I rose at 5 am with rain and barely above freezing temps and headed to the gym. After a quick run I showered and got into my suit. Since the weather was damp I put my hair up, to try and dampen the friz factor. Then I headed on over across the street to start my interviews. Icky lunch and way too much walking in heels I hobbled back to my car. A quick stop to change at home and it was back to campus for two lengthy classes. Home at 7pm. *sigh* Sign in, take a picture, and listen to the Dean of Admissions drone for an hour. Then it was off to my interviews. The standard is 3 intervies, with Admission Committee members, I was given an additional interview/info session to give me info about the research opportunities. My admissions interviews were really positive and fun actually. And I felt like they'd actually gone out of their way to tailor the interviewers to my interests, unlike last year. I interviewed with two family docs and an internist. I got all kinds of good questions and crazy questions. One guy asked me how I would solve the problem of medically underserved. Another asked me to solve the problems of uninsured. I got the stereotypical "If your friend was describing you on a non-interview day how would they describe you?" And every single person asked me what I did for fun. *raises eyebrow* I talked about my academics, I talked about past jobs, research I've done, shadowing of docs, my job last year for the governor. I talked and talked and talked. Basically I sold myself, and I sold myself hard. Honestly, it makes me feel a little dirty. But hey, this is a no-holds barred competition. I want in, and I'm gonna give it my best shot. Overall I was very happy with the interviews. There were no dead spots, I answered all the questions they asked. I asked intelligent questions. They smiled and laughed when I wanted them to, and listened quietly when it was serious. And they all seemed really positive about me at the end of the interviews. I'm interviewing earlier this year than last, and the students are obviously a slightly higher quality. Odd thing though was that of 30 interviewees only 5 of us were women.  The school is pretty much always 50-55% male, so this was really out of whack with who will be eventually accepted. Although I guess that bodes well for me. Appparently I could hear as soon as Monday, but I doubt I'll have a decision that quickly. But I can always hope.  As for the question of the day..."How are you interviews going?" I had fun! GoCartCherub ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** |
| My interview is butt nasty early tomorrow morning. I think I'm going to throw up. I'm going over all my documents. I generally do well interviewing, but I interviewed well last year, and still didn't get in. Like I said, I think I'm going to throw up. Lord, this will never work. Plus its supposed to have freezing rain tomorrow, and I'll be wearing heels.  Am I justified in throwing up yet?GoCartCherub ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** |
| I freely admit that I am a nerd. And its days like today that I revel in my nerdom. I had my first exam of the semester today and I had fun taking it. I'm taking four classes this semester: Alcohol & Drug Abuse, Evolutionary Medicine, Embryology, and Cell Biology. Evolutionay Medicine is rather boring because the professor reads our of the book, although the material is rather fun. The other three classes are really, really, really interesting, for vastly different reasons. Tonight's test was in my Cell Bio class. It covered everything from cell cize, enzyme activity, DNA structure, to glycolysis. The professor is one of the most difficult on campus and (thank heavens!) refuses to use multiple choice scantrons for his exams. It really was a fun exam. It required that you actually knew the material backwards and forwards, not just memorized the material a little bit. Memorization was invovled, I can recite the whole dang glycolytic pathway perfectly right now, if you're interested. But in the end you had to really think. I loved it, and I knew it. So, yes, I actually had fun while taking an exam. I told you I'm a nerd!Time to watch the American Idol Birmingham Auditions. Let's see if we find #4 tonight! GoCartCherub ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** |
| What is it with men and their bad timing? Why is it when you're dressed in your hottest clothes with your hair and makeup like you like it...nothing. Well, maybe not nothing. More like a once-over and then nothing. No conversation, no numbers, no nothing. But then when you're unwashed, with no makeup, eyes still crusty from sleep, and wearing clothing 4 sizes too big, suddenly every male in a 4 mile vicinity wants to flirt with you. I just don't get it. This morning I got up early so I could be at the laudromat when it opened. I meant to go yesterday, but Leopold shat all over that.  So I'm wearing an oversized long-sleeve t-shirt with a stupid cartoon on it, baggy fleece pants, and sneakers with a hole in them. My hair is pulled into some kind of knot and I think I had mascara on, but no other makeup. Unwashed, although I had brushed my teeth. Rough, to say the least.I started up my two loads of laundry and headed around the corner for some caffeine. In the 8 minutes it took me to get to and from Starbuck three men asked my name, tried a pick up line of some sort, and wished me a good morning. *raises eyebrow* Seriously? And, if you're questioning my sleep-addled perception, another man hit on me while I was folding my laundry, and another while I was loading my car to leave. And its not like these were nasty men...okay one really was. But one was an off duty cop, another a business man, and two looked like students. All of this within 2 hours of waking up. All when I certainly was NOT looking my best. I seriously, seriously don't understand. Can someone please explain this to me? Because if this is what it takes to get a man then I may just stop showering all together. Really, I want to know...let me in on the secret! GoCartCherub ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** |
| So my first entry will be about...poop! I took Leopold to the vet on Friday to get him treated for worms.  Since I was having him checked for worms I took a fecal sample...in two ziplock bags and some grocery bacgs for good measure. Then I washed my hands about a dozen times. So the vet was very nice- I've had him before and always liked him. Leopold was updated on his rabies shots and he gave me some pills for Leopold, and demonstrated how the pills were to be administred...on another cat(poor thing!)So I took Leopold home, stuffed two pills down his throat, and smeared some stuff on the back of his neck. He didn't speak to me until I went to bed, at which point he got very cosy.  It's a good think cats have short attention spans!I then had the joy of calling my parents and my brother since Leopold has been exposed to their animals in the last month or so, and I wanted them to be sure their familiars weren't suffering. So now Leopold is snoozing quietly. Earlier he stank up his cat box something awful. I'm hoping that had something to do with the meds killing off the worms. I don't think I can stand him being that stinky all the time. GoCartCherub ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** |
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