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So you're going to start off as a Rad Tech then?
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Yep, if I get into the program (which I don't think I'll have any problem doing, but I don't want to be so over-confident as to seem arrogant).
Seems like an interesting job, will give me some exposure to a healthcare field, and in the long run I figured it will only add about 1 year longer to my undergrad coursework to get a BS in that as opposed to bio or something similar. 🙂
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Just trying to figure out what you mean... a 5.0 unit course?? Last semester I had Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy, a 5 unit course, and recieved a "B." Meaning, I got 5 units worth of "B." So... trying to figure that one out??
thanks!
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Its an honors course. Normal gpa scale is out of 4.0 points.
This class is weighted as 5.0 on that scale, therefore if you get a B it will be worth 4.0 gpa points, which is equivalent to an A.
This class is weighted as 5.0 on that scale, therefore if you get a B it will be worth 4.0 gpa points, which is equivalent to an A.
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I was considering entering a clinical science program,but decided to go to a university that seemed to have a better "repoire" with the med schools here.That is how I found out about the program in Microbiology.I was scanning the web for some info on my dad's illness and was just snatched up by all of this microbiology.I also thought that the classes I would be studying for Clinical Science are closely related to the Micro classes.Some of them actually overlap-like immunology,histology,clinical microscopy.
If I do not get in on my first try I will apply to Master's program in Clinical Science at the hospital here or look into other options.Like I mentioned before this major is for my future plans as well as the present ones.Do any of you plan to work if you have a year off before med school?? I plan to but was wondering how it would affect my financial aid if I wind up saving as much as possible(I really only see myself having about 8 months actually to work-the spring and summer before med school starts.)
Good luck tho>i guess I have to get some patient contact somewhere else.That is the omly down side to Clinical Science-not enough patient contact for me.
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Ouch Agent - I hate when teachers do that. I kind of felt that way about my calc test this time around too. She led us to believe the derivatives in the first part would be easy, but then she gave us a ton of difficult ones....hopefully I'll still manage a C on the test. I'll find out either tonite or Fri (probably Fri since I'm running on 3 hrs of sleep at the moment - doubt I'll last until tonite to find out lol). At least you still have a B in the class tho which is really an A...can't worry too much about that. I know how you feel tho.😀
Biodude - Unfortunately as much as we'd like to believe that the teacher evaluations will weed out every teacher like Agent has they don't. If that person has tenure, or if they are an extreme part time adjunct teacher there's not a whole lot we, as students, can do except survive it. I've had a few teachers like that, and even tho we've given them awful evaluations at the end of the semester somehow they still manage to keep teaching there the same way they always did.
Thanks anyway Manna - luckily we didn't need to know about anastomes and stuff for the practical. That was all on the previous lecture exam. My practical went ok. I won't have an A on it for sure since there were things he asked us about that weren't even remotely discussed on the review or the review sheet (like the names of like 6 arteries in the brain), but I should keep a B or at worst a C on this one which is fine. Some of the arteries/veins were relatively easy because all you had to do was trace their exit points from the heart, but the ones of the legs and stomach were difficult. I still think I managed to guess pretty well tho. Our next lecture exam is over the immune system/mechanisms and the endocrine system, then we have one more lab exam and one more lecture exam/final (it's not cumulative tho thank goodness). Good luck on getting into the rad tech program...and have fun observing (even if it is 5 am ick!)
Now I'm off to finish a quick review for my psych test this afternoon. Luckily it should be pretty easy - stuff like the etiology/treatment of anxiety disorders, mood disorders, somatoform disorders, and eating disorders. All of those are pretty easy to keep from mixing up 😀
Hopefully after that I can take my computer in and have them look at it....I haven't been able to get several chapters worth of notes onto the computer because I usually do those late at nite and haven't had access to a computer for a week and a half now lol.
--Jessica, UCCS
Biodude - Unfortunately as much as we'd like to believe that the teacher evaluations will weed out every teacher like Agent has they don't. If that person has tenure, or if they are an extreme part time adjunct teacher there's not a whole lot we, as students, can do except survive it. I've had a few teachers like that, and even tho we've given them awful evaluations at the end of the semester somehow they still manage to keep teaching there the same way they always did.
Thanks anyway Manna - luckily we didn't need to know about anastomes and stuff for the practical. That was all on the previous lecture exam. My practical went ok. I won't have an A on it for sure since there were things he asked us about that weren't even remotely discussed on the review or the review sheet (like the names of like 6 arteries in the brain), but I should keep a B or at worst a C on this one which is fine. Some of the arteries/veins were relatively easy because all you had to do was trace their exit points from the heart, but the ones of the legs and stomach were difficult. I still think I managed to guess pretty well tho. Our next lecture exam is over the immune system/mechanisms and the endocrine system, then we have one more lab exam and one more lecture exam/final (it's not cumulative tho thank goodness). Good luck on getting into the rad tech program...and have fun observing (even if it is 5 am ick!)
Now I'm off to finish a quick review for my psych test this afternoon. Luckily it should be pretty easy - stuff like the etiology/treatment of anxiety disorders, mood disorders, somatoform disorders, and eating disorders. All of those are pretty easy to keep from mixing up 😀
Hopefully after that I can take my computer in and have them look at it....I haven't been able to get several chapters worth of notes onto the computer because I usually do those late at nite and haven't had access to a computer for a week and a half now lol.
--Jessica, UCCS
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Bump!
Hey everyone, I'm just killing some time before Chemistry lab. I thought that I'd come in to bump this thread up so that it would be easier for y'all to find.
Now, as for why I chose biology for my major, it was because I liked it in high school, and I felt that it most related to med school out of all the majors that I could choose in college (there wasn't a genetics major...I am very interested in genetics).
I kind of regret it sometimes when looking at the acceptance rates of non-science majors, but I don't really think that I could be happier in any other major than the one that I currently have. Besides, as I said earlier, not that many pre-meds go into those other majors...which is why there is such a high acceptance rate of those majors.
It's probably too early for me to think of "if I don't get in the first time..." but I occasionally do, when I have nothing else to think of. Like today, for example. Well, I could go into getting a master's degree in genetics or do some international volunteer work, like the Peace Corps. Then I'd apply again...and again, and again, and again, 'til I get accepted to at least one school (see the sig 😀 )
I'm kidding of course. But I really do want to be a physician, so if I have to wait until I'm 40, then I guess that's the sacrifice that I'll have to make.
Have any of you non-trads thought of D.O. schools? 🙂
Well, the last thing that I have to say is that I'll be visiting the Martin Luther King/Drew hospital again. Dr. Meade is going to let me follow him around while he does Trauma Surgery...this should be interesting, to see how things really work in the ER (I never saw the TV show though, so don't ask for comparisons please 😛 )
Hey everyone, I'm just killing some time before Chemistry lab. I thought that I'd come in to bump this thread up so that it would be easier for y'all to find.
Now, as for why I chose biology for my major, it was because I liked it in high school, and I felt that it most related to med school out of all the majors that I could choose in college (there wasn't a genetics major...I am very interested in genetics).
I kind of regret it sometimes when looking at the acceptance rates of non-science majors, but I don't really think that I could be happier in any other major than the one that I currently have. Besides, as I said earlier, not that many pre-meds go into those other majors...which is why there is such a high acceptance rate of those majors.
It's probably too early for me to think of "if I don't get in the first time..." but I occasionally do, when I have nothing else to think of. Like today, for example. Well, I could go into getting a master's degree in genetics or do some international volunteer work, like the Peace Corps. Then I'd apply again...and again, and again, and again, 'til I get accepted to at least one school (see the sig 😀 )
I'm kidding of course. But I really do want to be a physician, so if I have to wait until I'm 40, then I guess that's the sacrifice that I'll have to make.
Have any of you non-trads thought of D.O. schools? 🙂
Well, the last thing that I have to say is that I'll be visiting the Martin Luther King/Drew hospital again. Dr. Meade is going to let me follow him around while he does Trauma Surgery...this should be interesting, to see how things really work in the ER (I never saw the TV show though, so don't ask for comparisons please 😛 )
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I dont believe in those acceptance rates.
To me its just cause there are more bio majors so it makes it "look" like there are better acceptance rates for non-bio majors.
Its not that there are more accpetances for non-science majors, there's just more rejections for bio majors cause there's more of them to reject..
I've thought about DO schools, but right now I have to focus on finding the right school/schools to get my degree from first.
Plus I figure if I'm going to spend years getting this done right, I might as well follow through and go to a MD school
To me its just cause there are more bio majors so it makes it "look" like there are better acceptance rates for non-bio majors.
Its not that there are more accpetances for non-science majors, there's just more rejections for bio majors cause there's more of them to reject..
I've thought about DO schools, but right now I have to focus on finding the right school/schools to get my degree from first.
Plus I figure if I'm going to spend years getting this done right, I might as well follow through and go to a MD school
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Biodude - I'm a LOONG way from thinking of applying, but I've mulled over the idea of DO schools. They're just SO expensive (relative to my state school). I actually contacted my state osteo association and got the numbers of some DOs to sit down and speak with... but haven't done it yet. My brother would probably flip (he's an MD who doesn't have that high of an opinion of DOs).
My observation yesterday went wonderfully. I spent about 7 hours in the rad dept, most of which I realized that I'd rather be aiming towards the goal of being the radiologist, not just the tech. "Baby steps," I have to keep reminding myself. 🙁
Anyway, I got to go into the procedures room with two RTs, a nurse and the rad and observed an angiogram and angioplasty. That was the most fascinating part of the day, the rest was pretty mundane relatively speaking (saw lots of chest x-rays, a BCUG, a barium swallow, etc)
My observation yesterday went wonderfully. I spent about 7 hours in the rad dept, most of which I realized that I'd rather be aiming towards the goal of being the radiologist, not just the tech. "Baby steps," I have to keep reminding myself. 🙁
Anyway, I got to go into the procedures room with two RTs, a nurse and the rad and observed an angiogram and angioplasty. That was the most fascinating part of the day, the rest was pretty mundane relatively speaking (saw lots of chest x-rays, a BCUG, a barium swallow, etc)
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Good for you.It's amazing what you learn about yourself,isn't it?
I often wonder if I did go into nursing would I always be thinking to myself that I want to do more,be more involved,learn more??
I think your day sounds so interesting! One thing I like about the Health Science(s) degree is that you have an opportunity to gain this type of exposure which is just invaluable.
I don't know about you guys but the idea of not having any clinical experince just would scare me to death.I think this type of exposur is just immeasurable.You really don't want your first patient contact to be on rounds as a med student.I am sure a lot of people have done well in that situation but I can't see myself feeling amply prepared unless I have exposure to healthcare.
Just my .02🙂
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I've thought about DO schools. I've come to the conclusion that I just want to practice medicine and I don't care what degree I have. Additionally, I'm in a different situation. As I posted in another thread, I'm only going to apply to PA and NJ schools. I actually am composing a rank list of schools, not based on degree that I will attend if accepted. Surpisingly, a DO school is at the top the the list. Since this thread doesn't flame, I'll share.
1. Penn (if I got in here, I'd piss my pants)
2. Jeff (see #1 explanation)
3. Pitt
4. PCOM
5. Penn State
6. Temple
7. Drexel
8. Maryland (its so low because of location)
9. LECOM
10. New Jersey Med
11. New Jersey Osteopath
1. Penn (if I got in here, I'd piss my pants)
2. Jeff (see #1 explanation)
3. Pitt
4. PCOM
5. Penn State
6. Temple
7. Drexel
8. Maryland (its so low because of location)
9. LECOM
10. New Jersey Med
11. New Jersey Osteopath
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I've got my computer back finally! Yay! 😀
Rereading my last post I realized that my A&P lecture exam next week isn't over the endocrine system, but the urinary system...oops...plus the immune system. All-in-all a relatively "easy" exam compared to the others (I hope anyway).
As a benefit of my honors Chem II class we're getting paid to review the books that the department is considering for next year. I'm curious what book all of you have been using for Gen Chem, and what your impressions are of it?
We're using Kotz & Treichel's Chemistry and Chemical Reactivity 5th ed currrently. It's ok, but oftentimes it seems they don't do a very good job connecting concepts, and while on the one hand I like tons of example problems this particular book seems to overdo it at times which interrupts my reading through the chapter. There also seem to be a lot of extraneous pictures that really aren't necessary which would give more space for writing notes in the margins....
We're reviewing a total of 3 books for next year, but each student only reviews 2. I'm reviewing Silberberg's Chemistry The Molecular Nature of Matter and Change 3rd ed, and Hill & Petrucci's General Chemistry An Integrated Approach 3rd ed. The 3rd book is authored by Chang....so far I like Silberberg's the best. They connect the concepts very well, go into more detailed discussions about the why behind how to do things rather than just the how to do it, and there's tons of room for notes. There's still example problems in the text, but not an overbearing amount, and the pictures they include are helpful rather than tons of the same thing over and over...
Manna - Sounds like you had a great experience, and keep up those baby steps...you'll get there 🙂
2badr- Your plan sounds like an ideal situation. If I could have incorporated one of the "health science" certificates/degrees into my biology degree I probably would have gone that route...unfortunately they are considered two separate colleges at my school and while they have EMT they don't have any of the rad tech/med asst/etc options. I've learned to always have a back up plan tho so I decided to do the double major in chemistry so if I do need to find a job while waiting for the med school lottery to work in my favor I can get a job in a lab or go to a wide variety of grad programs. I'm mostly interested in orthopedics for my medical degree, so I'm going to take a lot of the biomechanics/kinesiology classes offered at my Ugrad plus Analytical Chem, Immuno, Histo, Genetics, Biochem, and Histo which should give me a well rounded Ugrad and allow me to work in a wide variety of situations "if" I need to find something to bide the time.
As far as considering DO schools the answer is most definitely. I don't care what the initials behind my name are so long as I can practice medicine. Also, given my background in figure skating/dance/theater the "total person" concept is very appealing (even tho this is pretty much the view for MDs now too). I'm still leaning toward MD because ortho is such a competitive residency, but at this point I haven't ruled anything out. I have noticed that the majority of ortho/sports med doctors in this area are MDs...only one practice had as many DOs as MDs in town, and one other had one DO, but I honestly don't know if I'll come back to Colorado or not once I'm all done with school and residency. First I'm going through all the MD schools alphabetically (taking notes on things like raw scores, likes, etc), then I'll do the DO schools, and then I'll narrow it down to the schools I'll apply to once I take the MCAT and see what my gpa will be like closer to application time.
--Jessica, UCCS
Rereading my last post I realized that my A&P lecture exam next week isn't over the endocrine system, but the urinary system...oops...plus the immune system. All-in-all a relatively "easy" exam compared to the others (I hope anyway).
As a benefit of my honors Chem II class we're getting paid to review the books that the department is considering for next year. I'm curious what book all of you have been using for Gen Chem, and what your impressions are of it?
We're using Kotz & Treichel's Chemistry and Chemical Reactivity 5th ed currrently. It's ok, but oftentimes it seems they don't do a very good job connecting concepts, and while on the one hand I like tons of example problems this particular book seems to overdo it at times which interrupts my reading through the chapter. There also seem to be a lot of extraneous pictures that really aren't necessary which would give more space for writing notes in the margins....
We're reviewing a total of 3 books for next year, but each student only reviews 2. I'm reviewing Silberberg's Chemistry The Molecular Nature of Matter and Change 3rd ed, and Hill & Petrucci's General Chemistry An Integrated Approach 3rd ed. The 3rd book is authored by Chang....so far I like Silberberg's the best. They connect the concepts very well, go into more detailed discussions about the why behind how to do things rather than just the how to do it, and there's tons of room for notes. There's still example problems in the text, but not an overbearing amount, and the pictures they include are helpful rather than tons of the same thing over and over...
Manna - Sounds like you had a great experience, and keep up those baby steps...you'll get there 🙂
2badr- Your plan sounds like an ideal situation. If I could have incorporated one of the "health science" certificates/degrees into my biology degree I probably would have gone that route...unfortunately they are considered two separate colleges at my school and while they have EMT they don't have any of the rad tech/med asst/etc options. I've learned to always have a back up plan tho so I decided to do the double major in chemistry so if I do need to find a job while waiting for the med school lottery to work in my favor I can get a job in a lab or go to a wide variety of grad programs. I'm mostly interested in orthopedics for my medical degree, so I'm going to take a lot of the biomechanics/kinesiology classes offered at my Ugrad plus Analytical Chem, Immuno, Histo, Genetics, Biochem, and Histo which should give me a well rounded Ugrad and allow me to work in a wide variety of situations "if" I need to find something to bide the time.
As far as considering DO schools the answer is most definitely. I don't care what the initials behind my name are so long as I can practice medicine. Also, given my background in figure skating/dance/theater the "total person" concept is very appealing (even tho this is pretty much the view for MDs now too). I'm still leaning toward MD because ortho is such a competitive residency, but at this point I haven't ruled anything out. I have noticed that the majority of ortho/sports med doctors in this area are MDs...only one practice had as many DOs as MDs in town, and one other had one DO, but I honestly don't know if I'll come back to Colorado or not once I'm all done with school and residency. First I'm going through all the MD schools alphabetically (taking notes on things like raw scores, likes, etc), then I'll do the DO schools, and then I'll narrow it down to the schools I'll apply to once I take the MCAT and see what my gpa will be like closer to application time.
--Jessica, UCCS
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We had the new baby yesterday!
A small baby, 1 week early repeat c-section. Baby boy Nate 6.5 lbs.
I got to watch the entire c-section. It was my second time. I still feel that OB/GYN really looks demanding, but also highly rewarding.
I also emailed like 20 schools last night. I'm really cracking down on trying to find a school besides Roosevelt.
A small baby, 1 week early repeat c-section. Baby boy Nate 6.5 lbs.
I got to watch the entire c-section. It was my second time. I still feel that OB/GYN really looks demanding, but also highly rewarding.
I also emailed like 20 schools last night. I'm really cracking down on trying to find a school besides Roosevelt.
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Woohoo!! Congrats Agent!! and happy bday to baby Nate😀 
6.5 lb may be small for a boy (don't know haven't studied it) but I was only 6lb 8 oz when I was born...not that small lol
I don't blame you for looking for another school besides Roosevelt. I mean, yes, my friends that went there did love it, but they also weren't majoring in bio. I honestly couldn't remember what their sciences were like tho since it had been over 10 yrs since I had looked at any IL schools....I am sure that you will find one that works for you tho even if it does mean taking the dreaded train downtown for classes lol
Enjoy your new baby!
--Jessica, UCCS
6.5 lb may be small for a boy (don't know haven't studied it) but I was only 6lb 8 oz when I was born...not that small lol
I don't blame you for looking for another school besides Roosevelt. I mean, yes, my friends that went there did love it, but they also weren't majoring in bio. I honestly couldn't remember what their sciences were like tho since it had been over 10 yrs since I had looked at any IL schools....I am sure that you will find one that works for you tho even if it does mean taking the dreaded train downtown for classes lol
Enjoy your new baby!
--Jessica, UCCS
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Congratulations, agent!
I sincerely hope that baby Nate brings you as much (or more 🙂 ) joy as your other kids have. Also quite nice to be able to observe a C-section for some small clinical exp. too 😎
20 schools...wow! That's pretty cool though that you are about ready to transfer, and I also hope that your transition will be as smooth as possible so that you can stay on the ball!
I'm going to digress here, but, I'd like to ask if anybody has been keeping a log of their undergrad experiences? I started one in January, after reading up on peoples' advice from their experiences in pre-med and medical schools...by reading their diaries and journals (well, the ones that posted theirs over the internet anyway).
I also realize that my memory isn't too shabby, so I feel that in keeping a log, I can be sure of keeping in anecdotes in case I forget 'em. I also feel that this would be a good way of looking back on one's experiences and relating them to interviewers when you go interview for med school. Well, I can give a synopsis of mine so far...if you actually wanna read it, it sounds like it was written by a psycho
Seriously, though, I am surprised and shocked when I read back on my own journal entries...but if you let emotion dictate what you write (like I did - journal entries were 100% emotion or pretty dang close), I guess that's what'll happen...you'll end up sounding like someone who belongs in a mental institution 😛
Anybody who would like a sampling of my journal entries can feel free to PM me, but well, don't say that I didn't warn you 😀
I sincerely hope that baby Nate brings you as much (or more 🙂 ) joy as your other kids have. Also quite nice to be able to observe a C-section for some small clinical exp. too 😎
20 schools...wow! That's pretty cool though that you are about ready to transfer, and I also hope that your transition will be as smooth as possible so that you can stay on the ball!
I'm going to digress here, but, I'd like to ask if anybody has been keeping a log of their undergrad experiences? I started one in January, after reading up on peoples' advice from their experiences in pre-med and medical schools...by reading their diaries and journals (well, the ones that posted theirs over the internet anyway).
I also realize that my memory isn't too shabby, so I feel that in keeping a log, I can be sure of keeping in anecdotes in case I forget 'em. I also feel that this would be a good way of looking back on one's experiences and relating them to interviewers when you go interview for med school. Well, I can give a synopsis of mine so far...if you actually wanna read it, it sounds like it was written by a psycho
Seriously, though, I am surprised and shocked when I read back on my own journal entries...but if you let emotion dictate what you write (like I did - journal entries were 100% emotion or pretty dang close), I guess that's what'll happen...you'll end up sounding like someone who belongs in a mental institution 😛
Anybody who would like a sampling of my journal entries can feel free to PM me, but well, don't say that I didn't warn you 😀
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Skaterbabe, we're using Chang's 3rd ed. Be sure to check out the online materials before you write your review. I haven't had other books, so I don't know how it compares, but the online animations, interactive quizzes, and flashcards are very helpful.
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Thanks Same - I'll let those that are reviewing that one know about the online stuff. That was always one of my problems with the book we actually use now. I don't know if I just got a bad cdrom or if it isn't compatible with my puter but i never could access the supplemental stuff...
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Congrats, Agent.... how exciting! I agree with you - OB seems like a fascinating area of medicine, doesn't it? 🙂
Hope you're off somewhere snuggling that sweet little guy instead of reading this, though! 🙂
Hope you're off somewhere snuggling that sweet little guy instead of reading this, though! 🙂
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Thanks everyone! The new baby is great. My wife is coming home tommorrow from the hospital.
In other news, I got a response from NorthWestern U today, stating that in the fall of 2003, they are starting a new bio major program at the School of Continuing Studies (nights and weekend degree completion school)
Its like 1500$ a class, but being able to get a degree from NW would just be a GODSENT to me.
Thanks to everyone who responded to me about schools and kept my spirits up 😉
I'll keep you updated.
In other news, I got a response from NorthWestern U today, stating that in the fall of 2003, they are starting a new bio major program at the School of Continuing Studies (nights and weekend degree completion school)
Its like 1500$ a class, but being able to get a degree from NW would just be a GODSENT to me.
Thanks to everyone who responded to me about schools and kept my spirits up 😉
I'll keep you updated.
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That's awesome Agent! I degree from Northwestern will be a major door opener for you! I'd forgotten how expensive they were tho...sheesh...
just a couple quick musings from me -- I've pretty much decided to forgo taking Calc II this summer. I really don't "need" the class as long as I don't take physical chemistry which I just won't have time to do if I want to graduate by spring 2006. While at the moment CU med school is "recommending" it, I think 3.5 years down the road they'll go the way so many other schools are and going the stats route instead (fingers crossed) so why put myself through the pain and suffering when I don't even know if I want to go to med school here 😕 ?
Anyway that leaves room for at least one other class in my schedule for the summer, but there really isn't anything at my school I want to take so I'm considering taking a class or two through UC Berkeley Extension. Their tuition rates are really pretty similar to ours so I wouldn't really be putting out a ton more money, and they have some great sounding film/lit/history classes that I'd like to take that all "should" transfer in and maybe count toward a minor or even just a more rounded and fun college experience 😀
I found out recently that our school is one of 14 in the country that is going to be offering a graduate degree in professional golf management of all things thru the business college. Normally I would have just chuckled and moved on with my life, but the strange thing is they have to take A&P in their first semester of the program. God I feel sorry for those business people. They are gonna be in for such a shock taking one of the hardest science classes the biology dept offers in their first semester after they've probably taken things like bio for non-majors, etc for the UGrads. Plus it'll add like 50 people into an already way overloaded lecture, and the addition of another lab into an already full lab schedule lol. I'm glad I took the class this year!
Anyway I'm off to study for my A&P lecture exam over the immune system and urinary system tomorrow. Have a good week everyone!
--Jessica, UCCS
just a couple quick musings from me -- I've pretty much decided to forgo taking Calc II this summer. I really don't "need" the class as long as I don't take physical chemistry which I just won't have time to do if I want to graduate by spring 2006. While at the moment CU med school is "recommending" it, I think 3.5 years down the road they'll go the way so many other schools are and going the stats route instead (fingers crossed) so why put myself through the pain and suffering when I don't even know if I want to go to med school here 😕 ?
Anyway that leaves room for at least one other class in my schedule for the summer, but there really isn't anything at my school I want to take so I'm considering taking a class or two through UC Berkeley Extension. Their tuition rates are really pretty similar to ours so I wouldn't really be putting out a ton more money, and they have some great sounding film/lit/history classes that I'd like to take that all "should" transfer in and maybe count toward a minor or even just a more rounded and fun college experience 😀
I found out recently that our school is one of 14 in the country that is going to be offering a graduate degree in professional golf management of all things thru the business college. Normally I would have just chuckled and moved on with my life, but the strange thing is they have to take A&P in their first semester of the program. God I feel sorry for those business people. They are gonna be in for such a shock taking one of the hardest science classes the biology dept offers in their first semester after they've probably taken things like bio for non-majors, etc for the UGrads. Plus it'll add like 50 people into an already way overloaded lecture, and the addition of another lab into an already full lab schedule lol. I'm glad I took the class this year!
Anyway I'm off to study for my A&P lecture exam over the immune system and urinary system tomorrow. Have a good week everyone!
--Jessica, UCCS
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Hey Skaterbabe74,
Happy Birthday!
I didn't notice it was your birthday until I ran into a post by UniqueSeraph (I think that was the username). Then I checked the bottom of the forums home page. 🙂
Happy Birthday!
I didn't notice it was your birthday until I ran into a post by UniqueSeraph (I think that was the username). Then I checked the bottom of the forums home page. 🙂
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Why the f*ck would Golf Mangement majors have to take A&P?
Kudos to you on not taking Calc 2. You probably wont need it. I took stats, hopefully that will be enough 😉
happy b-day
Kudos to you on not taking Calc 2. You probably wont need it. I took stats, hopefully that will be enough 😉
happy b-day
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Thank you for the bday wishes - not that I got to do anything fun on my bday since I have an A&P exam tomorrow, but my bf did take me to the 1st playoff game between the Avalanche and Wild last Thursday. Too bad the Avs looked awful that game lol...at least they made up for it the last two 😀
Agent - I have absolutely no idea why they have to take it...the only logic I can see is to better understand how muscles work together so they can give players better advice on swings and stuff, but I'd sign them up for the biomechanics or kinesiology class vs A&P...oh well 😕
I just wish my school offered some more "fun" classes over the summer...the only other class I'm even remotely interested in is an American Cinema class but it starts the day after my last final this semester and only lasts a week! Only having 7 credits at my school will end up cutting into my financial aid although I don't know by how much yet....
That's another "I don't get it" thing that happened to me this week. We don't even register for fall classes until May yet I got my fall/spring financial aid package before my summer one?!? That makes no sense to me...
--Jessica, UCCS
Agent - I have absolutely no idea why they have to take it...the only logic I can see is to better understand how muscles work together so they can give players better advice on swings and stuff, but I'd sign them up for the biomechanics or kinesiology class vs A&P...oh well 😕
I just wish my school offered some more "fun" classes over the summer...the only other class I'm even remotely interested in is an American Cinema class but it starts the day after my last final this semester and only lasts a week! Only having 7 credits at my school will end up cutting into my financial aid although I don't know by how much yet....
That's another "I don't get it" thing that happened to me this week. We don't even register for fall classes until May yet I got my fall/spring financial aid package before my summer one?!? That makes no sense to me...
--Jessica, UCCS
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Originally posted by justdana
Greetings and Salutations from another Under M1-er...
I'm really worried about all the math and chemistry courses I'll have to take pretty soon (it's been nearly eight years since I've done ANY of that), so I will most definitely be turning to you guys for LOTS of advice and support.
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Hi,
I'm Jelli don't be so wooried about chem & math because it that hard once your into to it especially when we are talking about chemistry. Math is another story it come to how good were your math skills are. Anyway I'm sure you be fine. Since you seem familiar with subject already .
Firstly let present myself I'm bio major who is 23 and is finishing her freshman year . I already have some advanced credit from the university I transfered from in spain where i beeen living a long time , in Madrid I currently go to slu ,Saint Loius University. This university is a daughter campus dependent forom the Main campus in missuri. dring my free time I have of babysitting + my work- study scholarship.
Jelli
hi to everyone in the club!
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Hey everybody, I thought that I'd update on my current status. I'd also like to say hello to jelli/minx (don't know how you wish to be refered to, sorry), and welcome to the club!
If you have any questions, the more experienced club members will be on hand to answer them (don't ask me, I'm just a freshman 😛 )
So, anyways, today I got to speak to my academic advisor (a requirement for people who wanna register for classes here). My planned schedule next semester is no different from my planned schedule for this semester...except that I'm going to see if I can sign up for Chemistry 120B instead of Chemistry 120A. That'll be 3 classes, 2 of which are 5 units, and 1 of which will be 4 units...no "fun" classes there either...Cell Biology 5 units, Calculus 4 units, and 2nd semester General Chemistry 5 units. The 5 unit classes have 3 devoted to lecture and 2 for labs, meaning that I'm going to be spending a total of about 4 + 6 + 12 = 22 hours a week in classes and labs.
My advisor has no problem with this...he thinks that I'm a hardcore science fanatic like he is. I'm not, though. I also managed to officially get a minor in Philosophy, so now my transcript will show that 😎
It was quite funny though. Here's my account, intentionally typed this way for your enjoyment 😀
See, when I asked the information services, they told me to go talk to my advisor...when I talked to my advisor he told me to go talk to the biology department office...when I talked to the biology dept office they told me to go to the philosophy dept office...so then I go down the stairs to the first floor because the stupid elevator isn't working...
off I go across the quad to the humanities building...hey wait, where's the philosophy dept office?...oh yeah, the info services there said 3rd floor room 313...3rd floor...hmm, the odd numbered rooms are on the north side and the even numbered rooms are on the south side...
going north...huh? what's this note? "The Philosophy department office has moved to room 312." D'oh! Off I go all the way back across the hall and into the philosophy office...wonder why it's deserted? Oh wait, there's a receptionist...Hi there, I'm looking to get a minor in Philosophy!...hmm, not such a warm welcome...ok, so I have to go to room 311 in this building and get a signature from a philosophy advisor. No prob, but I also gotta hand it in to admissions and records afterwards...
off I go back across the hallway again to room 311 (why do they put the odd numbered rooms and even numbered rooms in this order anyway?)...let's see here...Dr. X has office hours on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 11:30 to 1:00, Dr. P has office hours on Tuesdays from 9:00 to 10:30 and Wednesdays from 8:30 to 12:00, Dr. H...dang it, aren't there any professors here at 3:15 p.m.? Nope...oh well, the door's open, let's see what this office looks like...Oh high Dr. I! Yeah, see I just need to get this form signed to get a minor in Philosophy. You can't stay to advise me? No prob, I just need your signature on this form here so that I can declare this minor and get out of your hair. I'm not going to sign up for philosophy classes until Spring 2004, because my schedule won't allow it.
So I get the signature, go back down to the first floor, and run across the quad again, into the admissions and records office. Hmm...it's pretty deserted, except for maybe 3 people. Ok, here ya go, my minor form. I don't have to pay the 10 bucks to declare a minor because this is my first one? Excellent dude!
I look at my watch and it's 3:45 p.m. Darn, I need to be going home. Argh, freeway traffic jam...c'mon, get a move on grandma!...wow there sure are a lot of automobiles pulled over to the side of the road...and there are an awful lot of highway patrol cars from the California Highway Patrol...
Well, I think that I'll leave the rest up to your imaginations since this is starting to go off-topic 😉
I've got some homework to do, but I thought that I might hand this in for your reading pleasure.
If you have any questions, the more experienced club members will be on hand to answer them (don't ask me, I'm just a freshman 😛 )
So, anyways, today I got to speak to my academic advisor (a requirement for people who wanna register for classes here). My planned schedule next semester is no different from my planned schedule for this semester...except that I'm going to see if I can sign up for Chemistry 120B instead of Chemistry 120A. That'll be 3 classes, 2 of which are 5 units, and 1 of which will be 4 units...no "fun" classes there either...Cell Biology 5 units, Calculus 4 units, and 2nd semester General Chemistry 5 units. The 5 unit classes have 3 devoted to lecture and 2 for labs, meaning that I'm going to be spending a total of about 4 + 6 + 12 = 22 hours a week in classes and labs.
My advisor has no problem with this...he thinks that I'm a hardcore science fanatic like he is. I'm not, though. I also managed to officially get a minor in Philosophy, so now my transcript will show that 😎
It was quite funny though. Here's my account, intentionally typed this way for your enjoyment 😀
See, when I asked the information services, they told me to go talk to my advisor...when I talked to my advisor he told me to go talk to the biology department office...when I talked to the biology dept office they told me to go to the philosophy dept office...so then I go down the stairs to the first floor because the stupid elevator isn't working...
off I go across the quad to the humanities building...hey wait, where's the philosophy dept office?...oh yeah, the info services there said 3rd floor room 313...3rd floor...hmm, the odd numbered rooms are on the north side and the even numbered rooms are on the south side...
going north...huh? what's this note? "The Philosophy department office has moved to room 312." D'oh! Off I go all the way back across the hall and into the philosophy office...wonder why it's deserted? Oh wait, there's a receptionist...Hi there, I'm looking to get a minor in Philosophy!...hmm, not such a warm welcome...ok, so I have to go to room 311 in this building and get a signature from a philosophy advisor. No prob, but I also gotta hand it in to admissions and records afterwards...
off I go back across the hallway again to room 311 (why do they put the odd numbered rooms and even numbered rooms in this order anyway?)...let's see here...Dr. X has office hours on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 11:30 to 1:00, Dr. P has office hours on Tuesdays from 9:00 to 10:30 and Wednesdays from 8:30 to 12:00, Dr. H...dang it, aren't there any professors here at 3:15 p.m.? Nope...oh well, the door's open, let's see what this office looks like...Oh high Dr. I! Yeah, see I just need to get this form signed to get a minor in Philosophy. You can't stay to advise me? No prob, I just need your signature on this form here so that I can declare this minor and get out of your hair. I'm not going to sign up for philosophy classes until Spring 2004, because my schedule won't allow it.
So I get the signature, go back down to the first floor, and run across the quad again, into the admissions and records office. Hmm...it's pretty deserted, except for maybe 3 people. Ok, here ya go, my minor form. I don't have to pay the 10 bucks to declare a minor because this is my first one? Excellent dude!
I look at my watch and it's 3:45 p.m. Darn, I need to be going home. Argh, freeway traffic jam...c'mon, get a move on grandma!...wow there sure are a lot of automobiles pulled over to the side of the road...and there are an awful lot of highway patrol cars from the California Highway Patrol...
Well, I think that I'll leave the rest up to your imaginations since this is starting to go off-topic 😉
I've got some homework to do, but I thought that I might hand this in for your reading pleasure.
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Hi M1ers-
I haven't posted in ages, since work has been so hectic...but I've been lurking, and I'm really motivated and encouraged by seeing everyone that's in the same position that I am...I am not alone! It's also great to see that people can be so supportive of one another...at what point do we turn into the cynical, arrogant folks that post on every other portion of SDN? Hopefully never...maybe we can all stick together (novel concept, huh?)
I am more than half way through...bios, gen chem (almost done), and physics are out of the way; orgo here I come! My employer just approved my time off during the day to take the course, so we'll have to see what happens.
I look forward to more information from everyone; lurkers you have a voice here too!
I work in a health related field, in constant contact with MDs, so if there are any questions I can answer, let me know, and I'll see what I can do...
I haven't posted in ages, since work has been so hectic...but I've been lurking, and I'm really motivated and encouraged by seeing everyone that's in the same position that I am...I am not alone! It's also great to see that people can be so supportive of one another...at what point do we turn into the cynical, arrogant folks that post on every other portion of SDN? Hopefully never...maybe we can all stick together (novel concept, huh?)
I am more than half way through...bios, gen chem (almost done), and physics are out of the way; orgo here I come! My employer just approved my time off during the day to take the course, so we'll have to see what happens.
I look forward to more information from everyone; lurkers you have a voice here too!
I work in a health related field, in constant contact with MDs, so if there are any questions I can answer, let me know, and I'll see what I can do...
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LOL Bio dude that sounds like a rough schedule 😱
all i can say is make alot of friends in youre science class so u can share the load with each other especially wit youre schedule! friends are a real help when taking multiple science/math classes but i bet you all ready know that hope u do as good as i did (had the same schdule you did last semester except i was taking physics one and eng as well).
WAZZAAAAAAAA big dan i bet it feels god to have all those pre reqs out of the way! im gald i got chem and bio done, still got physics and ochem though 😳 im thiking im gonna put ochem of till next summer........since its that time of the year i guess ill post what im planning to take as well just registered today ( I actually got into all my classes No crashing this year😎 ) Microbiology, US history B, Statistics, Physics 2, Music appreciation (gotta complete the IGETC) ahhhhhhhhhh this will be a kick back semester.....compared to the last 2......
all i can say is make alot of friends in youre science class so u can share the load with each other especially wit youre schedule! friends are a real help when taking multiple science/math classes but i bet you all ready know that hope u do as good as i did (had the same schdule you did last semester except i was taking physics one and eng as well).
WAZZAAAAAAAA big dan i bet it feels god to have all those pre reqs out of the way! im gald i got chem and bio done, still got physics and ochem though 😳 im thiking im gonna put ochem of till next summer........since its that time of the year i guess ill post what im planning to take as well just registered today ( I actually got into all my classes No crashing this year😎 ) Microbiology, US history B, Statistics, Physics 2, Music appreciation (gotta complete the IGETC) ahhhhhhhhhh this will be a kick back semester.....compared to the last 2......
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LOL Biodude -- sounds like you were in advising he%*. I've certainly been there. Getting my double major in chemistry added and my psych minor was annoying...mostly because our general advisors know jack about what we really need to know and do.
So what's the difference between Chem 120A and 120B?
Now if only I could figure out a way to NOT have to talk to my pre-med advisor. I wish I could just take the one more class that I need to from him and avoid talking to him entirely lol. He tends to be chauvanistic and intimidating and I guarantee he's not gonna be happy with my getting a C in first semester A&P that he taught even if I do do better this semester...let alone my probable C in calc 1 this semester after a D last semester. I just don't like math enough or have enough time to commit to the class. And then I'm gonna have to add in that I'm female and a nontrad and somehow manage to get this guy to like me even tho he makes my skin crawl! Thankfully after this semester other than for advising stuff I won't have to deal with him for at least a year when i'll have to take mammology from him 😱
We don't get to register until the beginning of May for fall but I'll end up taking Physics I, Cell Bio, Organic I, Stats for Bio and ballet for a total of 17 credits...for a total of about 19.5 hours in class time but for the first time I won't have a class all week after 4:45pm thank goodness and I won't have to be at school before 9:25 on any given day....I was getting really tired of finding rides or walking 1.5 miles home after my nite classes 🙁
I think my A&P exam went well but with those tests you just never know...hopefully I'll find out by the end of the week.
--Jessica, UCCS
So what's the difference between Chem 120A and 120B?
Now if only I could figure out a way to NOT have to talk to my pre-med advisor. I wish I could just take the one more class that I need to from him and avoid talking to him entirely lol. He tends to be chauvanistic and intimidating and I guarantee he's not gonna be happy with my getting a C in first semester A&P that he taught even if I do do better this semester...let alone my probable C in calc 1 this semester after a D last semester. I just don't like math enough or have enough time to commit to the class. And then I'm gonna have to add in that I'm female and a nontrad and somehow manage to get this guy to like me even tho he makes my skin crawl! Thankfully after this semester other than for advising stuff I won't have to deal with him for at least a year when i'll have to take mammology from him 😱
We don't get to register until the beginning of May for fall but I'll end up taking Physics I, Cell Bio, Organic I, Stats for Bio and ballet for a total of 17 credits...for a total of about 19.5 hours in class time but for the first time I won't have a class all week after 4:45pm thank goodness and I won't have to be at school before 9:25 on any given day....I was getting really tired of finding rides or walking 1.5 miles home after my nite classes 🙁
I think my A&P exam went well but with those tests you just never know...hopefully I'll find out by the end of the week.
--Jessica, UCCS
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Welcome bigdan and minx.
I thought up this place for all of us and yes we need to stick together.
bigdan -- your clinical experience will be so invaluable.. I know many of us already envy you 😉
I thought up this place for all of us and yes we need to stick together.
bigdan -- your clinical experience will be so invaluable.. I know many of us already envy you 😉
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Hey everyone! Just like to say hi to bigdan, another new member!
bigdan - like agent said, some of us definitely envy your clinical experience. I myself have only about maybe 2 to 3 hours worth...doing rounds in a hospital and observing a hernia repair surgery. I felt more like I was in the way than actually participating in patient care.
Oh well, I plan to take an ROP course in hospital assisting. I hear that doing paid work experience in patient care gives more clinical experience than volunteering does. I would have more experience, except that my over-protective mom won't let me see patients just yet in hospice.
Skaterbabe74 - Sorry, I guess that I didn't clarify. I thought that everyone would know that Chemistry 120A is General Chemistry 1st semester (Chapters 1 thru 10) and 120B is General Chemistry 2nd semester (Chapters 11 thru...um, I don't know 😛 )...General Chem I and General Chem II...
Well, I'm looking forward to Chem 120B...they get to teach students how to make aspirin in their labs! Imagine how many pre-pharms and pre-meds will be excited about that! 😀
It's about 9:35 a.m. Pacific Time over here, and I'm just waiting 'til my Chemistry lecture starts...I thought that I liked Chem, but I'm starting to hate it. It's just that I do not have any idea what the professor is lecturing about now. I don't really see how what I am currently learning relates to what I have learned already.
I'll be seein' y'all later!
bigdan - like agent said, some of us definitely envy your clinical experience. I myself have only about maybe 2 to 3 hours worth...doing rounds in a hospital and observing a hernia repair surgery. I felt more like I was in the way than actually participating in patient care.
Oh well, I plan to take an ROP course in hospital assisting. I hear that doing paid work experience in patient care gives more clinical experience than volunteering does. I would have more experience, except that my over-protective mom won't let me see patients just yet in hospice.
Skaterbabe74 - Sorry, I guess that I didn't clarify. I thought that everyone would know that Chemistry 120A is General Chemistry 1st semester (Chapters 1 thru 10) and 120B is General Chemistry 2nd semester (Chapters 11 thru...um, I don't know 😛 )...General Chem I and General Chem II...
Well, I'm looking forward to Chem 120B...they get to teach students how to make aspirin in their labs! Imagine how many pre-pharms and pre-meds will be excited about that! 😀
It's about 9:35 a.m. Pacific Time over here, and I'm just waiting 'til my Chemistry lecture starts...I thought that I liked Chem, but I'm starting to hate it. It's just that I do not have any idea what the professor is lecturing about now. I don't really see how what I am currently learning relates to what I have learned already.
I'll be seein' y'all later!
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Oh Ok Biodude - I get it....
As far as not liking chem right now, what are you studying? Maybe those of us in G Chem II or already out of G Chem can help clarify the relevance...?
You get to make aspirin? Cool....because my G Chem II is an honors lab we're doing something completely different then the other labs do...we're basically doing an organic lab but for gen. chem lol. It's cool tho because we don't have weekly lab reports or anything, and all of our labs are interrelated. First we made the complex, then we analyzed the properties of it, now we made a relative of the complex (different cation, but same anion) and are analyzing the properties of that, and then we're gonna do some comparative analyses of certain properties of both compounds.
I finally, finally found out what I got on my first A&P practical - 100.5/100😀 😀 Woohoo! Unfortunately I didn't do nearly as well on the second practical which was a 73/100, but at least I still have a B in the class (at least until my lecture exam yesterday gets graded lol). Main reason the second practical sucked wind was cuz I basically missed all the labs that covered that material and never really got to spend time on the cadavers differentiating between the different arteries and veins. Thankfully if we got the name of the structure right but whether it was a vein or an artery wrong we still got half credit 🙂
I also got a 90/100 on my abnormal psych test. Now I just need a 96 (which would only be 2 questions) on the last exam to get an A (although if I get to participate in any of the grad student's research projects I should be able to shave that by a few points cuz we get extra credit points for participating)
Right this moment I still have an A in chemistry thank goodness, although we have a homework assignment due tonite and an exam on Fri so who knows, but my nemesis this semester is definitely Calculus - not that it's especially difficult, but I never should have taken it at night - I don't have a car and our public trans sucks so I've ended up missing way too many classes, and too much homework, unfortunately it was the only time that would fit into my schedule and I HAD to take it this semester 🙁
--Jessica, UCCS
As far as not liking chem right now, what are you studying? Maybe those of us in G Chem II or already out of G Chem can help clarify the relevance...?
You get to make aspirin? Cool....because my G Chem II is an honors lab we're doing something completely different then the other labs do...we're basically doing an organic lab but for gen. chem lol. It's cool tho because we don't have weekly lab reports or anything, and all of our labs are interrelated. First we made the complex, then we analyzed the properties of it, now we made a relative of the complex (different cation, but same anion) and are analyzing the properties of that, and then we're gonna do some comparative analyses of certain properties of both compounds.
I finally, finally found out what I got on my first A&P practical - 100.5/100😀
😀 Woohoo! Unfortunately I didn't do nearly as well on the second practical which was a 73/100, but at least I still have a B in the class (at least until my lecture exam yesterday gets graded lol). Main reason the second practical sucked wind was cuz I basically missed all the labs that covered that material and never really got to spend time on the cadavers differentiating between the different arteries and veins. Thankfully if we got the name of the structure right but whether it was a vein or an artery wrong we still got half credit 🙂 I also got a 90/100 on my abnormal psych test. Now I just need a 96 (which would only be 2 questions) on the last exam to get an A (although if I get to participate in any of the grad student's research projects I should be able to shave that by a few points cuz we get extra credit points for participating)
Right this moment I still have an A in chemistry thank goodness, although we have a homework assignment due tonite and an exam on Fri so who knows, but my nemesis this semester is definitely Calculus - not that it's especially difficult, but I never should have taken it at night - I don't have a car and our public trans sucks so I've ended up missing way too many classes, and too much homework, unfortunately it was the only time that would fit into my schedule and I HAD to take it this semester 🙁
--Jessica, UCCS
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Well, let's see here...I have my third exam scheduled for Monday, but it was changed in today's lecture because people wanted to celebrate Easter Sunday...so it's bumped to Wednesday (Chemistry lecture is Monday/Wednesday/Friday and I have my activity and lab work on Tuesdays and Thursdays)
Anyways, I do not like Chemistry much because of what I have to study for the test...namely the Chemistry that deals with light, i.e. spectroscopy, photons, quantum numbers, etc. I just don't see how that relates to what I've learned from my previous chapters. I can see how they relate to eachother, but not Chapter 6 - Atoms and Light.
I also do not like atomic energies and periodicity...I feel like I'm taking a 180 degree turn from what I have previously learned because I am having a hard time seeing how this stuff relates to the other stuff.
I dunno, I guess I'm just burned out from having to take classes from 7:00 a.m. to 2:20 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Compare that to 11:00 to 1:00 on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. My sleeping schedule is very irregular. On Tuesdays and Thursdays I have to wake up at around 5:30 a.m., and I'm generally groggy and grouchy by the time I start the 20 minute drive to school (6:00 a.m.). I try to catch up on my sleep on Wednesdays and Fridays, but it doesn't work out very well...I have to leave at around 7:00 a.m. and the drive turns into 30 to 35 minutes thanks to morning traffic. Plus, I have to leave so early in order to ensure a parking spot for myself (college parking is so bad 😡 )
Also, my classmates and I have noticed that the professor is a real, um, well, let's just say that it rhymes with "pick"...I thought that he was a cool dude, but he's actually quite impatient with students coming in asking questions. I remember my first experience going to his office and asking about a homework assignment...first he asked me to set up my problems, and then he asked me what to do next, and what to do next after that, and after that...I mean, the reason that I came to his office was because I didn't understand how to do those problems. If I understood, then I wouldn't have gone. He seemed pretty angry and disappointed with me, but I sure showed him, by getting an A on the exam afterwards...😎
Hmm...I guess I may just be burned out. Just 5 more weeks, just 6 more weeks, just 6 more weeks...um, sorry just had to say that...I really want this semester to be over with...darn it, where's my stress ball?
Well, I usually do figure these things out by venting on SDN! 😀
Hope that y'all will be havin' some fun. I am certainly not looking forward to labs tomorrow.
Anyways, I do not like Chemistry much because of what I have to study for the test...namely the Chemistry that deals with light, i.e. spectroscopy, photons, quantum numbers, etc. I just don't see how that relates to what I've learned from my previous chapters. I can see how they relate to eachother, but not Chapter 6 - Atoms and Light.
I also do not like atomic energies and periodicity...I feel like I'm taking a 180 degree turn from what I have previously learned because I am having a hard time seeing how this stuff relates to the other stuff.
I dunno, I guess I'm just burned out from having to take classes from 7:00 a.m. to 2:20 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Compare that to 11:00 to 1:00 on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. My sleeping schedule is very irregular. On Tuesdays and Thursdays I have to wake up at around 5:30 a.m., and I'm generally groggy and grouchy by the time I start the 20 minute drive to school (6:00 a.m.). I try to catch up on my sleep on Wednesdays and Fridays, but it doesn't work out very well...I have to leave at around 7:00 a.m. and the drive turns into 30 to 35 minutes thanks to morning traffic. Plus, I have to leave so early in order to ensure a parking spot for myself (college parking is so bad 😡 )
Also, my classmates and I have noticed that the professor is a real, um, well, let's just say that it rhymes with "pick"...I thought that he was a cool dude, but he's actually quite impatient with students coming in asking questions. I remember my first experience going to his office and asking about a homework assignment...first he asked me to set up my problems, and then he asked me what to do next, and what to do next after that, and after that...I mean, the reason that I came to his office was because I didn't understand how to do those problems. If I understood, then I wouldn't have gone. He seemed pretty angry and disappointed with me, but I sure showed him, by getting an A on the exam afterwards...😎
Hmm...I guess I may just be burned out. Just 5 more weeks, just 6 more weeks, just 6 more weeks...um, sorry just had to say that...I really want this semester to be over with...darn it, where's my stress ball?
Well, I usually do figure these things out by venting on SDN! 😀
Hope that y'all will be havin' some fun. I am certainly not looking forward to labs tomorrow.
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I know exactly what you guys mean about Chemistry. How is this for a sob story. I took Gen Chem I last semester and then got sent to Korea where I cannot take Chem II and then I am going to Germany where I again, cannot take Chem II. So I am either going to have to repeat Chem I (which I hated the first freaking time around) or have a 4 year lapse between courses. Tell me that doesn't suck!!! I am in the same predicament with BIO but I am not worried about that, BIO seems to come pretty easy. I am just Chemically disabled I think.
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hello guys
daverad don't worry about the time lapse.you'll be okay.is there any way you could review the material before taking the class? I could put up a few links for you if you like.
biodude i will just be glad when all of my chemistry is behind me!!
skaterbabe way to go on those tests!!
anyone applying for the entering class of 2006?
i have a question for you guys
I have to choose between College A and College B
1.College A offers my intended major,is cheaper,is a better commute,less competitive atmosphere and is respected in the community.
2.College B does not offer my intended major,is more expensive,extremely competitive-(i may have to come up with a cure for cancer and win the Nobel Peace prize before I get in.😉 ).Has a high "acceptance rate" of their students to medical school,is linked to one of the med schools on my list.I would have an opportunity to take 2 classes at the medical school.Ok it's just 2 classes but still...😕 what do you guys think??
daverad don't worry about the time lapse.you'll be okay.is there any way you could review the material before taking the class? I could put up a few links for you if you like.
biodude i will just be glad when all of my chemistry is behind me!!
skaterbabe way to go on those tests!!
anyone applying for the entering class of 2006?
i have a question for you guys
I have to choose between College A and College B
1.College A offers my intended major,is cheaper,is a better commute,less competitive atmosphere and is respected in the community.
2.College B does not offer my intended major,is more expensive,extremely competitive-(i may have to come up with a cure for cancer and win the Nobel Peace prize before I get in.😉 ).Has a high "acceptance rate" of their students to medical school,is linked to one of the med schools on my list.I would have an opportunity to take 2 classes at the medical school.Ok it's just 2 classes but still...😕 what do you guys think??
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Honestly Biodude I can understand why you're having trouble relating your current concepts with the early ones in Chem. They really don't have much in common, but you will see how this stuff relates to stuff in Chem 2, and in Organic.....you learn to read all the measurements taken in mass spectrometers and how they predict certain properties in complexes. Also the orbitals and quantum numbers are very important in figuring out structures of large molecules. Something that may help you get through this seemingly incongruency is the fact that Gen Chem is a mishmash class. Rather than just teaching beginning chemistry it has the added task of teaching a little introduction to all the different types of chemistry so some parts don't "relate" other than they all involve some sort of chemical process....
As far as your prof - do you guys have a science learning center - someplace that offers free tutoring in science subjects? We do, so rather than bogging down the profs with ? we go to the learning center and ask, then if nobody can answer the question that's when we go to the prof...
I can totally relate to the schedule thing tho, mine is very wacked too lol. Mon and Fri i have a 12:15-1:30 class and a 7:15-8:30pm class. Tues I have class from 10:50-4:20, Wed is my hell day I go from 9:25am - 8:30 pm with a break from 4:30-7:15, and Thurs I only have class from 3:05-4:20 (unless I switch my chem lab from Tues to Thurs then I go from 9:25-4:20). On top of that I have to leave an hour to an hour and a half early because of our bus schedules (I don't have a car 🙁 ) Hang in there...it's almost over...my last final is Mon, May 21 thank goodness!
Dave - I wouldn't worry about it too much...just make sure you review Chem 1 stuff before taking Chem 2 as some stuff does get revisited and put into more detail in the second half...you should be fine waiting...
2bad - Thanks 🙂! I'll be applying for fall 2006 entry as well...
As far as college A and B....I'd go college A since it has your intended major - you'll end up being happier in the long run. If you want to live life as a "gunner" you'll of course choose college B, but so long as you do well (which you'd have to do at either anyway) I'd rather be happy doing it then having to work extra hard for the grades at the more competitive. I think the cost/commute factors on top of the major thing far outway the potential of taking a couple classes at the med school. If you really want those classes you could always attend that school for those classes as an "at large" student (unless they only allow members of certain colleges - departments - in)....
Good luck!
--Jessica, UCCS
As far as your prof - do you guys have a science learning center - someplace that offers free tutoring in science subjects? We do, so rather than bogging down the profs with ? we go to the learning center and ask, then if nobody can answer the question that's when we go to the prof...
I can totally relate to the schedule thing tho, mine is very wacked too lol. Mon and Fri i have a 12:15-1:30 class and a 7:15-8:30pm class. Tues I have class from 10:50-4:20, Wed is my hell day I go from 9:25am - 8:30 pm with a break from 4:30-7:15, and Thurs I only have class from 3:05-4:20 (unless I switch my chem lab from Tues to Thurs then I go from 9:25-4:20). On top of that I have to leave an hour to an hour and a half early because of our bus schedules (I don't have a car 🙁 ) Hang in there...it's almost over...my last final is Mon, May 21 thank goodness!
Dave - I wouldn't worry about it too much...just make sure you review Chem 1 stuff before taking Chem 2 as some stuff does get revisited and put into more detail in the second half...you should be fine waiting...
2bad - Thanks 🙂! I'll be applying for fall 2006 entry as well...
As far as college A and B....I'd go college A since it has your intended major - you'll end up being happier in the long run. If you want to live life as a "gunner" you'll of course choose college B, but so long as you do well (which you'd have to do at either anyway) I'd rather be happy doing it then having to work extra hard for the grades at the more competitive. I think the cost/commute factors on top of the major thing far outway the potential of taking a couple classes at the med school. If you really want those classes you could always attend that school for those classes as an "at large" student (unless they only allow members of certain colleges - departments - in)....
Good luck!
--Jessica, UCCS
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Well... I was all set to quit my job and go to that rad tech program full-time this fall, but it's not going to work out (can't afford not to work). So for now apparently I'm just going to keep slugging it out with online/night classes.
Anybody else here only going to school part-time? Sometimes I get discouraged because it feels like I'm getting nowhere.... (I mean 38 hours in five years! *sigh*)
Got signed up for summer classes... I'm taking micro from the same prof that's teaching my A&P class - it runs for 7 weeks. Then I'm going to take gen bio and comp 2 that run all summer. I haven't even begun to think about my fall schedule yet... but I'll probably try to get bio 2, chem 1 and maybe lit. I feel so far behind, only now beginning to take sciences. 🙂
Just having a melancholy sort of day here today... 🙂
Agent - how's the new little guy doin? 🙂
2b - I'd say go for college A... if it's well-respected, cheaper, closer and has your major... sounds like the better go around all the way. IMO there are other factors that you could bring into play to offset the weight of your undergrad school reputation if necessary (but probably not necessary). Plus.. commuting gets old really quickly, believe me. 🙂
Anybody else here only going to school part-time? Sometimes I get discouraged because it feels like I'm getting nowhere.... (I mean 38 hours in five years! *sigh*)
Got signed up for summer classes... I'm taking micro from the same prof that's teaching my A&P class - it runs for 7 weeks. Then I'm going to take gen bio and comp 2 that run all summer. I haven't even begun to think about my fall schedule yet... but I'll probably try to get bio 2, chem 1 and maybe lit. I feel so far behind, only now beginning to take sciences. 🙂
Just having a melancholy sort of day here today... 🙂
Agent - how's the new little guy doin? 🙂
2b - I'd say go for college A... if it's well-respected, cheaper, closer and has your major... sounds like the better go around all the way. IMO there are other factors that you could bring into play to offset the weight of your undergrad school reputation if necessary (but probably not necessary). Plus.. commuting gets old really quickly, believe me. 🙂
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2badr - I agree with manna...take college A. Well, I definitely would in your position. If a college offered me a genetics major, was cheaper than the one I'm at, with a less competitive atmosphere and a better commute, I'd definitely go.
Actually, come to think of it, my college is very cheap compared to some other schools I've come across, with a very good commute though really bad parking, and a very non-competitive atmosphere. I am very surprised that my classmates actually want to help me out whenever I need it (like when I get stuck in my labs or do something wrong). I dunno, I guess maybe it's because I help them out too (like when they don't understand what a chem problem is asking). It doesn't have my major though...oh well, I'll just settle for a bio degree with "an emphasis" in molecular biology and biotechnology...it's the most related "emphasis" to genetics from all of my choices. Darn, that sucks that I have to know Chem in order to understand molecular bio/genetics though...
Oh yeah, and count me in for applying in the 2006 entering class with you and Skaterbabe74...hopefully I'll be able to get my Bachelor's degree by that year if I work my behind off for the rest of undergrad. That would make us the class of 2010 if we get accepted, wouldn't it? 😀
manna - hey don't worry about it, we all have our bad days. I myself am having a horrible day, and I feel like skipping out on Chemistry lab right now (starts at 11:30 and it's currently 8:37) 🙂
Skaterbabe74 - thanks for the encouragement and explanation. I wish that my class would be only intro to chem, that would make it so much easier...wishful thinking.
Well, my school does have what you call a "Science Learning Center" but it's called the "Opportunity Center" for Natural Sciences and Mathematics. Basically, there are (student) tutors that help us out when we've got problems in these fields of study. I went there yesterday for help. I am never going to ask my Chem prof for anymore help on homework. I was just trying to get to know 'im (for an ulterior motive I admit...Letter of Rec anyone?)...but well, you know what I've said about him in my post above.
Ah well, no worries. People usually get their letters of rec from professors from their sophomore year, from what I can tell, which would be perfect for me if I can get the classes that I want...I would be able to get a letter from a genetics prof and one from an English prof. The English prof is significant because she happens to have taught one of my high school English teachers...well, that's how I'd get to know her. And well, genetics would be significant because well...I'm interested in genetics.
Maybe I can sneak in a letter from an Organic Chem prof, now that would be sweet! 😀
Actually, come to think of it, my college is very cheap compared to some other schools I've come across, with a very good commute though really bad parking, and a very non-competitive atmosphere. I am very surprised that my classmates actually want to help me out whenever I need it (like when I get stuck in my labs or do something wrong). I dunno, I guess maybe it's because I help them out too (like when they don't understand what a chem problem is asking). It doesn't have my major though...oh well, I'll just settle for a bio degree with "an emphasis" in molecular biology and biotechnology...it's the most related "emphasis" to genetics from all of my choices. Darn, that sucks that I have to know Chem in order to understand molecular bio/genetics though...
Oh yeah, and count me in for applying in the 2006 entering class with you and Skaterbabe74...hopefully I'll be able to get my Bachelor's degree by that year if I work my behind off for the rest of undergrad. That would make us the class of 2010 if we get accepted, wouldn't it? 😀
manna - hey don't worry about it, we all have our bad days. I myself am having a horrible day, and I feel like skipping out on Chemistry lab right now (starts at 11:30 and it's currently 8:37) 🙂
Skaterbabe74 - thanks for the encouragement and explanation. I wish that my class would be only intro to chem, that would make it so much easier...wishful thinking.
Well, my school does have what you call a "Science Learning Center" but it's called the "Opportunity Center" for Natural Sciences and Mathematics. Basically, there are (student) tutors that help us out when we've got problems in these fields of study. I went there yesterday for help. I am never going to ask my Chem prof for anymore help on homework. I was just trying to get to know 'im (for an ulterior motive I admit...Letter of Rec anyone?)...but well, you know what I've said about him in my post above.
Ah well, no worries. People usually get their letters of rec from professors from their sophomore year, from what I can tell, which would be perfect for me if I can get the classes that I want...I would be able to get a letter from a genetics prof and one from an English prof. The English prof is significant because she happens to have taught one of my high school English teachers...well, that's how I'd get to know her. And well, genetics would be significant because well...I'm interested in genetics.
Maybe I can sneak in a letter from an Organic Chem prof, now that would be sweet! 😀
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I just realized I hadn't really formally introduced myself and my complicated path to medicine. I've been following all of you for about a month now and I've been occasionally posting, but since I too will be applying for entry in 2006 (Class of 2010..woohoo), I wanted to be part of the "club".
I'm 32 and currently a marketing manager in high tech (blech). I plan to quit my job in December and go to Cal Poly San Luis Obispo (if I get in) to do a 2nd (or 3rd) Bachelor's degree. My undergrad GPA from 12 years ago is horrible. GPA 2.5 in Sociology when I dropped out my last quarter in order to get married. I then completed my units, but never got the "piece of paper" degree (which is something I need to do). Anyway, fast forward to 2000 when I decided I needed a second bachelor's degree for grad school + needed to raise my GPA, so I now attend Washington State Distance Degree program and am working on my last three classes for my Social Science degree (conc in Psych). If all goes well, I'll graduate with a 3.8 (magna cum laude) <--- I'm very proud of that
Anyway, decided early this year that the only thing that would make me truly happy would be medicine (I was premed for about 2 years during undergrad but decided against medicine..I wasn't mature enough to make life long affecting decisions at the time). So, I'm finishing this BA and plan on doing a Microbio BA (just cause of the timing..have to go full-time for Financial aid so can complete that degree in 2 years) starting in January.
So, until then , I'm in limbo. I really, really want to start down the path 🙂, but I'm stuck working for another 8 months so can pay off bills. *sigh*. Anyway, reading you guys' posts really keeps me motivated. I'd be honored to attend med school with each and every one of you 🙂.
So, that's me in a nutshell. I can't wait to start school full-time and be a "real" pre-med 🙂
Roselee
I'm 32 and currently a marketing manager in high tech (blech). I plan to quit my job in December and go to Cal Poly San Luis Obispo (if I get in) to do a 2nd (or 3rd) Bachelor's degree. My undergrad GPA from 12 years ago is horrible. GPA 2.5 in Sociology when I dropped out my last quarter in order to get married. I then completed my units, but never got the "piece of paper" degree (which is something I need to do). Anyway, fast forward to 2000 when I decided I needed a second bachelor's degree for grad school + needed to raise my GPA, so I now attend Washington State Distance Degree program and am working on my last three classes for my Social Science degree (conc in Psych). If all goes well, I'll graduate with a 3.8 (magna cum laude) <--- I'm very proud of that
Anyway, decided early this year that the only thing that would make me truly happy would be medicine (I was premed for about 2 years during undergrad but decided against medicine..I wasn't mature enough to make life long affecting decisions at the time). So, I'm finishing this BA and plan on doing a Microbio BA (just cause of the timing..have to go full-time for Financial aid so can complete that degree in 2 years) starting in January.
So, until then , I'm in limbo. I really, really want to start down the path 🙂, but I'm stuck working for another 8 months so can pay off bills. *sigh*. Anyway, reading you guys' posts really keeps me motivated. I'd be honored to attend med school with each and every one of you 🙂.
So, that's me in a nutshell. I can't wait to start school full-time and be a "real" pre-med 🙂
Roselee
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Sorry to hear you won't be able to do the rad tech thing Manna, and I can definitely relate to the "taking forever" thing...up until this year I was still working (although spring of last year I managed to take a full load still)......eventually I just bit the bullet, filled out the special circumstances financial aid sheet and had my school redo my package so that I could get away with not working (luckily I qualified for unemployment for awhile too lol). Anyway this years financial aid package is the first one I've been eligible for anything other than loans - once it's all said and done they've offered me over $15,000 in grants/work study/loans so I should (fingers crossed) be able to manage without having to get a second job outside of school stuff. I'll be living on hot dogs and noodles for the next few years tho lol.
Biodude - I know you wanted to get on the good side of that chem prof, but you've done all you can to do that......seeing him during office hours is one thing, seeing him several times a week or for a long time each visit is another. I feel I know my Chem prof very well (although this is also my second semester with him) even tho I've only stopped by his office a few times (true - my current chem class is only 20 people, but last semester was around 150) when I really needed his help versus the learning centers....I also see him on campus a lot and make a point to say hi etc...that way even tho I don't need his help that often I feel he knows me well enough to be able to ask him for a LOR once I take Analytical Chem from him. It all balances out 🙂
No Gen Chem class anywhere in the country is going to be just intro chem...you'll get the other stuff tho...I actually sort of like that part of it all better myself lol 🙂
Welcome to the "club" Roselee...sounds like we'll end up with some great classmates if we all manage to make it in on our first tries (please, please lol). I can't believe we'll be the class of 2010 - it's kind of prophetic I think Sounds like you've definitely had a well rounded time at school over the years lol - same here, I'm a senior by credit, but I don't have enough credits toward any one thing to do a major yet so I chose to do the biology and chemistry double (that way I won't go soooo overboard on bio credits cuz I can count biochem and molecular bio as chem credits instead yay)
Anyway, have a good weekend everyone!
--Jessica, UCCS
Biodude - I know you wanted to get on the good side of that chem prof, but you've done all you can to do that......seeing him during office hours is one thing, seeing him several times a week or for a long time each visit is another. I feel I know my Chem prof very well (although this is also my second semester with him) even tho I've only stopped by his office a few times (true - my current chem class is only 20 people, but last semester was around 150) when I really needed his help versus the learning centers....I also see him on campus a lot and make a point to say hi etc...that way even tho I don't need his help that often I feel he knows me well enough to be able to ask him for a LOR once I take Analytical Chem from him. It all balances out 🙂
No Gen Chem class anywhere in the country is going to be just intro chem...you'll get the other stuff tho...I actually sort of like that part of it all better myself lol 🙂
Welcome to the "club" Roselee...sounds like we'll end up with some great classmates if we all manage to make it in on our first tries (please, please lol). I can't believe we'll be the class of 2010 - it's kind of prophetic I think
Sounds like you've definitely had a well rounded time at school over the years lol - same here, I'm a senior by credit, but I don't have enough credits toward any one thing to do a major yet so I chose to do the biology and chemistry double (that way I won't go soooo overboard on bio credits cuz I can count biochem and molecular bio as chem credits instead yay)Anyway, have a good weekend everyone!
--Jessica, UCCS
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Hi all!
thanx for the advice.I need to apply soon-as in early to the 4 year if I want to get in-especially to the prestigous university.I have not made up my mind but right now it seems the only way I would go to the well-known university is if they offered me a full scholarship-which i can't see happening.It's one of those situations where you grow up hearing all about this university and you're like "wow". (I guess I just like the fact that College B has such a strong affiliation with the med school here)So I was thinking hey I need to go there .So i will have to decide this fall either way.
Hi roselee and welcome aboard.
To all of you guys working and going to school.I feel ya.My freshman year I worked 50+ hours a week and went to school.When this happens it can make the journey to med school seem soooo long.But you do what ya gotta do.I am always concerned about financing this whole thing-let alone med-school.
But it's good to even be on the journey.Am I making any sense?
That is why I too feel as if I have been chop-chop-chopping at school and not getting anywhere too.
Well good for all of us 2006's.way to go!!! This makes me excited.😀 😎
I am a little nervous about the MCAT 😱 ,tho.
🙂
thanx for the advice.I need to apply soon-as in early to the 4 year if I want to get in-especially to the prestigous university.I have not made up my mind but right now it seems the only way I would go to the well-known university is if they offered me a full scholarship-which i can't see happening.It's one of those situations where you grow up hearing all about this university and you're like "wow". (I guess I just like the fact that College B has such a strong affiliation with the med school here)So I was thinking hey I need to go there .So i will have to decide this fall either way.
Hi roselee and welcome aboard.
To all of you guys working and going to school.I feel ya.My freshman year I worked 50+ hours a week and went to school.When this happens it can make the journey to med school seem soooo long.But you do what ya gotta do.I am always concerned about financing this whole thing-let alone med-school.
But it's good to even be on the journey.Am I making any sense?
That is why I too feel as if I have been chop-chop-chopping at school and not getting anywhere too.
Well
good for all of us 2006's.way to go!!! This makes me excited.😀 😎 I am a little nervous about the MCAT 😱 ,tho.
🙂
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Neat. 4 pre-meds who are class of 2010 hopefuls.
Anybody else?
Alrighty then. Well, classes are over and I've got a ton of homework to do, courteousy of Chem lecture and lab...got some problems to do in the textbook and some calculations and crap to do for my lab report.
Anyways, I thought that I'd take a break, seeing as how Chem lecture doesn't start until 11:00 a.m. tomorrow and my lab report ain't due 'til 4:00 in the afternoon tomorrow.
Skaterbabe74 - hmm, well, I didn't just try going to my prof's office hours, but I do see your point. However, the Organic Chem prof that I refered to at the end of my post teaches Organic Chem 1, Organic Chem 2, and Organic Chem Lab. So you can imagine how well we'll be gettin' to know eachother, assuming that he's still teaching here when I sign up for Organic Chemistry.
RoseLee - glad to see ya posting again. I'm glad that you now realize that a career in medicine is what you want 🙂
Anyways, I'll bet that you are/will feel right at home here...we've got so many "non-traditional" people! I don't think that term would apply anymore though, after seeing so many of you 😛
2badr - yeah, I thought that it was pretty interesting too...can you imagine, class of 2010? It DOES seem prophetic...and that increases my optimism that I will not have to re-apply 😀 Hmm...MCAT...yeah, that definitely does not draw out a good emotion from me...I took a practice test sometime near the end of 2002 and it was beyond difficult. My highest score was a 9, and it was on the Verbal section. You probably wouldn't even want to know what I got on Physical or Biological Sciences 😛
Now, onto me, me, and me 😎
Well, I'm going to be signing up for summer school classes tomorrow, probably at 6:00 a.m., my earliest registration time. If you are wondering why I'm so anal about this, it's because of how freakin' hard it was for me to sign up for classes last semester. I'll be on the computer tomorrow at 6:00 a.m. (Pacific Time...that'd be 9:00 a.m. New York time, I believe)
I'm going to load up on my GE courses. Now I realize that people have told me and will keep on telling me that it's not smart to take all your GE classes before doing your major courses because of how difficult the classes in my major are. Well, the university has left me no choice...either I have a bunch of units or I have to wait until the last minute before I am even allowed to sign up. What a rip!
So, here's my plans:
1st summer semester:
History - World Civilization to the 16th century
Introduction to American Studies
2nd summer semester:
World Civilization since the 16th century
Psychology of Personality
That's 12 semester units total. Count that into the units that I have and that I am currently completing and it totals up to...41 units...I'd be 19 units away from being considered a junior-level student. If I can get the schedule that I plan on getting for Fall semester and pass those courses I'll have completed 55 units total. 5 more units and I'd be a junior. See how I can catch up to you dudes and dudettes? 😎
I even wanted to fit in another course that was required for a degree, but that course was restricted to junior and senior level students...having taken 60 units or more.
I could get my degree in 3 and 1/2 years if I wanted to, but that would mean taking purely biology classes in my later semesters. I wouldn't want that, so I decided to get a minor in Philosophy, a subject that I am also quite interested in and can substitute as a "fun" class to counter measure my long list of bio classes in the later semesters. An additional plus is that it would make me stand out as an applicant, I think.
Anybody else?
Alrighty then. Well, classes are over and I've got a ton of homework to do, courteousy of Chem lecture and lab...got some problems to do in the textbook and some calculations and crap to do for my lab report.
Anyways, I thought that I'd take a break, seeing as how Chem lecture doesn't start until 11:00 a.m. tomorrow and my lab report ain't due 'til 4:00 in the afternoon tomorrow.
Skaterbabe74 - hmm, well, I didn't just try going to my prof's office hours, but I do see your point. However, the Organic Chem prof that I refered to at the end of my post teaches Organic Chem 1, Organic Chem 2, and Organic Chem Lab. So you can imagine how well we'll be gettin' to know eachother, assuming that he's still teaching here when I sign up for Organic Chemistry.
RoseLee - glad to see ya posting again. I'm glad that you now realize that a career in medicine is what you want 🙂
Anyways, I'll bet that you are/will feel right at home here...we've got so many "non-traditional" people! I don't think that term would apply anymore though, after seeing so many of you 😛
2badr - yeah, I thought that it was pretty interesting too...can you imagine, class of 2010? It DOES seem prophetic...and that increases my optimism that I will not have to re-apply 😀 Hmm...MCAT...yeah, that definitely does not draw out a good emotion from me...I took a practice test sometime near the end of 2002 and it was beyond difficult. My highest score was a 9, and it was on the Verbal section. You probably wouldn't even want to know what I got on Physical or Biological Sciences 😛
Now, onto me, me, and me 😎
Well, I'm going to be signing up for summer school classes tomorrow, probably at 6:00 a.m., my earliest registration time. If you are wondering why I'm so anal about this, it's because of how freakin' hard it was for me to sign up for classes last semester. I'll be on the computer tomorrow at 6:00 a.m. (Pacific Time...that'd be 9:00 a.m. New York time, I believe)
I'm going to load up on my GE courses. Now I realize that people have told me and will keep on telling me that it's not smart to take all your GE classes before doing your major courses because of how difficult the classes in my major are. Well, the university has left me no choice...either I have a bunch of units or I have to wait until the last minute before I am even allowed to sign up. What a rip!
So, here's my plans:
1st summer semester:
History - World Civilization to the 16th century
Introduction to American Studies
2nd summer semester:
World Civilization since the 16th century
Psychology of Personality
That's 12 semester units total. Count that into the units that I have and that I am currently completing and it totals up to...41 units...I'd be 19 units away from being considered a junior-level student. If I can get the schedule that I plan on getting for Fall semester and pass those courses I'll have completed 55 units total. 5 more units and I'd be a junior. See how I can catch up to you dudes and dudettes? 😎
I even wanted to fit in another course that was required for a degree, but that course was restricted to junior and senior level students...having taken 60 units or more.
I could get my degree in 3 and 1/2 years if I wanted to, but that would mean taking purely biology classes in my later semesters. I wouldn't want that, so I decided to get a minor in Philosophy, a subject that I am also quite interested in and can substitute as a "fun" class to counter measure my long list of bio classes in the later semesters. An additional plus is that it would make me stand out as an applicant, I think.
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Sounds like a great plan for summer school Biodude - that's when I plan on fitting in the majority of my "fun" classes lol. Because I have sooo many credits as it is I will be taking primarily all science classes every regular semester, but at least I'll be balancing harder stuff with lighter biomech/injury prevention type fair lol. I may not end up getting enough credits in anything other than my majors and psychology for a minor, but I definitely plan on taking several lib arts classes in a variety of disciplines which should "round" out my education, and probably end up with enough credits to "almost" have minors in several other areas lol. Not that I'm doing it to beef myself up for adcoms, but I have such a wide variety of interests that I just don't want to miss out on any of them lol.
Also, I think you miss understood a bit what I was saying about visiting your prof. I think you may actually have been going a little overboard especially considering you do have the "Opportunity Center" available to you. Getting to know your profs and making sure they know you is one thing, but if every good student (bad students are often given up on quite early unfortunately) went to their profs for every little problem they had the profs would never get anything done. That's partially why those other avenues are available for help. The profs are most definitely there for you when you need help, but I think they appreciate you're trying other avenues first...at least at my school they do. I do think getting a LOR from your Organic teacher when the time comes will be a great idea, and I'm hoping mine works out the same way, but I have a feeling I'll be trying to get them from my Gen chem prof, and my future biomech/kinesiology prof instead simply because I know how large my Organic lecture is going to be lol.
--Jessica, UCCS
Also, I think you miss understood a bit what I was saying about visiting your prof. I think you may actually have been going a little overboard especially considering you do have the "Opportunity Center" available to you. Getting to know your profs and making sure they know you is one thing, but if every good student (bad students are often given up on quite early unfortunately) went to their profs for every little problem they had the profs would never get anything done. That's partially why those other avenues are available for help. The profs are most definitely there for you when you need help, but I think they appreciate you're trying other avenues first...at least at my school they do. I do think getting a LOR from your Organic teacher when the time comes will be a great idea, and I'm hoping mine works out the same way, but I have a feeling I'll be trying to get them from my Gen chem prof, and my future biomech/kinesiology prof instead simply because I know how large my Organic lecture is going to be lol.
--Jessica, UCCS
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Hi everyone! I'm new to the SDN forums, and this is the first posting I've made. I'm currently ending my 1st year as an undergrad and I'm thisclose to taking my finals!! Yay, 10 days of break and then I get to start my summer biology course (which starts at 7:30 AM *gasp*). My GPA is pretty good, but not as high as I would like...it seems that my freshman year was a lot of just getting used to college life and actually having to study. Needless to say my fall courseload is quite heavy: Anatomy, Chemistry, an Honors class in the natural sciences, and Psychology...plus a 2 credit Leadership course for a student organization I've been accepted into. Ugh!
Any encouragement or tips on how I can keep my sanity and stay focused is mighty appreciated! 😛 Dropping me an email would be very helpful!
😀
-Niki-
Any encouragement or tips on how I can keep my sanity and stay focused is mighty appreciated! 😛 Dropping me an email would be very helpful!
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Welcome to the club, LilSquirt1217! So it's your first year wrapping up? So's mine, I guess...I still have a few more exams to take before finals, but if all goes well, then I ain't gonna be takin' more than 2 finals...my English prof doesn't do tests...it's just an essay writing class, so in lieu of a final exam. Plus, if I do well on Political Science, I can skip the final for that class...
Come to think of it, I've still got about 6 weeks to go. Summer school starts the first Monday after finals...no rest for me, I guess, but it's neccessary if I want to graduate on time (well, in 4 years; I don't want to stay in college longer than I have to).
Hmm...I've still got to finish up my Chemistry homework, my chemistry lab reports, and I've also got a quiz to study for in Psych...then there is the matter of removing my stupid registration hold before I'm allowed to register for summer classes. Well, I've got an hour before I can do that, and 2 hours before my chemistry class starts, and 3 hours before my Psych quiz. Wonder what I shall do first?
My day's just great 😀 How's everyone elses?
I think that you can keep your sanity by using these forums to vent. People do it all the time. I do it all the time, and it really helps.
Come to think of it, I've still got about 6 weeks to go. Summer school starts the first Monday after finals...no rest for me, I guess, but it's neccessary if I want to graduate on time (well, in 4 years; I don't want to stay in college longer than I have to).
Hmm...I've still got to finish up my Chemistry homework, my chemistry lab reports, and I've also got a quiz to study for in Psych...then there is the matter of removing my stupid registration hold before I'm allowed to register for summer classes. Well, I've got an hour before I can do that, and 2 hours before my chemistry class starts, and 3 hours before my Psych quiz. Wonder what I shall do first?
My day's just great 😀 How's everyone elses?
I think that you can keep your sanity by using these forums to vent. People do it all the time. I do it all the time, and it really helps.
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I'm so glad to see so many people conversing and helping each other out.
I currently have the little baby on me sleeping on one of those Baby B'Jorn carrier things.
It looks like I'll be going to college B 2badr.. I've always been a grade gunner I suppose. I'm always willing to help others though..
I'll be back in full force on monday..cya
I currently have the little baby on me sleeping on one of those Baby B'Jorn carrier things.
It looks like I'll be going to college B 2badr.. I've always been a grade gunner I suppose. I'm always willing to help others though..
I'll be back in full force on monday..cya
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How are doing, thank for the nice welcome. Here I am finally writing my last lab report for general chem II class.
talking about voluntaring and clinical experince we don't have much we can do at the moment.
minx
talking about voluntaring and clinical experince we don't have much we can do at the moment.
minx
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Thanks for the welcome! 🙂
What does everyone have planned during their upcoming summers?? Like I mentioned before, I'm starting a summer course, Introductory Biology: Principles. Wheee! haha. I switched my major from business to biology at the end of last semester, so I didn't take any science-related classes except for 1 this year (Introductory Biology: Diversity). So I feel like I'm going to be so much further behind everyone! Maybe I'm just paranoid. I am already starting to freak out that my GPA will never be high enough (I have a current 3.45...not great, but not terrible either...). Grr...sometimes I stress myself out! Haha. Needless to say, with my finals in 2 weeks, I will be studying hardcore!! Bring on the flashcards! 😉
So after I just rambled on there...! 😱 After my summer class, I'll working it at my on-campus job (I go to Northern Michigan University...you've probably never heard of it!) and just trying to enjoy one of my last relaxing summers of my life! 🙂 Maybe I'll squeeze in a few trips, too. Let's hear what you're all doing!
What does everyone have planned during their upcoming summers?? Like I mentioned before, I'm starting a summer course, Introductory Biology: Principles. Wheee! haha. I switched my major from business to biology at the end of last semester, so I didn't take any science-related classes except for 1 this year (Introductory Biology: Diversity). So I feel like I'm going to be so much further behind everyone! Maybe I'm just paranoid. I am already starting to freak out that my GPA will never be high enough (I have a current 3.45...not great, but not terrible either...). Grr...sometimes I stress myself out! Haha. Needless to say, with my finals in 2 weeks, I will be studying hardcore!! Bring on the flashcards! 😉
So after I just rambled on there...! 😱 After my summer class, I'll working it at my on-campus job (I go to Northern Michigan University...you've probably never heard of it!) and just trying to enjoy one of my last relaxing summers of my life! 🙂 Maybe I'll squeeze in a few trips, too. Let's hear what you're all doing!
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Welcome Lilsquirt!
We all manage to psych ourselves out at times, but a 3.45 for your first year is really good. It sounds like you've figured out the "school thang" so I'm sure it will only be uphill from here 😀 . Besides that gpa includes non-science stuff too which isn't weighted as much as the science gpa. Just keep it up 🙂
Don't worry much about being "behind," you're really not...you'll just have gotten more of your core classes out of the way in your first year then others have, and you may have to take a few more science classes some terms then you'd really like lol. My semesters are pretty much only science at this point, since I only have a 300-level humanities class and an oral communication requirement (which I'll be taking a lit class to fulfill - i love my school for how they do that requirement, tons of choices besides speech) left for cores
Staying sane with heavy loads? Um........hmmmm....who said anything about staying sane lol. Seriously tho, this forum is a huge help for venting purposes. It also helps us keep in mind that EVERYONE is going through the same thing. Also, keeping the big goal in mind helps me. I just keep plugging away and reminding myself why I'm going through it.
Your fall load doesn't seem too awful - psychology should be relatively easy for you, and your leadership class shouldn't be too bad either. My only words of wisdom for anatomy are flashcards, flashcards, flashcards lol. We seem to have had a wide variety of experiences with anatomy classes on here...some are painful (mine), others really aren't too bad...it really depends on your teacher and how they test...lab exams are the key at my school for keeping up good grades - they almost always raise our grades cuz our lecture exams are such bears. It will definitely be time consuming, but you'll get through it 🙂.
You're taking a class at 7:30am?? I thought our 8o'clock start times were bad enough lol.
Biodude - good luck on your psych quiz 😀
Awww...aren't babies the most wonderful things Agent?
As far as my summer? Well I'm definitely taking 2 classes at my school (although one only lasts a month), and I'm probably going to take 1 or 2 more either through UC-Berkeley Extension or CU-Boulder online. I also plan on getting my first aid/cpr certification and then volunteering at one of our hospitals as much as I can.
Today's been pretty productive for me. I had Passover Seder last night at my bf's house which was delicious like always (his mom is the most incredible cook in the world lol). Anyway I came home, checked my email, and went to bed. I woke up early this morning to study for my chemistry test that was at noon, and I think it went really well. I got everything answered, and I think I worked all the problems right so hopefully I only missed a couple stupid things here and there like I always do lol. Now I'm just kicking back trying to decide how I want to approach the things that will need to be accomplished this weekend 🙂 For the first time since Spring Break I actually don't have a test until next Fri nite lol.
--Jessica, UCCS
We all manage to psych ourselves out at times, but a 3.45 for your first year is really good. It sounds like you've figured out the "school thang" so I'm sure it will only be uphill from here 😀 . Besides that gpa includes non-science stuff too which isn't weighted as much as the science gpa. Just keep it up 🙂
Don't worry much about being "behind," you're really not...you'll just have gotten more of your core classes out of the way in your first year then others have, and you may have to take a few more science classes some terms then you'd really like lol. My semesters are pretty much only science at this point, since I only have a 300-level humanities class and an oral communication requirement (which I'll be taking a lit class to fulfill - i love my school for how they do that requirement, tons of choices besides speech) left for cores
Staying sane with heavy loads? Um........hmmmm....who said anything about staying sane lol. Seriously tho, this forum is a huge help for venting purposes. It also helps us keep in mind that EVERYONE is going through the same thing. Also, keeping the big goal in mind helps me. I just keep plugging away and reminding myself why I'm going through it.
Your fall load doesn't seem too awful - psychology should be relatively easy for you, and your leadership class shouldn't be too bad either. My only words of wisdom for anatomy are flashcards, flashcards, flashcards lol. We seem to have had a wide variety of experiences with anatomy classes on here...some are painful (mine), others really aren't too bad...it really depends on your teacher and how they test...lab exams are the key at my school for keeping up good grades - they almost always raise our grades cuz our lecture exams are such bears. It will definitely be time consuming, but you'll get through it 🙂.
You're taking a class at 7:30am?? I thought our 8o'clock start times were bad enough lol.
Biodude - good luck on your psych quiz 😀
Awww...aren't babies the most wonderful things Agent?
As far as my summer? Well I'm definitely taking 2 classes at my school (although one only lasts a month), and I'm probably going to take 1 or 2 more either through UC-Berkeley Extension or CU-Boulder online. I also plan on getting my first aid/cpr certification and then volunteering at one of our hospitals as much as I can.
Today's been pretty productive for me. I had Passover Seder last night at my bf's house which was delicious like always (his mom is the most incredible cook in the world lol). Anyway I came home, checked my email, and went to bed. I woke up early this morning to study for my chemistry test that was at noon, and I think it went really well. I got everything answered, and I think I worked all the problems right so hopefully I only missed a couple stupid things here and there like I always do lol. Now I'm just kicking back trying to decide how I want to approach the things that will need to be accomplished this weekend 🙂 For the first time since Spring Break I actually don't have a test until next Fri nite lol.
--Jessica, UCCS
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