Ballet

I saw the Russian ballet perform tonight! It was a fantastic break from school and other such things! I wish I learned how to do ballet growing up!

Another perfect score on my physics test. Should I have to take the final if I get a perfect score on every test? What a joke.

I'm currently writing an essay for my literature class. It is making me nervous because I have put a lot of myself into it. It always takes trust to reveal yourself in writing.

I am presenting my research on Tuesday! My poster looks great! I hope I win the competition!

Oh, and I ended up getting an internship! I can't wait.

Spring Break

Ahh. Spring break is going by WAY TOO FAST! All I can think about is all of the events I need to plan! I feel just as stressed as when spring break started. I need to gather volunteers for the Blood Drive coming up, as well as finish planning the pool party I've put together for Big Brothers Big Sisters. Also, I have three presentations, two poster presentations and one oral presentation, coming up before the end of the semester. In addition, I am supposed to be preparing for the MCAT on top of my 22 credit hours! This is all very overwhelming, constantly. I don't think I have ever had such a busy schedule. I need to decide if I will run for president for the PHPC or Micro club for this coming year. I don't know yet. It makes me nervous to think about. Oh yeah, I just remembered I have to put together my thesis for my honors degree this semester too! I guess that won't be too hard, since most of my writing will already be done from my poster presentations. I guess I will be a very experienced student after this semester.

I have made a mental note to not over commit myself next semester. I am taking cell biology, vertebrate biology, analytical chemistry, and ecology methods (a field course). I don't think it will be too hard, but who knows for sure. I will probably end up auditing 20 other classes in addition to my schedule, like this semester. haha

Internships

The wait to hear back from my internships is killing me!!! It really sucks knowing I will get denied, even though I have done and am doing every possible thing I can at my school to prepare me for a future in medicine in research. There really isn't a single thing I can think of that I could add to my credentials to be a stronger candidate. Yet, I will get denied because my research experience doesn't compare to the experience students get a stronger research schools who receive plenty of funding.

Here is my internship list, in order of preference:
1. Amgen Scholar at University of Washington in Seattle-- No Response
2. University of Illinois at Rockford-- The internship application deadline hasn't passed yet.
3. University of Cincinnati--No word, but acceptance is on a rolling basis.
4. University of Texas Southwestern-- Placed on Alternates List
5. Methodist Research Institute in Indianapolis-- No Response
6. My University Chemistry Internship-- No response (April Likely)
7. Dow AgroSciences-- No response
8. ASM-URF--No response

It is important I get into a program at one of the universities, because it will be easier for me to get into their MD/PhD program. It is absolutely crucial I get an internship offer for this summer to get into a PhD program.