Make new friends but keep the old.
An elementary school friend said something to me about a year ago that still has such an effect on me to this day. She said when we are young, and make friends we just have to like one another regardless of what we have in common. So why do we make friends differently as adults? Are we all that different from who we were in the past? I don’t think so, but different life experiences bring us around different people.
I can say throughout all walks of life I have made friends. My original college years, the years I spent working in fashion, my yogie peeps, and my current second round of college days now bring my life all different types of people. I have made friends, lost friends, and kept friends through all these years, and changes.
No matter how much I have changed I still feel much more connected to the friends I met in grade school. It is such a weird feeling, and hard to describe, but as I get older I find I long for the friends I had in my youth to be closer to me now. Since some of them are in my life that’s easy, and I have been spending more time with them. I also realize that I have been bumping into these friends a lot more often than normal lately.
Today I was in Gelson’s getting groceries for the week and I ran into one of my old best friends from girl scouts. I was so happy to see her, and I believe it was mutual. As we were talking about random things from the past I felt so comfortable and happy. This same effect happens when I am around anyone from those years.
Last week I also met a few old friends for dinner, and I was so happy during dinner, and that feeling held throughout the next days. These friends know me in a way all of my new friends don’t. They know my quirky behavior, personality, and understand my strong opinions without any judgment. I don’t have to walk on egg shells around them like I do with some of my newer friends. I don’t have to bite my tong, because they know I mean well. It is amazing I still have these relationships, and I am grateful I do.
Monday, October 31, 2011
Saturday, October 15, 2011
Really unrealistic…
Really unrealistic…
I am committed to my education at this point, and I spend hours studying, reviewing, and doing school work. My reward is the high GPA I have in received for my work. Now that I have retaken half of my college requirements I have been asking myself the same question many undergrads asks, “What Next?” Should I get a Masters degree, PH.D, or just skip it and get a job? I have placed myself in a position where I have the grades to have choices to further my education, so I am going to get my Masters for sure, but I am on the fence about committing time to acquire a Ph.D.
All of these options are a very real consideration for a student like me.
There are other students who have higher GPA’s and better pedigree, but I know I am realistic about the possibility of being able to get into a graduate program. There is a very strong possibility I will be accepted to a handful of well respected colleges. I have worked hard for the opportunity to be ready for this, and now I am. However, I was rather shocked to actually talk to some other students who are clueless about the options they have going forward. I went to speak to one of my professors this week about my options, and to ask about different programs that were available to help get me into a more competitive program.
I went to talk to my professor during his office hours, so two other people were with me. We were going over grade requirements, research ideas, tests that we needed to take, and deadlines to achieve all this before applying to a grad school. The other two students also needed the same info, but I was under the impression they had better grades than what they admitted to. In class the teacher stated the requirements needed, and again repeated these requirements in office hours, and these two students just don’t have the grades to even be considered for a graduate program in psychology.
One student has a GPA lower than a 2.5, and the other student is having problems passing his classes. Some classes he has taken but not passed he is repeating currently. The student with a 2.5 also refuses to look for programs out of state, but even more specific she wants to stay in Southern California. The one who keeps failing his classes is looking into many different programs that he is not capable of being admitted to. I have no idea why either of them are looking into graduate school. The minimum requirements are gpa’s of 3.5 and higher, and extremely high scores on the GRE.
My GPA is a 3.5 and I know there are programs that will reject me for my GPA for sure. I am realistic about where I will be able to apply, and where I have better odds of getting in. If the two students apply to any of the schools I am applying to I easily blow them out of the water. Maybe they should apply to where I am applying to it increases my odds of getting into a better program.
I am committed to my education at this point, and I spend hours studying, reviewing, and doing school work. My reward is the high GPA I have in received for my work. Now that I have retaken half of my college requirements I have been asking myself the same question many undergrads asks, “What Next?” Should I get a Masters degree, PH.D, or just skip it and get a job? I have placed myself in a position where I have the grades to have choices to further my education, so I am going to get my Masters for sure, but I am on the fence about committing time to acquire a Ph.D.
All of these options are a very real consideration for a student like me.
There are other students who have higher GPA’s and better pedigree, but I know I am realistic about the possibility of being able to get into a graduate program. There is a very strong possibility I will be accepted to a handful of well respected colleges. I have worked hard for the opportunity to be ready for this, and now I am. However, I was rather shocked to actually talk to some other students who are clueless about the options they have going forward. I went to speak to one of my professors this week about my options, and to ask about different programs that were available to help get me into a more competitive program.
I went to talk to my professor during his office hours, so two other people were with me. We were going over grade requirements, research ideas, tests that we needed to take, and deadlines to achieve all this before applying to a grad school. The other two students also needed the same info, but I was under the impression they had better grades than what they admitted to. In class the teacher stated the requirements needed, and again repeated these requirements in office hours, and these two students just don’t have the grades to even be considered for a graduate program in psychology.
One student has a GPA lower than a 2.5, and the other student is having problems passing his classes. Some classes he has taken but not passed he is repeating currently. The student with a 2.5 also refuses to look for programs out of state, but even more specific she wants to stay in Southern California. The one who keeps failing his classes is looking into many different programs that he is not capable of being admitted to. I have no idea why either of them are looking into graduate school. The minimum requirements are gpa’s of 3.5 and higher, and extremely high scores on the GRE.
My GPA is a 3.5 and I know there are programs that will reject me for my GPA for sure. I am realistic about where I will be able to apply, and where I have better odds of getting in. If the two students apply to any of the schools I am applying to I easily blow them out of the water. Maybe they should apply to where I am applying to it increases my odds of getting into a better program.
Sunday, October 2, 2011
Man with a gun
Man with a gun…
Not the best subject for an email, but everyone at the college I attend was sent that email last Tuesday. At 10:30 am I was in the library doing my lab assignment for my stats class, and all of a sudden the fire alarm went off. Since it was a week where every class had a test I actually assumed a student had lost his cool, and pulled the alarm. All of a sudden on the loud speaker system everyone was asked to exit the library.
As I exited I realized people were not being evacuated from campus, and there were no fire engines I did think it was odd. However, I had another lecture to go to, so I went to class. Towards the end of class students were getting up and leaving the room, and there was a lot of chatter towards the back of the lecture hall. Our professor asked what all the chatter was about, and a student informed everyone that she just received an email form the college. The email stated there was a man with the gun on campus, and there would be more police coming to the campus.
The email also stated if anyone including students, faculty or staff wanted to leave the campus they were allowed, but to please let a supervisor know. Many students left the classroom, but about 50 of us stayed to finish the lecture. I am not sure what was more concerning the man with the gun, or the students being on their smart phones and checking email while we were in class. Either way at the time I was not concerned about my safety in the class room, but outside was a different story.
I left the campus as a phone call was made to my cell phone. It was the university again with an emergency phone call giving more warnings about the man on campus, and information about the evacuated library. To say that the call was unnerving was an understatement. I did think the email was fine, but the call was a bit weird.
The remainder of the day the campus called and emailed many updates about the situation to all students, and staff. I think I was sent six emails, and received five calls. One of the emails even included a picture of the suspect. It turned out that he may have hid in the library with a gun. The next day rumors were swirling around the campus.
One student told me that the suspect was a schizophrenic, and he had no gun, but another report was that he did. All in all I never saw this person, and I never saw his gun. He was captured the day of the voluntary evacuation, so all was back to normal the next day. I guess since the question mark incident at UCLA campus police just don’t mess around with any threat on campus.
Not the best subject for an email, but everyone at the college I attend was sent that email last Tuesday. At 10:30 am I was in the library doing my lab assignment for my stats class, and all of a sudden the fire alarm went off. Since it was a week where every class had a test I actually assumed a student had lost his cool, and pulled the alarm. All of a sudden on the loud speaker system everyone was asked to exit the library.
As I exited I realized people were not being evacuated from campus, and there were no fire engines I did think it was odd. However, I had another lecture to go to, so I went to class. Towards the end of class students were getting up and leaving the room, and there was a lot of chatter towards the back of the lecture hall. Our professor asked what all the chatter was about, and a student informed everyone that she just received an email form the college. The email stated there was a man with the gun on campus, and there would be more police coming to the campus.
The email also stated if anyone including students, faculty or staff wanted to leave the campus they were allowed, but to please let a supervisor know. Many students left the classroom, but about 50 of us stayed to finish the lecture. I am not sure what was more concerning the man with the gun, or the students being on their smart phones and checking email while we were in class. Either way at the time I was not concerned about my safety in the class room, but outside was a different story.
I left the campus as a phone call was made to my cell phone. It was the university again with an emergency phone call giving more warnings about the man on campus, and information about the evacuated library. To say that the call was unnerving was an understatement. I did think the email was fine, but the call was a bit weird.
The remainder of the day the campus called and emailed many updates about the situation to all students, and staff. I think I was sent six emails, and received five calls. One of the emails even included a picture of the suspect. It turned out that he may have hid in the library with a gun. The next day rumors were swirling around the campus.
One student told me that the suspect was a schizophrenic, and he had no gun, but another report was that he did. All in all I never saw this person, and I never saw his gun. He was captured the day of the voluntary evacuation, so all was back to normal the next day. I guess since the question mark incident at UCLA campus police just don’t mess around with any threat on campus.
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