#anonymouspremed

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Take quiz at http://www.med-ed.virginia.edu/specialties/

LOL colon and rectal surgery tied for first?! Gross!!!!!  

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confession

in ochem lab, i thought the solvent used for recrystallization was HCl and it made a horrible smelling mess and i had a headache for 3 hours

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Also

I'm wondering if I tried to be perfect if I could or would I go crazy? Perfect as it actually stick to my study schedule, cook my meals, workout, look presentable at school, etc...

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Wondering if this was the right decision

Is ochem lab really this hard or did I get stuck with a really, really bad teacher. She doesn't "teach" anything. We have to go off the lab manual.

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ruined?

This day had some ups and downs.

Up: Eye appointment went well and now I have an updated prescription for some cheap, fashionable frames.

Down: Having my eyes dilated. Struggling with opening a door and hearing a student loudly make fun of me push instead of pull.

Down: Keeping down the giant knots of anxiety over telling my research team I am leaving for a semester to take classes at a smaller school at home. 

So much hinges on the upcoming semester; I absolutely HAVE to do well in ochem 2. If I don't get an A, the move home and giving up the research lab was for nothing. 

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goals for spring semester

Reflecting on some of my shortcomings last semester, these are my goals for winter/spring 2014 and beyond:

Sleep eight hours every night and establish a routine sleeping time. Last year I would sleep anywhere from 5 to twelve hours and also work in hour-plus long naps when I could. I was greedy for sleep. 

Exercise six days every week. 

Read before lecture and work on homework problems in both organic and physics every day. Not eight hours every three days. I want to spend 2 hours working on physics and the rest of my study time on organic. 

Be more cheerful.

Eat less or eliminate flour and sugar from my diet.