Posts tagged “Undergraduate”
What I’ve Noticed
The higher education bubble. A million dollars in copyright infringement on Glee demonstrates the ridiculousness of current copyright law. A whistleblower in the NYPD exposed some pretty serious problems, but all anyone is going to remember is “cocking the memo books.” I was thinking about saving for a fancy phone and AT&T ruins it.
Graduation in my Grandmother’s shoes
I graduated yesterday. It’s been a long time coming – as I mentioned, I technically started my undergraduate degree in 2003. But migraines and travel and money slowed things down a bit. There were definite benefits to a slow path through school – I know what I want to do, I’ve learned a great deal […]
Genome
I attended the very last lecture of my evolution class this semester last Friday. Like all the rest of the lectures, it was impossibly dull. This professor has made facts out of things I thought could never happen, like falling asleep during a lecture on sexual selection. Despite my professor’s best efforts, however, I’m still […]
Financial Aid
Last year I got enough scholarship and grant money that I didn’t have to take out any loans. This year has gone even better, despite not getting the Udall. In addition to having enough to pay for school, rent, and all my bills through August 2010, I’ll be able to get new glasses (which I […]
5 things
I’ve been tagged by Eugenie again! I feel a little like I’m passing notes in middle school 🙂 Rules -Complete meme and post. -Email the person who tagged you to let them know it’s up. -Tag 5 others and email/comment to tell them so. 5 things I was doing 10 years ago: 1) Being in […]
Next semester’s classes
Registration starts this week at my university. I love planning out what classes I’m going to take. I think I’m going to come up with enough money to go to school full time next semester, too, which makes the decisions much easier. Choosing 4 or 5 is far less painful than choosing 2. Next semester […]
What I’ve noticed
Poor Brazilians figuring out who’s really screwing them over A very addictive game John McCain is a hypocrite John McCain thinks I’m a baby machine Another university goes after the people who aren’t really cheating A song to brighten your day It’s a computer, it’s a mouse brain! Frida Kahlo, survival, and the stories we […]