long day

Today is going to be so longgggg [[and I didn't sleep well last night, so I'm already tired]].

Here’s my day:

Class 9-950am

Class 10-1050am

Work 11-430pm

Meeting with Paula (an SGA member) 430-5pm

Short break (possibly food?) 5-5:30pm

SGA Senate Meeting 5:30-8pm

Library for Phi Sig Study Hours 8-10pm

Study more for my two exams tomorrow 10-???

BED!

and then wake up at 730 for an exam at 830….followed by another exam at 4.

 

ARGHLKDSFJDSLHEWLKJ.

K i feel better now

weekend recap

This weekend was actually pretty fab.

Thursday night I didn’t go out [[yay me!]] but instead watched grey’s anatomy with my little. We also made crafts for one of my sorority’s new members, Revathi. She was finding out that Julia was her big (and that she is therefore in my lineage!!) on Friday, and my little & I wanted to give her presents

Friday night I also stayed in- I ended up watching a movie with my boyfriend, Nick & going to bed around midnight. (We watched Quarantine, which is probably the worst movie I’ve ever seen).

Because I went to bed so early Friday, I was able to get up earlyish on Saturday (around 10). I was actually really productive- I got completely caught up on reading/studying for one of my classes & was able to work on my research. I still have some schoolwork to catch up on throughout this week, but getting that big chunk of it out of the way made me feel a lot better!

Saturday night, my sorority had a social with the Mama’s Boys (the all-male acapella group on campus). It was actually really fun- there were way more of us then there were of them, but they played great music & serenaded us a few times.

Sunday, I had some new girls over to decorate their pots (they were exchanging them with their bigs that evening at our weekly sorority meeting). They stayed until around 3, then I headed out to hang with Nick for a couple hours before going to meeting at 6. Meeting was long, but productive, and I did some more homework before getting to sleep at around 1am.

1am is a bit late for me, and so I’m quite tired today, but I got a lot accomplished so it’s okay. Today I woke up at 8, headed to class at 9 & 10, and then went to work at 12 (which is where I am right now). I get off at 430, and then am heading to the library until 630 when I have an SGA meeting. I should be out of the meeting between 8 and 9, and then will head back to my place for some Nick time & relaxation.

Getting back to work now!

at work

I’m at work and wanted to blog

So I work for the Office of Information Technology (basically our technology center on campus) helping to transition faculty/staff/students into the new campus-wide database.

In basic terms- I edit websites, make training programs, and whatever else they ask me to do. I work here 3 days a week (MWF) from 12-4:30. It’s actually pretty cool- I’m learning a lot about techincal stuff, and the university as a whole. Plus they let me keep my lunch in their fridge (warm yogurt = gross).

Right now I’m supposed to be reformatting the website (umbc.edu/sa) to make it less cluttered…but all I can think about is all the other work I have to do I have a bunch of projects for work, but also have to:

-Read for all 5 of my classes (some of which I have yet to buy the book for…I’m kind of broke right now ahh)

-Generally review my notes, so that I do better in class (doing this also makes you have to study less for exams)

-Create the lesson plans for the new girls in my sorority (I’m the new member educator), as well as fill out forms for the events I’ve held so far this semester

-RESEARCH RESEARCH RESEARCH. I really need to crack down on this. Fo reals.

 

And a bunch of other little tasks. Basically I’m pretty overwhelmed right now. I went out this weekend, and didn’t get any work done as I had planned. Going out was fun, but I’m definitely regretting that now. I think that this week & weekend (minus Saturday- my sorority has a social) I’m going to lock myself in my room//the library and catch myself up.

Back to work!

First day of classes!

So yesterday was the first day of classes for this semester. I got up extra early to get to my 9am class on time, and to get a good seat. The professor didn’t, however- he never showed. He later sent an email explaining that he thought the first day was Wednesday. I was kind of upset because I would’ve love to have slept in, but it was kind of funny.

I went to my 10am philosophy class about moral issues (like abortion and capital punishment), and it went fine. The professor for that seems cool- he’s really funny and smart.

After a long break (during which I napped and did some work), i headed to the first SGA meeting of the semester. It went long, but well, and I’m excited for what this semester has to offer.

I’m taking 15 credits (5 classes), plus a 3-credit research independent study. I’ll be working with a professor to study how the deregulation of banks has affected them since 1990. I’ll also be studying how those effects spread to other financial institutions (i.e. credit unions, thrifts, etc). Sound exciting? Not so much, I know…but doing this will be good for my financial economics major, and will also help me discover if I want to pursue economic law…

…which brings me to my most exciting update: I’ve decided to go to law school. I’m not sure what kind of law yet (hence the research), but I’m sure I want to go. I’m taking the LSATs on Feb 7, and I’m actually not too worried about them. I’m most worried about getting into the schools I want to- I want to go to school out of state (probably Boston or Chicago), and will be applying to about 10 schools in the fall/winter including Harvard, UC Berkeley, Boston University, and University of Chicago.

I’m trying to get a 4.0 this semester, over the summer, and in the fall just to ensure that my GPA is high enough to get into the schools (it would be around a 3.7 if I can do all of that).

I’m also the new member educator for my sorority, Phi Sigma Sigma. I’m pretty much responsible for teaching the new class all of the information they need to know, and helping them get adjusted and prepared for initation. That, along with working 15 hours a week for OIT, being Assistant Speaker of the Senate for the SGA, playing intramural flag football, and committing 10-20 hours/week for my research definitely means that I will have a super busy semester- and a ton of updates!

-jen

Going green

UMBC has been pursiung quite a few green initiatives- my favorite being one that I just saw this morning.

Each residence hall [[and apartment community]] has a front desk that is responsible for sorting mail & doing other things to make the residents happy- including giving out free toilet paper [[that's right, we don't have to buy our own!]]. Anyways, I work at the front desk in Erickson, and as I was giving a resident toilet paper, I noticed that we have brand new, environmentally-friendly TP! It’s made from recycled paper & is biodegradeable

Woo!

 

 

♥Jen

Back to school…

So after an amazingly relaxing summer, school is officially back in session. New students moved in on the 23rd of August, while returning students moved in on the 25th. I moved into my apartment at the beginning of the summer, so I’ve been on campus for a while now. It’s been really awesome seeing all the people who went home for the summer, though.

Classes started on Wednesday,  August 27 [[although I'm taking some once-a-week classes, so my Tuesday classes met for the first time yesterday!]]. I’m taking 20.5 credits this semester, which is 6 academic classes + a gym class. The average courseload for undergrads is about 15 credits, or 5 classes, so I have a pretty full workload this semester. I was really nervous about taking such an intense courseload, especially since I will be working on campus about 27 hours a week, and am an active member of several clubs & organizations [[see my "About Me" page in the upper-right hand corner for more details]]. After getting the syllabi and meeting the professors, however, I think that I will definitely be able to do really well this semester despite how busy I will be.

I’m actually posting this blog from work- as I mentioned before I work on campus, for the Office of Residential Life. I’m a front desk staffer in Erickson Hall [[one of our residence halls]]. I sit at the desk in the lobby and sign people into the building, hand out toilet paper [[yes, it's free!]], sort mail, and do many other tasks to keep the residents happy It’s a great job- the front desks are open 24 hours a day, so I can work whenever I want to. Even though I am working about 27 hours a week, I do have some downtime to study or send e-mails or do other things.

 I’ve actually got some work to do before my class at 1, but I’ll post again soon!

 

♥Jen