jenniferlynn714
13 years ago
Monday, June 30, 2008
Thursday, June 26, 2008
-whew-
I got my first secondary application today. Yay! It was to Marshall. Eh. It only had one essay (Why did you apply to our school?) and only cost me $50. That's like medical school clearance.
But in anycase, -whew- I know my application has been sent off and more secondaries should follow soon.
But in anycase, -whew- I know my application has been sent off and more secondaries should follow soon.
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Empowerment?
I was reading this article and it got me thinking. Is being a she-nerd or whatever so bad that these girls feel the need to be all sexy so they can feel better about themselves or am I just lumping them in with the other "hot girls" that I hate so much?
I guess my biggest problem with the general trend of girly and smart is that by being their definition of girl: high fashion, plenty of make-up, etc., it makes it exceedingly difficult to take the smart part seriously. And I feel like the more girls/women that play into the "omg, I have to look hot all the time!" culture, the dumber they make themselves look and the harder it is for all of us to be taken seriously. I say I want to be a doctor or talk about any sort of scholastic/professional future plans and most people just sorta nod with a fake smile, giving me the impression that they are thinking "OK, little girl, that's nice that you think you can do all of that," as they assume I'm just another one of the mass of dumb girls.
I'm sure some of you would see this as feminist whining or whatever. But ok, boys, when you got to color the picture of the person dressed as the profession you wanted to be when you grew up as a kid, did you cry because there wasn't one in your gender? Aww, how cute, little girl wants to be a doctor. Oh wait, girls aren't doctors, here's a nurse for you to color. Um, no. Or when you decided to take a math class that wasn't required for your major, did your advisor freak out and advise against it because it might be hard? Apparently having a vagina means I will fail calculus and that I can only follow orders, not give them.
And oh, I think I know the exact moment I became a feminist: When I was 4 and in preschool, Allison Urda was wearing a blue dress one day and Mark whose last name I don't remember told her that she couldn't wear blue because "Blue is for boys!" He felt my 4 year old wrath and I wore a lot of blue after that.
I guess my biggest problem with the general trend of girly and smart is that by being their definition of girl: high fashion, plenty of make-up, etc., it makes it exceedingly difficult to take the smart part seriously. And I feel like the more girls/women that play into the "omg, I have to look hot all the time!" culture, the dumber they make themselves look and the harder it is for all of us to be taken seriously. I say I want to be a doctor or talk about any sort of scholastic/professional future plans and most people just sorta nod with a fake smile, giving me the impression that they are thinking "OK, little girl, that's nice that you think you can do all of that," as they assume I'm just another one of the mass of dumb girls.
I'm sure some of you would see this as feminist whining or whatever. But ok, boys, when you got to color the picture of the person dressed as the profession you wanted to be when you grew up as a kid, did you cry because there wasn't one in your gender? Aww, how cute, little girl wants to be a doctor. Oh wait, girls aren't doctors, here's a nurse for you to color. Um, no. Or when you decided to take a math class that wasn't required for your major, did your advisor freak out and advise against it because it might be hard? Apparently having a vagina means I will fail calculus and that I can only follow orders, not give them.
And oh, I think I know the exact moment I became a feminist: When I was 4 and in preschool, Allison Urda was wearing a blue dress one day and Mark whose last name I don't remember told her that she couldn't wear blue because "Blue is for boys!" He felt my 4 year old wrath and I wore a lot of blue after that.
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Thursday the 12th?
Tomorrow is Friday the 13th, which I'm not so superstitiously concerned about. I was more worried about today, Thursday the 12th. Historically, those have been bad days for me. Example: With out rehashing the entire crap-tastic affair, the 6th grade incident in which I had a very girly problem in a very public way occurred on Thursday, Nov. 12.
But hey, today didn't suck!
Update: It appears that I spoke too soon about this particular Thursday the 12th not sucking. While its pretty much resolved now, I got my financial aid letter recently and it didn't have ANY scholarships on it... just like $20,000 worth of loans I may be eligible for. Apparently that was due to a clerical error and EVERYONE with a scholarship got a messed up letter. So what does this have to do with my bad day? Date on the letter: Thursday, June 12, 2008.
But hey, today didn't suck!
Update: It appears that I spoke too soon about this particular Thursday the 12th not sucking. While its pretty much resolved now, I got my financial aid letter recently and it didn't have ANY scholarships on it... just like $20,000 worth of loans I may be eligible for. Apparently that was due to a clerical error and EVERYONE with a scholarship got a messed up letter. So what does this have to do with my bad day? Date on the letter: Thursday, June 12, 2008.
Friday, June 06, 2008
$7.02
Seven dollars and two whole cents. That is how much money I currently have in my checking account because AMCAS sucks... a lot.
I did get to be amongst the first to submit my application. Finally got it to go through at 9:36 am on Wednesday after submissions opened at 9:30, and it was processed and ready to go by just before 2:00 that same afternoon. Suck on that, people who will wait another week or so until they and everyone else have their MCAT scores! It will then take 4-6 wks to process, haha!
Anywho, the bit about getting it to go through... I expected some site issues as thousands of other overachievers also sat at their computers all morning, impatiently clicking refresh until the "Submit Application" button was active but I surprisingly breezed right through, entered my credit card info and clicked the final button. And then I got the error. Argh! So after about 4 more attempts, I finally got back to the credit card info, submitted and all was well.
Then, just to be on the safe side, of course, I pop on over to PNC's site to check my account info. Pending withdrawals: $680. AHHH! I was charged twice. Freakout and call AMCAS, I'll be refunded no problem, says my new friend Jeremy. -whew-
Now its two days later and thinking I have the money safely on its way back to me (one of the two pending transactions disappeared yesterday so all appeared to be in order), I have $7.02 to my name because I went grocery shopping on the assumption that I actually had money. Gee, thanks AMCAS, especially because the help person I talked to this morning informed me I was refunded at 1:52 yesterday afternoon. Um, I think not. -grumble, grumble-
So, uh, be nice to me when you see me begging on the street corner until this week's paycheck clears and I can eat again.
I did get to be amongst the first to submit my application. Finally got it to go through at 9:36 am on Wednesday after submissions opened at 9:30, and it was processed and ready to go by just before 2:00 that same afternoon. Suck on that, people who will wait another week or so until they and everyone else have their MCAT scores! It will then take 4-6 wks to process, haha!
Anywho, the bit about getting it to go through... I expected some site issues as thousands of other overachievers also sat at their computers all morning, impatiently clicking refresh until the "Submit Application" button was active but I surprisingly breezed right through, entered my credit card info and clicked the final button. And then I got the error. Argh! So after about 4 more attempts, I finally got back to the credit card info, submitted and all was well.
Then, just to be on the safe side, of course, I pop on over to PNC's site to check my account info. Pending withdrawals: $680. AHHH! I was charged twice. Freakout and call AMCAS, I'll be refunded no problem, says my new friend Jeremy. -whew-
Now its two days later and thinking I have the money safely on its way back to me (one of the two pending transactions disappeared yesterday so all appeared to be in order), I have $7.02 to my name because I went grocery shopping on the assumption that I actually had money. Gee, thanks AMCAS, especially because the help person I talked to this morning informed me I was refunded at 1:52 yesterday afternoon. Um, I think not. -grumble, grumble-
So, uh, be nice to me when you see me begging on the street corner until this week's paycheck clears and I can eat again.
Tuesday, June 03, 2008
Almost there...
In a little less than 5 minutes, it will be June 4, 2008. This is, of course, not nearly so exciting as the mysterious April 25, 2008, but its the day that AMCAS claims submissions will be open. So I'm staying up til midnight to see if I can be amongst the first nuts to apply to medical school.
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