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Nov. 11th, 2009 01:36 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
brokenrecordSo I finally went to talk to the chair of the psych department (who I've taken 2 classes from and is totally my favorite professor at the school) first about classes because registration is next Wednesday and I needed to know what kind of courses are going to be offered next year to plan what I'm taking next semester and then I asked her about MSW programs and internships and post-college stuff which I've been planning on doing forever but the few times I went to see her, she wasn't there, and then I decided I didn't have to ask her immediately. But yeah, anyways, I always get nervous before I go to talk to professors, but oh man, she is like the sweetest, nicest, friendliest, most amazing professor and human being ever. She makes you feel like every question you ask is brilliant.
And she's not my adviser (though I've thought about asking her before, but then chickened out), but she was talking about how I'd want to come back and talk to her more and right now I should look into what I want to get out of an internship, what kind of skills I'd want to learn, and what population I'd want to work with (for example, homeless families or abused women or adolescents or whoever) and then to come back to talk to her. And she was talking about me like... coming back a bunch next semester and next year and how she can help me, and it's just so nice and I feel so supported and positive about all of this. It's just awesome. And I'm totally taking a class from her next semester (...provided it doesn't fill up before I register. There are only 16 spaces, so I'm a little worried, and it's not being offered next year at all, so this is my last chance to take it) so I'm excited about that.
As I said, I'm registering for classes next week, and I'm not 100% sure on what I want to take, but I'm really excited in general about the classes I'm considering. I'm definitely taking Intermediate German II and there are two sections next semester, but there should be at least a few of my good friends from my current German class in it. And I definitely want to take the professor I was talking about's class on Mood and Anxiety, which should be awesome because she's such a great professor and I'm really interested in the topic. And after that, I'm a little stuck, but I'm excited about all my choices. Linear Algebra (I like math, ok! Just not discrete math. But continuous math is a-ok with me) and Origins (which is like... the beginning of life and how its evolved and the major... changes? Like moving from the sea to land and flight and all that stuff; it's a bio class, and it looks really interesting. Kind of what we did in History and Evolution of the Earth) are at the same time, so I wouldn't be able to take both, but that's ok. I think I'm leaning towards Origins right now; I could probably do with a semester off of math. Then I'm also deciding between the Psychology of Health (fulfills a requirement for my major, but I can fulfill it with other classes too. It sounds pretty interesting, but it's a Monday night, 7-10 PM class, and I'm not a fan of being in class that late, and a new professor is teaching it, so I'm not sure) and Social Psychology (fulfills absolutely zero requirements, totally just for fun, but my current Directed Research adviser is teaching it, and she's great, and I'm really interested in the subject). I think I'm leaning towards Social Psych even though it fulfills no requirements. I just really want to take it anyways. I'm also slightly leaning towards taking Psych of Health instead of Origins or Linear Algebra, but I don't know. That might be too many psych classes at once, and I kind of just want to take a random class for fun. And I've been dying to take a class like Origins since History and Evolution of the Earth, since I loved the evolution part of the class (not so much the "Identify this rock!" part).
Also, if I don't get into Mood and Anxiety (oh god, please, let me in! If it fills up, I'm totally going to her and being like "Can I be the first person on the waitlist? Or can you let me in anyways because I desperately want to take this class and won't have another chance?"), I'll take Psychology of Multiculturalism, which I'm not that interested in, but it fulfills both a psych major requirement and a general ed multiculturalism requirement. I would be taking it for sure if it wasn't at the same time as Mood and Anxiety, but it is, so... yeah.
I'm also already looking forward to Clinical and Counseling Psych in the fall which is with the same professor that I talked to today who's teaching Mood and Anxiety. There is absolutely no way I'm not taking that, and I've been looking forward to it since freshman year, so I'm still looking forward to it. Next fall is awhile away, though (thank god, since that's when I'll be applying to MSW programs and getting prepared to leave the nice bubble of college and maybe venture out into the real world).
We have a communal dinner/apartment meeting on Sunday, and... well, we have this whiteboard on the fridge where we write like important notes and stuff, and there's stuff about the meeting and it includes the different things we'll be discussing, and one of them is MAYBE GETTING A CAT. This is the first I've heard of it, but OMG DO WANT YES PLEASE. I don't know about the logistics and I don't really care about reality; I just desperately want a pet. I would get my own, but I go back home over winter break and maybe summer break, and dealing with a pet would just be too difficult. And I don't have a car, and I'm so busy during most days that I don't know how vet appointments would work out. But if someone else wanted to get one, that would be so fine with me. I actually read about a study the other day where people with pets have less stress, and elderly people with pets tend to get ill less often and possibly have a lower mortality rate? I don't remember exactly. But I feel like my life would be so much improved by having a pet around.
I thought I had a lot of work due for Thursday, because I have a final draft of a project due for Discrete Math and I thought we had our normal assignment also due which typically takes at least 4-5 hours to complete, if not longer. But then I actually checked last night, and we don't have an assignment for Thursday! So I just have the draft to revise, and whatever, I don't care how well I do on it, and it shouldn't take too long to revise anyways. So that's making me feel better. Although if I had done the project last night instead of putting it off until tonight (which I only did after realizing I wouldn't have to do an assignment tonight), tonight would be so much more relaxing. Oh well.
Time to go to Cognitive Psych, German Lab, and Wind Ensemble! Only 2 more ridiculously busy Wednesday afternoon/nights this semester, including tonight! And only 2 weeks until Thanksgiving!
(I just realized how many ridiculously long run-on sentences there are in this post. I totally just drank a bunch of coffee and am kind of jittery and all over the place, which is why this post may not be entirely readable. Sorry!)
And she's not my adviser (though I've thought about asking her before, but then chickened out), but she was talking about how I'd want to come back and talk to her more and right now I should look into what I want to get out of an internship, what kind of skills I'd want to learn, and what population I'd want to work with (for example, homeless families or abused women or adolescents or whoever) and then to come back to talk to her. And she was talking about me like... coming back a bunch next semester and next year and how she can help me, and it's just so nice and I feel so supported and positive about all of this. It's just awesome. And I'm totally taking a class from her next semester (...provided it doesn't fill up before I register. There are only 16 spaces, so I'm a little worried, and it's not being offered next year at all, so this is my last chance to take it) so I'm excited about that.
As I said, I'm registering for classes next week, and I'm not 100% sure on what I want to take, but I'm really excited in general about the classes I'm considering. I'm definitely taking Intermediate German II and there are two sections next semester, but there should be at least a few of my good friends from my current German class in it. And I definitely want to take the professor I was talking about's class on Mood and Anxiety, which should be awesome because she's such a great professor and I'm really interested in the topic. And after that, I'm a little stuck, but I'm excited about all my choices. Linear Algebra (I like math, ok! Just not discrete math. But continuous math is a-ok with me) and Origins (which is like... the beginning of life and how its evolved and the major... changes? Like moving from the sea to land and flight and all that stuff; it's a bio class, and it looks really interesting. Kind of what we did in History and Evolution of the Earth) are at the same time, so I wouldn't be able to take both, but that's ok. I think I'm leaning towards Origins right now; I could probably do with a semester off of math. Then I'm also deciding between the Psychology of Health (fulfills a requirement for my major, but I can fulfill it with other classes too. It sounds pretty interesting, but it's a Monday night, 7-10 PM class, and I'm not a fan of being in class that late, and a new professor is teaching it, so I'm not sure) and Social Psychology (fulfills absolutely zero requirements, totally just for fun, but my current Directed Research adviser is teaching it, and she's great, and I'm really interested in the subject). I think I'm leaning towards Social Psych even though it fulfills no requirements. I just really want to take it anyways. I'm also slightly leaning towards taking Psych of Health instead of Origins or Linear Algebra, but I don't know. That might be too many psych classes at once, and I kind of just want to take a random class for fun. And I've been dying to take a class like Origins since History and Evolution of the Earth, since I loved the evolution part of the class (not so much the "Identify this rock!" part).
Also, if I don't get into Mood and Anxiety (oh god, please, let me in! If it fills up, I'm totally going to her and being like "Can I be the first person on the waitlist? Or can you let me in anyways because I desperately want to take this class and won't have another chance?"), I'll take Psychology of Multiculturalism, which I'm not that interested in, but it fulfills both a psych major requirement and a general ed multiculturalism requirement. I would be taking it for sure if it wasn't at the same time as Mood and Anxiety, but it is, so... yeah.
I'm also already looking forward to Clinical and Counseling Psych in the fall which is with the same professor that I talked to today who's teaching Mood and Anxiety. There is absolutely no way I'm not taking that, and I've been looking forward to it since freshman year, so I'm still looking forward to it. Next fall is awhile away, though (thank god, since that's when I'll be applying to MSW programs and getting prepared to leave the nice bubble of college and maybe venture out into the real world).
We have a communal dinner/apartment meeting on Sunday, and... well, we have this whiteboard on the fridge where we write like important notes and stuff, and there's stuff about the meeting and it includes the different things we'll be discussing, and one of them is MAYBE GETTING A CAT. This is the first I've heard of it, but OMG DO WANT YES PLEASE. I don't know about the logistics and I don't really care about reality; I just desperately want a pet. I would get my own, but I go back home over winter break and maybe summer break, and dealing with a pet would just be too difficult. And I don't have a car, and I'm so busy during most days that I don't know how vet appointments would work out. But if someone else wanted to get one, that would be so fine with me. I actually read about a study the other day where people with pets have less stress, and elderly people with pets tend to get ill less often and possibly have a lower mortality rate? I don't remember exactly. But I feel like my life would be so much improved by having a pet around.
I thought I had a lot of work due for Thursday, because I have a final draft of a project due for Discrete Math and I thought we had our normal assignment also due which typically takes at least 4-5 hours to complete, if not longer. But then I actually checked last night, and we don't have an assignment for Thursday! So I just have the draft to revise, and whatever, I don't care how well I do on it, and it shouldn't take too long to revise anyways. So that's making me feel better. Although if I had done the project last night instead of putting it off until tonight (which I only did after realizing I wouldn't have to do an assignment tonight), tonight would be so much more relaxing. Oh well.
Time to go to Cognitive Psych, German Lab, and Wind Ensemble! Only 2 more ridiculously busy Wednesday afternoon/nights this semester, including tonight! And only 2 weeks until Thanksgiving!
(I just realized how many ridiculously long run-on sentences there are in this post. I totally just drank a bunch of coffee and am kind of jittery and all over the place, which is why this post may not be entirely readable. Sorry!)
