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Things have been very hectic in life. I managed to snag a B+ in Animal a and P II, and I got an A- in Algebra, luckily I have managed to keep my gpa at a 3.75. I have been making large changes in my life over the past few months and I have decided that my best interests have been found in human medicine. I shall probably be transferring schools and pursuing a vastly different career. I will have to expand on this decision at a later date.
A brief update for the tumblrcans.
I have managed to raised my A and P grade to an 89%. With the help of Tammy, my tutor, I've managed to keep all my test scores at 90 percent and above. I JUST took my lecture final exam this morning and I am SO excited to be done with school until I am able to focus on the whole of my professional track. :) I also managed to score 100 percent on my Algebra midterm and a 90 percent on my latest test. My final exam is Saturday morning and I will be officially done for summer. YAY!!! I started this blog a little after starting school, and I am proud to say that I have been in school for over a year straight, managing to keep A's in the gradebooks and even if I receive a B, I know I did my ABSOLUTE best, so I will be okay with it. Now I just wish to be lazy and focus on myself. I apologize for not updating this blog sooner, but I have been dealing with some very stressful personal problems. Hope you all enjoy your summer! :D
the world will end when not a single person on earth enjoys and gets excited over a refrigerator box.
Hello, my name is Alyssa and I am a gummi worm addict....
I don't trust anyone who doesn't like waffles.....they obviously have poor judgment.
So here's a picture of a beautiful red fox to help you cope with your anger. (I love its fur!)
Yes, currently there are 30 students in my class.....we were ranked in Animal A and P 2....I am one of four students currently passing this class. I'm passing by the skin of my teeth BUT I am passing.... O.O How is this happening. Sorry if you feel neglected tumblricans, I've been neglecting everyone lately.
So....I scored a 75% on ONE of my midterms......WHAT THE HELL!?!?!?!?! I seriously don't understand what the BLEEP I am doing wrong. I've tried keeping the same study strategies as A and P one (that didn't work). I also have tried changing it up a bit (this hasn't worked either), so here I am at 4 a.m., a nervous wreck, trying to understand WHY I suck so bad!!!!!! Our prof is testing us on things we AREN'T even studying.....she asked us about anesthesiology on our midterm....WE HAVEN'T COVERED THAT YET (and it has nothing to do with anatomy or physiology)!!! As of right now I am OFFICIALLY failing this class. I have an 83%....I need an 84 percent to pass.....I know there is redemption BUT THESE 75% PERCENT BULLCRAP NEEDS TO STOP!!!!! I COULD RIP MY DAMN HAIR OUT!!!!! I feel like I am clawing at vertical sand right now. I don't want another B.....I don't deserve another B...I work SO hard...SO DAMN HARD for what I have. WHY is this happening? If anyone has any suggestions, please feel free to share.
Just hoping that I do better in my Animal A and P II midterm compared to my previous exams...
Chapters:
Cardiology, Monogastric, Respiratory, Lymphatic, Immunity, Digestive Comparative Anatomy (Monogastric, Hindgut, Ruminant).
Algebra exam SEEMED easy enough, but we will see. I am seriously just clawing my way through this until I can devote all my time to find a job this summer.
I am quickly becoming exhausted with this quarter. Between my struggle in A and P 2 and my absolute hatred of Algebra I just want to be DONE!! I am excited that IF I am accepted into my program I will be able to focus ONLY on my career and not have to worry about other classes that aren't pertinent to my daily performance. I was tanking on my prelabs until this past Wednesday when we did the gastric prelab and I scored 100 percent, BUT I didn't do that well on our exam yesterday. I am STRUGGLING to get back to an A minus. I have an 89 percent as of now (BEFORE the exam) but I need a 91% to have an A minus and a 94% for an A....aaaaaaand an 83% is failing...fyi. I would have to wait a whole year to retake this course if I got an 83%....HOW FRUSTRATING!!!! In all of my classes I have completed I only have ONE B+.....and I was SO close to having an A-. and I feel like that one B is a spit mark on my record. Other than that I am an ALL A student. I don't want to risk my grade nor my GPA, my WONDERFUL GPA that I have worked so hard to achieve. I feel like even my hardest efforts this quarter are yielding me nothing. I know we are only half way done, but I'm hoping that these midterm exams will be a redeeming point for myself and will boost my grade. We have completed 90 points out of 585 and I know I still have MANY points left for redemption but I'm not sure WHERE I am going wrong. I'm just hoping I can find my redemption before it is too late.... :(
So....the opposite of my assumed position is occurring. I am doing fairly well in Algebra but sucking in Animal A and P 2.....HOW IS THIS HAPPENING?!?!?! Okay...no seriously. A and p two is a doubled weighted course. It is better for me to excel in that compared to Algebra which is a flat course. I'm SO glad that I better understand Algebra, but I was doing SO well in A and P one...WHAT HAPPENED? I keep reminding myself that we have only done 80 points out of 585 so I have plenty of time, BUT this poor start is just killing me. I WILL NOT HAVE A B!!!! AAAAAAAAAHHH!!!!
Every day of Animal A and P II.......
Had an emergency come up on Friday. My mother in law's 14 year old dog was dyspneic, ataxic, and was displaying signs of being blind in her right eye. This left the dog in a panic.
As a back story my mother in law needs to rethink some life decisions and possibly make some changes. People sometimes enable her by paying for her things instead of teaching her how to better manage her finances or possibly look at other job opportunities. (This has been going on for over 5 years) so this isn't any sort of temporary situation.
The poor dog is in a panic (I would be too) so I call my vet and set up at appointment, and per usual she doesn't have money......so....ethical decision of the day... Let the dog suffer so my mother in law will learn a lesson, or help the dog. Radiographs revealed that the dog has a bowling ball sized mass in her abdomen. Dr. Spink believes that a part of the mass broke off and became lodged in the brain, causing the disorientation, and sudden blindness. She prescribed pain meds with a mild sedative for the dog and had a private chat with me informing me that the prognosis was fairly grim. 14 is geriatric for a dog and these sorts of issues progress downhill quickly. My mother in law can't let go very easily so she took the dog home with her and is feeding her pain pills.
Needless to say I didn't feel that the dog needed to suffer for her inadequacy, so I paid. I did manage to pay in secret, so she still believes that she owes a few hundred dollars in three weeks. My hope is that she will start scraping money together to pay the bill and when she calls to make the payment and they inform her that her balance is zero it may cause her to think "Hmm...I saved up this much money by being smarter....maybe there are OTHER changes that can be made to help me live a better and more stable life." Of course this is in my idealistic brain....knowing MY luck she will sucker some other poor fool into paying for it and will use it for something stupid instead of looking for a better job or making a life change.
Oh from the land of "I wish...."
That is all.
Truth! :D
HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! XD I need to send this to my mother.
I really am enjoying this new professor. :) She's very helpful and really helps drive the language of algebra home by making it easy to comprehend. I got a 92% on my first exam over the cardiovascular system. :) It's a good start, but I would like to get better eventually. Still aiming for a 4.0 in this class. I'm also aiming for a 4.0 in Algebra as well, as I would love to be able to prove to myself that I will be able to understand this material and be able to continue to remember it as time passes.
We are currently working on trying to fix our bathtub as it seems to have gathered much sediment from the Calcium buildup in our pipes. I'd really like to be able to shower, otherwise I may have to take a trip to Ryan's cousin's house to do that....but I'd rather not. haha. TMI moment: When we first moved into our house we had to fix the toilet and went to the bathroom in a bucket outside. ( Wonder how many followers I will lose for that little tidbit.) So gross. lol. Luckily it was only for 2 days.
Biggest thing in our household right now, is progression. Just trying to keep moving forward even when I feel I'm breaking....I see where my parents are in life and my father's words are a constant reminder that I won't always be here.....someday I will "there". I see how far Ryan and I have come already. All the improvements that we've been so fortunate to make in life and the constant progression that we keep. One foot forward, one step at a time. Tis better than being still.
