Into The Rabbit Hole

*grinning* 

It’s the day before finals week. 
I have a Trigonometry test on Monday, a Chemistry exam on Wednesday, a Chemistry Lab exam and a   Psychology of Communications exam on Thursday.   After that, I’m done with this semester.   I need an 83% on my Trig test to get an A in Trig. 
I need an 82% on the Chemistry exam. 
I don’t know what I need in the other two classes, because I haven’t taken the time to calculate it.  I have a super solid A in Psychology of Communications, and our teacher gave us a run down of the exact questions on the test, and I have done the homework to know the answers to the exact questions.  Now I just need to re-read those answers five or six times before I test on it.   

I also didn’t do the run down on the Chemistry lab final because it’s open lab manual, and I’m going to copy down all of my pre-lab calculations prior to the test on Thursday… I have a very high A in that class, too.  I don’t have to worry about it.  In fact, I don’t have to worry about any of this.  Honestly, a low B on both of the two exams I *DID* do the calculations on will be completely achievable.   (Is that how you spell it?) 

Anyway… I’m almost done.  I am in the position to get straight A’s again.  Woot!  I need it, too, because my GPA was recently lowered because of a few B’s.  Oh yes… I can taste it.  This whole busting my ass business really pays off.  I’ve done a lot this semester.  I’ve really shined through, and proven to myself that I can do this.  I’m working full time.  I’m pressing forward.  I’m putting 110% effort into everything I do.  I feel fantastic!!! 

So, here’s the plan for the rest of the year, at least as far as school goes:  (sorry for those of you who have heard me say it in person, this has to be documented!)  Intro to Physics and Child Psychology, both online this summer.   This fall: Organic Chemistry I, Organic Chemistry Lab, Behavioral Neuroscience (did I hear a woot, woot!?),  and Psychology of Human Development.   After this semester, I have fulfilled my math requirements for the MCAT.  I have also fulfilled my General Chemistry requirements.  Yaaaaaaaaay!!!  Also, after this semester, I’m officially a senior.  This means I get first dibbs on classes.  And more financial aid.  And, well, just get to say I’m a senior!  I still need to take a second semester of Biology, will need one more semester of Organic Chemistry (after this fall’s first two O Chem classes), and two semesters of Physics.  In high school, I loooooved Physics, and I anticipate really digging it again this time around.  Since it has been since high school that I took it, I think that the Intro class this summer will benefit me immensely!!!  So, next spring I will be at minimum taking O Chem II & O Chem II Lab.  I will also take Biology II, and probably some other Psychology classes.  Next summer, more Psychology classes (will likely end up with a Psychology degree rather than a Biology degree, but hell, who cares?)! Next fall, Physics I, and Physics I Lab (I’m pretty sure there’s a Physics Lab??).  Then the Spring after that (2009), Physics II & Physics II Lab… along the way, whatever Psych classes I can fit in there…   This means I could actually graduate somewhere close to 2009.  At least I’ll certainly be able to take my MCATs in 2009.  MCATs are the entrance exam for medical school.    We’ll see what happens there… I bet I kick ass at those, too.  *grin*  This is such a big semester for me. 

I have shown myself that I can do this.  I can work full time and do school full time.  And I can have a social life, too.  I can do whatever I put my mind to… and, AND, I’m getting closer and closer to that elusive, intangible goal that I thought I’ve always dreamt about.  Eventually, my loves, you’re going to see me becoming a doctor.  And then…