Class scheduling for next semester and other rantngs of a bored mind

This week is advising week. That basically means we have to meet with our advisors to select classes for next semester. It has been an interesting week, trying to coordinate class schedules with what I want and need to take. and just because you sign up for a class doesn’t mean you will get in…there is a whole process which ends with the professors choosing who is in their classes. Right now it looks like I will be requesting to get into Organic Chemistry II, Chem EQ, Professionals Tools for Scientific careers (this is a pass fail class which meets once a week and is only ¼ of a credit), a religious studies class, and something else. I am applying for the Duffy Partnership in the Community class, which is a sociology class that you actually need teacher recommendations for and you have a steady volunteer job in the community and do some sort of research project. If I don’t get into that class, however, there are about 4 other classes I am interested in taking (non of which are science)….I guess we shall see what happens.

I have had a ton of stuff to do this week….and I have been a bit sick. On top of my regular school work I have been rushing around trying to get recommendations for the Duffy class and a summer program I want to do at a hospital in Madison, writing the essays for both applications, trying to get some sleep, and learning a torah portion for a family friends Bat Mitzvah on Saturday. It is so weird to be memorizing/ learning something in a language you don’t really know too well. When I was in middle school and high school, I was in this program that preformed full length Shakespeare plays. I memorized the part of Iago in about a week! In Hebrew…I have spent more then a week and I only know 4 out of 5 sentences….yikes.

To any students who logged on to chat with us last night, we had fun. To any students who have unanswered questions about Beloit, we students are in the chat rooms Sundays-Thursdays from 6:30-9:30 (our time). Have a good rest of the week.

Halloween and Dots

Since is on Wednesday (a school day), the major Halloween stuff went on last weekend. It was fun to see people in costume Saturday. I think my favorite costume was the pink fuzzy gorilla that ran into me in a stairwell (and I didn’t have my camera with me….oh well), but there were so many funny and creative costumes including a group of box people, a bunch of wood fairies, and a Dumbledore and pairing. I went to one of the many Halloween parties at one of the fraternities, but missed out on a lot of the day time activities (like face painting and pumpkin carving) because I had an organic chemistry test to study for.

But the festivities aren’t over yet. Tomorrow night is the ghost tour, which I went on last year. Basically a group of people take you around to the various “haunted” places on campus. It is very amusing, plus they have food and drink stuffs (last year they had hot apple cider, my favorite fall drink!) There will also be events on Wednesday, and some of my professors encouraged us to dress up…I hope THEY dress up! Yes, I am definitely carrying my camera around this Wednesday.

Today was very busy for me. It was the first day we had tables at DK’s and Commons to register voters, and we registered 40 some odd voters! I also had to attend classes, finish study abroad recommendations for two of my friends, do a bunch of homework, and attend BelCon (the student congress) where I am the representative for International club. Not only were their two fire alarums during the meeting, but Alex, who incidentally also keeps a blog, hit me right between the eyes by some Dots (the gummy candy…but don’t be fooled by their gummy looking appearance, they are HARD)