Working on the Grad School Apps

Hello all!

Right now I am just working on the grad school apps and potential employment after college. I ended up passing P Chem-whew!- and did pretty well with my other grades, so I am satisfied. Now comes the hard part of trying to decide what to do with my life after.

I just spent that past few days working on my graduate school applications. I totaled how much it cost to apply to four graduate schools by itself-- this includes the application fees, transcript fees, taking the GRE, sending my GRE scores to schools I forgot in my "free" box... it's totaling more than $400. Luckily, Coe is picking up three of those grad school app fees from this program they have. If you qualify, they will pay up to three schools app fees that is on a list they provide. Well, all of my grad school potentials are on there, so....Still... that's a lot of money for just applying to grad school. So here's some advice for anyone planning on going to graduate school after college: SAVE YOUR MONEY! You will need it to apply to graduate school alone, let alone other expenses!

Other than that, I am now chilling in Chicago... things are really snowy here. Luckily, I've got books to keep me company. If there is anything that I LOVE about winter breaks, it's having the time to read books of my own choice. Being a science major, class takes up ALL my time, and by the time I finish my work, I don't even feel like looking at another book, and thus, will veg-out in front of the TV or hanging out with friends. But come winter break... bring on the books! Here's my reading list for this winter (don't laugh... i'm REALLY behind on my reading, as you will see with some books):

1. Eragon

2. Hidden Mysteries in Water (a gift from Mom)

3. Guns, Germs, and Steel

4. Eldest...maybe

I am about to finish Eragon probably tonight or tomorrow. Until then, stay warm, and I shall write again soon!!