Emerging from your three-hour study session, you recall doing only three things: (i) writing your name on top of a blank paper that is currently your essay; (ii) eating; (iii) re-watching season 5 of Game of Thrones while repeating to…
This is not the CAT that Meows
This August, I'll be rewriting the MCAT - a necessary component for applying to many medical schools. It’s the only time that the word “cat” could make me feel any kind of negative emotion. Hopefully I’ll do better this second…
Making the Switch
Do you folks ever have revelations while cramming for a final? I don't mean revelations like "I'm going to turn on an episode of Gilmore Girls now because I know I'm going to fail tomorrow." No, no, no - that's…
Finding Headspace in the Midst of Exams
If you had told me in September that 8 months from now I would be an avid supporter of meditation - I would have told you that you were crazy! I grew up my whole life with a mother who…
The Finals Week Guide to Productive TV-Watching
Ondiek’s amazing post last week about how our lives start to resemble sit-coms really resonated with me, because as I’ve mentioned in past posts, I am a TV enthusiast. My problem though, is that the binge watching tends to take…
Educational Procrastination: learning through song part 2
Every now and then, when you've been in the library for what feels like an eternity, you just need to take a break and do something entertaining. If you're like me however a quick entertainment break often leads to several…
Legacy
We made it! April has finally arrived! I just survived three essays and four exams all in the last two weeks and I don’t even want to know what percentage of my final grade all those tests and assignments were…
All Night Long (Not the Lionel Richie Song)
I don't know if this has occurred to anyone yet, but today is the last day of March! AHHH! The break is so close -- I can taste it! I can't believe this is my last post! Logically then, I've decided to write…
Planning to Procrastinate
I have never felt so emotionally attached to an e-card as the one you see below. Not only do I feel like this victorian lady is my spirit animal, but I also feel as if I may have actually written…
Write Away
I’ve been writing non-stop all week so I’m typing this blog with sore fingers. I don’t think I’ve ever had so much work to do in such a short amount of time! What’s the biggest assignment you’ve ever had to…