Hello, hello. And happy Saturday my friends. Writing to you from the depths of The University of Georgia campus, my new home away from home. The past week has brought a sense of routine to my life here at UGA and I’m straight up lovin’ it. I had my first assignment due last week and saw success as I got a perfect score on my first physics problem set! I must not be too consumed with that though, because the work here doesn’t look like it is going to cease until after May. Ouch.
But as I was telling my Mom on the phone yesterday while driving with Sheida, I feel like I’m completely involved in all of my classes here. Besides physics, there isn’t really one class that I prefer over another. I come out of each class inspired and don’t want to leave. It’s a very nerdy thing to say, yes, but this is why I am here. This is why I am paying for school. I love it.
A quick recap of my classes so far… 1. Intro to Religious thought: the class is centered around how to properly study religion. Coming up is our first written assignment (out of three total) for the year. We have to interview someone about their religion and faith and write a report about our findings. 2. Macroeconomics: A possible minor or double major? (HA I’m a dreamer) This class is centered around a huge 300 student lecture. We are learning the fundamental concepts of economics and how to apply these concepts to specific situations in order to develop an understanding of what choices make someone the most “economically” advantageous. I love it. 3. Introduction to Weather and Climate: We just finished learning about basic coordinate systems and the science of the sun and the Earth’s orbit. Now we are studying basic atmospheric sciences. The atmosphere, different heat forms, clouds, etc. 4. Political Science/American Government: we are studying our first topic (out of three) of the semester, identity. What exactly is an American? We narrowed it down to five basic American values.. religion, constitutionalism, liberty, equality, and work ethic. 5. Advanced Intro Physics I (Mechanics): My only BCMP class (Biology, chemistry, math physics… these classes are the most significant to medical school admission committees). This is my smallest class as it is reserved, although not exclusively for, physics or astronomy majors, 25 (freakishly smart) students. We learned, or rather to the rest of the class, reviewed (although it was a lot of learning for me) vectors and characteristics of vectors. We then introduced position velocity and the first two Newtonian Laws.. which were presented and derived with much, much more theory than my class last semester. It’s so much more in depth, but makes so much more sense!
Phew, that was a lot. Anyways, as you can tell, I’m really loving school and feel like I’m getting in the zone more than ever. All my professors are brilliant. Although I’m only taking one BCMP or “premed” class, I really like the liberal arts classes that I have to take as part of my core that is required for graduation at UGA. Although this is a huge university, you still get that much needed liberal arts education, as well have all the resources you would ever need, in which a huge research university provides for you.
I have my first AED (Alpha Epsilon Delta, which is the premedical society) meeting on Tuesday. A discussion on the limited number of medical school spaces for adequately prepared premedical students is supposed to occur, I’m pretty pumped!
Well, I’ve got to get a workin’ on my new physics problem set. Im here at the MLC with Sheida next to Jittery Joe’s.. we be doing lots of school work this noon.
Catch ya later!
