some stuff down, big stuff to go

[jinian]

1. Scholarship application for need/merit dollars from the U. Done and awarded! This still seems very weird to me, but it's a good weird.


2. Test #1 in vector calculus. The best I can say about this is that it's now over. The professor passed the tests out early, so I didn't get to review my flash cards the last time; unfortunately, since I'd just come from lab meeting, I really needed those cards to regear my brain. I forgot two of the formulas I needed. Even partial credit on those questions is doubtful. Ugh. Maybe I should bag this math-minor idea.


3. Scholarship application for research. Done, though I had to wait for PI to finish my recommendation letter at the last minute. I did get it in on time, though, and my essay was pretty good (though I still feel dorky promoting myself so hard).


4. [ETA] Wedding. Apparently the legal wedding between Wim's mom and her guy happened some weeks ago, but I made my appearance at the ceremony and that's over with. Good points: I allowed people to dress me up, which was fun for all of us; I escaped early citing need to study, which was possible because Wim's sister had to get to the airport. Bad points: Still don't like the guy, and I miss being able to go visit without having to deal with crummy social situations.


5. Test #2 in stats. Probability stuff. This should go well provided I can finish two chapters' worth of work by tomorrow noonish when the test is. Not unreasonable considering the lightness of the chapters and my existing knowledge of probability.


6. GRE. I've done some practice testing and gotten acceptable scores. If I don't shoot for perfect, though, I won't get it. Planning one more practice exam this afternoon and a little vocabulary review before the exam tomorrow evening. Also taking ginkgo for enhanced brain-thinky, because I am credulity girl. Unlike the other stuff, this can be retaken if I bomb it (or my pride will not admit of receiving a mediocre score).

My prize for surviving all this will be a video game: Okami. (Link is Flashy with music, but shows niftiness. As usual, Wikipedia is most informative.)