Category: Jobs
What I’m taking my last semester
Already we’re into February, and the first week of classes has breezed by. I’m taking three classes this semester: Biochemistry, Developmental Biology, and Game Theory. Plus, I have my senior thesis project at my Brigham and Woman’s Hospital lab still ongoing. Each day ticks closer to the April 27th thesis deadline, and already this week I have had two long…
Spring 2018
I am officially back and so is the snow! I am ready to take on the second semester of my second year. There seems to be a lot going on at the same time as I try to readjust, classes, deciding to study abroad, and summer internships. I am also starting to realize that I am about to hit the…
Vasilopita. The Good Luck Cake.
Second semester senior year is realizing that you have an 8:30am biochemistry class Monday morning… approximately 12 hours before the first day of class begins. Yes, this was an actual thing that happened. Let me explain. You would think that, as a second semester senior, I would be coming back from a month long Wintersession break refreshed and put together.…
How I got my lab position
My thesis occupies a substantial portion of my life, and it tends to come up in conversation, particularly when people ask me to hang out. “Can you meet to go over the chem results on Wednesday?” “No, I can’t sorry. I have my thesis.” “What about Thursday.” “Maybe at 8pm? Sorry, I have my thesis. I have to go into…
Let’s Talk While I Wait For My Train
I’m currently sitting at the Yawkey train station, watching the entire city of Boston go by. For some reason, even though it’s 5:30 pm, the traffic into the city is heavier than the traffic going out. The last few stragglers are wandering into the Red Sox game. Fenway park is right across the street, and I had to dodge the…