Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Busy Schedule

So far it has been quite the semester, and I've only had three days of classes. I figured 19 hours of work a week is good enough. I have a chance to get three more, but I'm already busy with other things that it wouldn't make sense. Plus, I don't want to wake up early EVERY morning.
I love my classes. Physics and Chem will be difficult, but I know I can make it work. I know my Kinesiology (study of movement) and Food and Nutrition classes will be interesting. I do enjoy my professors. I have the same chem professor from the summer so I know what I'm in for. My physics professor is this old, Asian man, but he is absolutely hysterical. Food and Nutrition seems like she's a good teacher. It's too soon to tell, but it's a perk to have been in class only 20 minutes the first day. Kinesiology is a completely different story. He's very monotone, so I have to make sure not to fall asleep in his class. However, since he is in the Kinesiology Department (where my intended major is), I realized that it's going to be important to be close to the professors in this department. Staying on their good sides will help me be able to get recommendation letters for grad school. I know I'll need them, and many look at letters from professors and actual physical therapists. In the summer I plan on taking practicums (volunteering somewhere for school credit). If I got the information correctly, one credit equals 40 hours of volunteering. That is so easy for me, especially if I don't go anywhere for the summer and I can start in May. With the rehab center, I earned 73 hours, and I was volunteering about 5 hours a day. With it, I want to try different places, so I get a mix of different things. I actually found a pediatric one near my home. I'm excited to try there. I think it will be nice to work with kids, but I know I have to look at different places. I think I'll do one clinic per hour, and do the Fitness and Conditioning one in the spring semester and continue later on.
Back to this semester, I got into the leadership program and I have my first meeting with it soon so I better wrap this up. I am staying with Rho Tau, and I plan on joining something else. Hopefully I'll find something good. Now I must depart and get ready to go.

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