It's about time for me to go back to school, and I'm excited, but dreading it OH so much. This year I don't get my bookstore scholarship, which I really could have used! It doesn't really make sense to me to give 1000$ to freshman students, when they are just getting used to things and not really taking classes (well at least not me), but yet, they gave the money to them for books and other stuff. I blew mine on clothes because I only have to buy like 3 books... well now I could really use that $500 a semester! I think it would make more sense to give it to the returning students, who know where they are going in life and actually taking classes towards that goal! But I guess I think that because the thought of purchasing all these books just kills me. I have spending money and so this is just super crazy.
All in all I guess I don't have much room to complain... everyone else has to buy books too, but here's the one thing that erks me. Students get SCREWED! it costs what.. maybe 50 bucks to make a textbook... but they sell for like 100-200 bucks. Where does that seem reasonable? On top of tuition that's ridiculous why not break their banks and cause them more stress.
Now that I've ranted about that... I can calm down. School is going to be intense for me this year! I'm taking 5 classes, a total of 18 credit hours. I go from 7:30 am to 1:30 pm every day but Tuesday and Thursday. Tuesday I have an organic chemistry lab from 1:30 until 4:30 and on Thursdays I have no class. I look forward to that day already!
I'm so excited about my roommates! I am really sad that Laura isn't one of them, because we would have had the best year ever, but she only lives a block or two down the road... so there will still be plenty of sleepovers and girl's nights. But... Shreya, Kelly, Anisa, and I are going to have a blast! I already know they have my back, and I am glad I'm going to be with them. We're all serious about our educations.. and all really far from home! Plus, with them being from all over we have great potential to go somewhere GREAT for spring break.... Vegas.. Cali.. that's what I'm talking about! :)
Wish me luck for the new year, because I'm going to need it... a whole lot! But, this year I'm going to focus, but learn to balance time for myself too. I think exercise is just the perfect escape from the books. Talk to me in about a month and I will likely tell you that I have no time for exercise, but I can tell myself right now that it's going to happen!
