2010
Applications, Applications, Applications
Dec. 3, 2010—For the past two weeks, I’ve been doing applications for law schools and economics schools. My dream is to be able to do both and end up as a professor, whose specialty is economics and law; with these degrees, I’d also be a very powerful public policy consultant. I just finished my batch of law...
Here We Go Again
Dec. 2, 2010—The end of the year stress has officially hit. You’d think by my fifth semester here I would be used to it by now. But no, it gets me every time. Looking ahead the next couple of weeks is very overwhelming. Final papers, presentations, exams, oh my. Good news though: I don’t have to do...
The Melonator 2 Concert – Verdict: Success!
Dec. 2, 2010—Last night marked the Melodores‘ Winter Concert -The Melonator 2: Judgment Day. Why the movie theme? Well, we like to catch people’s attention with flashy flyers AND it is our second year at the whole acappella thing so we figured we should pick a movie that implied that it was a sequel to an otherwise...
The Final Stretch
Dec. 2, 2010—I can’t believe that I have been at Vanderbilt for almost three months! Since my arrival on August 19, I have built a house with Habitat for Humanity, gone to some football and basketball games (GO DORES!), taken some tests, and even completed VUCEPT, or first-year orientation.
Mega Stress Fest? Heck Yes!
Dec. 1, 2010—A quick check-in… So the first semester has turned the corner and is imminently approaching its end. That means we are on the brink of… exam time. Man, I could really use a massage this Friday. I feel like it’ll loosen me up and relax me before embarking on the last week of school that...
A Non-Traditional Thanksgiving
Nov. 30, 2010—Early November, my Thanksgiving Break plans looked something like this: Spend time with family Catch up with old friends Start applying for summer internships Get lots of sleep Enjoy the timeless Thanksgiving dinner Hide inside from the cold Drive about 12 hours to Dublin, Ohio and back My actual Thanksgiving Break went a little more...
I Won a Drawing…Finally!
Nov. 21, 2010—Here’s another example of the cool giveaways that Vanderbilt does from time to time. The other day I received an email from the Vanderbilt ITS department alerting us of the new opportunity to switch our email client from Gmail to Outlook Live for more storage etc. All we had to do was switch our email...
