Hello again my friend hello

Not much in the way of anything new and exciting to report. Although the semester is over, and I most assuredly will recieve a 4.0, I still manage to find the time to stress out about learning! Whats new to me is learning how best to study for the MCAT. I feel stressed as I go through the material myself. I know, or atleast think, I am doing the best I can... and that I will get a good score based on my effort... but its weird, because the test encompasses so much information... and in one sit down study session, you can only really review a small portion of that information.

The test is broken into 3 sections including verbal reasoning, physics, chemistry, organic chemistry and biology. I have study material for each subject... basically 5 different subjects, each with 10 sections. Each section can be gotten through once by reading and writing the info into notecards within 3 hours. So that is 50 sections at about 150 hours! My plan so far has been to hit the bio hard, and generally review the easy stuff (everything else) by reading the sections and doing the quizes and tests.

What is odd, and interesting, is feeling stressed after a day of studying. It's not like normal stress, cause in school, you know you have this test tomorrow and it just covers this amount of info.... with this, its not over, you just gotta keep on studying, day in and day out and stay on schedule. It feels good to write about this... I could feel the cortisol levels rising earlier today ;)

Now all is good, I think I will take a bath and relax... I am leaving for Baltimore on Thursayd... I will be gone for a few days... I will probably bring the computer along for the ride.

Much love

Jonathan

Hello again...

Sorry to drop off the face of the planet like that... the last few weeks have been extremely busy! I have finally gotten done with finals for the semester. Now I get to take biochemistry over the summer, be a lab assistant, and study for the August MCAT.

Good times. I have actually already begun studying for the MCAT. Today I went and bought a crap ton of note cards as that seems to be the best way for me to get all the body systems memorized... We shall see how it goes. I have given myself one week to complete the biology review section.

I am going to Baltimore on Thursday to visit my grandparents. Yeup, going home! I love staying at my dad's parents house... very comforting. It's the only place that has NOT changed my entire life. They still live in the same house, and I still sleep on the same couch every time I go... it is such a blessing to have them still here on this earth... I know they are getting old and pretty much are ready to go anytime... but I will miss them :(

Which is why I make the time and just go veg-out at their house for a few days... litterally... I won't leave their house! HAha...

Oh well... not much else to report.

Good to be sober today... one day at a time. I am going to the Bayshore meeting tonight...

Peace

Jonathan