First Full Week of Classes
Ahoy all. My last year at NC State began last Wednesday. The first few days are mostly introductory, but I already have some homework due for the following week. I’m trying to motivate myself to get it done early, so I can have the free time later (but that delayed free time will invariably fill up).
This semester looks to be pretty good. My history course, The Rise of Modern Science, will be great. The professor talks fast and drops in a lot of humor and cultural references. Despite being a history course, he has a background of a scientist so I feel better about where he is coming from. My graduate course in analog electronics at 8am will require lots of coffee and attention. I looked at the first homework and its pretty intense. Oh well. I recognize some folks who took the previous course last semester, so I’ll make some new friends. PE and Golf will be fine, as will Wireless Communications (Ben is with me there).
The apartment is getting nice and settled. We got our cable and internets, and I’ve finally moved in most of my stuff. Some posters and pictures are getting on the wall, and its shaping up nicely. Lacey has a fish tank with coral in it and two adorable chinchillas, which are like soft bunny rabbits. Deanna is a graduate student in soil science who just came from Michigan.
I’ve signed up for the GRE exam on October 14th, and from now until then I’ll be working hard at getting my applications ready for national fellowships and scholarships. I’m planning on applying for the National Science Foundation:Graduate Research Fellowship, the Department of Defense and Dept of Homeland Security scholarships, the Hertz Foundation scholarship, and the Soros fellowship as a reach.
I’ve brought my camera from home so i’ll post some pictures of what’s going on around. Hope all is going well.
