Pardon my slacking on the blogging y'all.  It has been by no means because my life has been uneventful or that I've been a couch potato.  It's just really been quite hectic around here in Carolina.  With the semester winding down (trust me, that I can't even fathom how quickly this school year has gone!), I've just been swamped with my daily to-do lists.

So, in thinking of what's relevant to all of you prospective students and what I can possibly write about, I got to thinking...Besides "You're not going to graduate" there is perhaps only one other five-word sentence combination that most students would not like to hear from their guidance counsilor, and that is: "You have to take Chemistry."

What is it with Chemistry that threatens most of us and just scares us all to death?  I know that I was freaked out about taking Chemistry because both of my two older sisters used to tell me horrifying stories about their experiences with the class--concepts to boggle your mind, equations that don't make sense, and a mean-spirited teacher who enjoyed failing students.  Going into my first Chemistry class, I was just praying that I would have a really nice teacher.  The subject may be difficult, but I knew that if I had a supporting teacher that I would make it out fine of the course.  Fortunately, good ol' Mr. Vanzura from sophomore year of '03-'04 was my most favorite teacher of my high school years.  He was a great teacher, and I had a blast in my Chemistry class.  For example, we celebrated Mole Day on October 23 of that year to enjoy National Mole Day in honor of the Avogadro's number, 6.022 x 10^23.  He brought in some chips and guacaMOLE and his wife baked the class some MOLE-asses cookies!

Well, looking back on it and where I am right now, I can tell you that definitely is hope for all of you students who are probably just like I was before: a freaked-out-student-because-of-Chemistry!  I proudly now have 2 semesters of General Chemistry and a semester of Organic Chemistry with flying colors of a big great A.  I am currently in the second semester of Orgo, and I remain hopeful to have that final A, so long as I don't bomb the final.  Lastly, as y'all may remember from previous entries, I have been working as a Supplemental Instructor in the Success Center for the General Chemistry courses of CHEM 111 and 112.  There truly is hope for y'all if I can do all of this!

For all of you Pharmacy, Nursing, Scientists, and Pre-Med hopefuls, I suggest  you get right on that Chemistry class.  Best to get exposed now before getting into it in college.  If it weren't for good ol' Mr. Vanzura giving me such a great experience with Chemistry, I probably would have still been freakin' when I started Chem here at Carolina....so long 4.0!  Hehehe!

And well, speaking of Chemistry, I have an Organic Chemistry Lab exam tomorrow.  I will once again have to bid  y'all adieu!  Here's to hoping for another blog entry soon!

Catch y'all later on the flipside, Gamecocks!