PRACTICE

I took a practice MCAT today. It really sucked. I hate practice MCATs. They feel unnecessarily stressful. But fortunately, that's why it is practice. It isn't the real thing. It exposes my weaknesses. I should never be afraid to analyze my weaknesses. I need to always improve my weaknesses.

I will apply this to my life by looking to improve my life in everything. I won't be afraid to ask for things I can improve on.

Coming to a Close

The semester is ending soon. It's been okay, but I'm glad it's over. It's been very busy. I have decided to push my MCAT back a little. It's too stressful to finish doing that and survive school. I have registered for classes. Last time, baby. Whatever I do, I will do it well. I want to have a happy and successful life. To do that, I need to work hard and utilize the Gospel. The warm weather makes me happy.
I'm going to apply this by being kind and trying to serve people. One of my good friends does this in India. Here's her blog. thelifeyouwhishedyouhad.blogspot.in/

Mustache Difficulties

    I have decided to grow out my mustache. This is proving to be a trial by fire. I want to have a mustache until the end of finals to inspire me to the finish. I am not the greatest at growing mustaches. Also, because I have to shave my beard to be in line with the honor code, my mustache is all by itself, and looks awkward usually. It has problems growing below my septum. I'm going to keep on keeping on however.
   I will try and read mustache self help books to learn tricks to improve it. Maybe it gets better with age. I hope so, because I am not half bad at growing a beard; a mustache to go along with it would be nice.

Priorities

I learned this week that you gotta make priorities to succeed in life. I had to put off MCAT studying to study for physiology this week because I had an exam and I am not doing too great in the class. It kind of payed off; I did okay on the exam, but my MCAT studying went way down which was not good. I realized that getting one bad grade is nothing in comparison to getting a bad MCAT. I need to focus almost all my powers on the MCAT so I can succeed in getting in to medical school.
I will apply this by weighing my decisions more carefully. I will try and make room for everything; that's not always possible so I'll choose what's best.

MCAT Preparation

This week, like every week of this semester, I met with my MCAT tutor. He was not pleased with my preparation for meeting him that week. I was supposed to have studied a number of Ochem reactions and methods. I had, but not sufficiently. I need to be able to explain things that I am trying to learn if I truly know them. I think it was John Taylor who said it takes a great teacher to take the mysteries of the universe and make them so a child understands them.

I will apply this by studying harder and learning the material I need to learn better.

Gum Grafts

      I had gum surgery this week. It sucked, but not as much as I thought it would. I learned that the numbing gel used on patients prior to injecting the anesthetic is not prescription. I can buy it at the pharmacy. My periodontist told me of a prank that was played on a doctor at their practice. The numbing gel was put in his straw, and he drank it and became numb.
      I will apply this knowledge by buying my own numbing gel and using it on my roommates. My periodontist also told me about the time she did the ole' honey on the toilet seat prank. I will also do this.

Grammar

I learned some grammar this week. I didn't really remember a lot from the MCOM book and whatnot, probably because I didn't have a whole lot of time to review it. But I had to from the test. What I really didn't know before cramming for the test is the correct use of hypens, dashes, and numbers. The book was the first real grammar pick-me-up review material I have used in college (see what I did there).
I'm going to attempt to use really good grammar in all written documents I make. I need to to obtain jobs and sound intelligent. I actually really like grammar, so it shouldn't be a problem.