Brain Buster.

That was probably one of the hardest tests I've ever had to take.

I'm tired.

I feel happy about it.

Yet I don't.

I don't know how to feel.

Only time will tell.

Thank you for all your prayers and support!

Sharpen Your No. 2 Pencils!

Taking a study break right now.

First, big test tomorrow for mircobiology.

First class I'm truly scared of actually.

Don't want to explain right now because it'll start to sound negative.

Been trying really hard to think positive.

"I can do this."

Going back to the books for a bit before bed.

Not going to overexert the brain... don't know if that's possible for mine lol.

I'll update after the test tomorrow.

Think POSITIVE and PRAY for me, ok?
Thank you!!!

Bad Omen Perhaps??

Today I officially signed my life away.. yup, I signed the contract.

This could be my new home...

For the next 16 months.

I'm very nervous.

Never thought this day would actually come.

Only time will tell.

I will know about a week after March 1.

Just Keep Swimming, Just Keep Swimming...

I should totally be studying right now and I was going to wait til Friday to write about this, but I'm too excited! On Friday the 13th (ha ha) I will get to FINALLY apply for the nursing program!!! Yay!!

I have been waiting about two years for this day to come! Now it's here. I will be applying for the summer 2009 semester. It doesn't seem real yet. But there are no guarantees for anything so I'm not jumping for joy quite yet; I'm just excited I'm finally reaching this road.

1. First off, it depends on how many people apply and the competition. My grades aren't as good as others (especially my NET score) so I may not get in right away. And I'm perfectly fine with that. I expect this actually.


2. But if I were to be accepted right away I still have to pass my classes this semester. I don't want to get too ahead of myself. My microbiology teacher isn't giving me a sense of hope right now because, well.. he's just not a good teacher; but we'll see how his tests are which happens to be coming up in a couple weeks. So if for some reason I don't pass I have to reapply again for fall. I'm actually fine with that. I would also kind of like the summer off so I could work and save some money.

But either way I'm extremely happy! And if I'm meant to get in sooner rather than later I'll get in. If I have to wait, I will. I just know that I could not have done any of this without the support of friends and family and my Heavenly Father. There have been so many, many things He's done for me and given me in helping me come this far.

Thank you!

Team Alpha Super Awesome Cool Dynamite Wolf Squadron

Artie: If there's something you want to do, or someone you really want to be, then the only one standing in your way...

is you.

Rumplestilskin: Me?

Guards: Get him, lads!

Ha ha, it's true. Here's how my day went:

Took the NET today.

That sucked.

My difficulty...

The Reading section: 33 questions, in 30 minutes, and having to read 3 or 4 paragraphs at a time to answer the dumb questions.

My mind doesn't work that way or that quickly apparently.

Ended up guessing... a lot. Ugh.

Oh well.

It's over and I'm surprising happy about it. I will not stand in my own way :)

Don't mind me

I have my first Micro lab quiz tomorrow and I'm not feeling it.

I'm feeling down and it's hard to get up for some reason.

I'm not used to that; it's annoying.

Things are changing in a good way, but for some reason I'm responding in the opposite way.

Keeping busy helps.

I think it's the rain clouds we've been having lately.. so pretty, but yet so... depressing.

"I can't earn if I can't learn!"

So I let you go and I watch you leave and

I hold my breath so you don't hear me scream.

But the words are only in my head...

It's not what I said, it's what I didn't say...

I'm the one who loses in the end.

-Saving Jane

I apologize in advance for the long blog but this is a new day in history, particularly for Nevada. We already know what's happening with the economy and how it's effecting us; including our education system. The Governor of Nevada wants to fix that by cutting the budget for higher education by 50% or more! That's cutting UNLV's budget up to 60% (this was stated at the rally, I don't have a source on the correct percentage, but a cut will hurt education in Nevada no matter what the numbers are).

Instead of sitting back, UNLV held a rally today to protest and I was there; it was great to see so many supporters. I've been a resident of Nevada for 2 and a half years now. Not long, but long enough to care about the education system since I'm a junior and I'm on my way to entering my program and graduating. And I want my degree to matter; if the cuts go through I might as well be attending a junior college or a training school. My four year degree will cost a lot more than it'll be worth!

If the budget goes into effect these are some of the consequences:

• Potential tuition increases
• Fewer classes available
• Increased class sizes
• Additional layoffs of top-notch teachers and staff
• Elimination of entire degree programs
• Reduced student services such as Financial Aid, Advising, Tutoring and Library Access
• Diminished student activities and events, including athletics
• Thousands of Nevada students turned away due to enrollment caps

Nevada's education system is ranked one of the lowest in the country. Would cutting back help improve this? Definitely not. It doesn't make sense and education suffers enough in Nevada. Not only will this have an impact on the students, but it'll also effect jobs, Alumni, future UNLV students, and the future of Nevada itself. We all deserve the right to higher education and the right to quality. We deserve to get what we pay for.

Source: http://www.savenevadastudents.org/

Visit that website to find out more information and to find out ways you can help if you live in the Nevada area. Thank you!