Final Marks

I received my final marks last Wednesday, but I haven't had the chance to post yet. So I ended up with an A-, an A, and an A+.

I was fairly happy when I found out, but part of me would have been happier with straight A+'s. All in all, not too much to complain about, except for maybe the A-. But an A average is still good.

I hate nightclubs, canucks, and Last exam

So on this Friday night I've come to the realization that I absolutely hate nightclubs. I am quite happy to admit this and I believe this is a positive thing in my life. I am 22 years old though, and it does feel like I'm in the minority. Now that I am serious about med school, I believe I shouldn't be spending my time worrying about "having fun" in clubs. I have had fun in a club very few times in my life, and I am never going again. I have also recently quit drinking so this adds to it as well. Although even if I could still drink, I believe I wouldn't be having fun at clubs. I hope most other premeds are in the same boat as me, as I would hate to get into med school and find out that the form of social life is through nightlife. Also average age in medical school in Canada is pretty high from what I heard (I believe it is anywhere from 24-27), so I doubt many people go to clubs past their mid twenties. If they do, I believe it is pretty strange.

I also had my last exam on Monday, and I should know my marks in 1-2 weeks. I am hoping I did well but I don't want to jynx it. (There's the superstitious athlete in me). I've also registered in my summer courses and they start May 5th. So I have a few weeks to relax. When classes first ended, I was really looking forward to classes, but now that I've been enjoying doing nothing, I am not really looking forward to classes. I am really hoping this changes as time gets closer to classes.

In other news the Stanley Cup playoffs are starting, and my favorite team, the canucks aren't in it. I hope the Canucks do well next year though and I'm glad they got Trevor Linden as president. I'll still be watching the playoffs though because I love NHL hockey, and I'm cheering for the New York Rangers, and also the Pittsburgh Penguins. I think Chris Kreider is amazing and I'm hoping he becomes a real force in the NHL in a few years. I watched the Rangers 2012 run and I thought he did really well.

Last day of class

Last Thursday I had my last class of the semester. I am still waiting to get a few marks back so I don't quite know my final marks. Also, I still have final exams.

As for the jobs, I haven't heard much back yet. I received an email from the head of Drive Basketball about a job but I wasn't able to meet with him during the days he wanted and he still hasn't gotten back to me with different days to meet him.

I'm hoping to know my final marks by the end of April. I have already registered for summer courses and I am looking forward to them quite a bit. I'm hoping to have even higher marks this summer.

My girlfriend really wants me to get a job but I only want a job that I'm passionate about. Not to mention a job could hurt my grades and school is my absolute number 1 priority. I love my girlfriend but I'm really disappointed that she doesn't see my point of view. What's worst is she thinks 80 bucks a week is going to make a huge difference when it hardly affects anything.

I also started volunteering with a UBC Mental Health group called the Kaleidoscope. I am very passionate about this group as I think mental health affects too many students and I'm just happy I can be a part of a solution. For anyone interested in comming to the Kaleidoscope there is free pizza on Tuesdays and free sushi on Wednesdays and Thursdays. The locations are below: (Note these are all on the UBC Vancouver campus.)

Tuesdays 5-6pm in the CSI’s small meeting room
Wednesdays 12-1pm in BUCH D209
Thursdays 12:30-1:30pm also in BUCH D209