Remember the big project I’ve been waiting to hear back on? Well, that “project” was actually an application for a scholarship to help cover the expenses of studying abroad in China during my junior year. And today… I found out that I got it.
I can’t even begin to describe how ecstatic and relieved I am right now. Life doesn’t get much better than this.
I have spent the last two weeks on the runaround, making appointments with professors, advisers and advising assistants, sending emails back and forth with the aforementioned people, perusing my school’s course catalog countless times and becoming very, very well-acquainted with (color coded) Excel spreadsheets I created.
If anyone can guess what I was trying to sort out, then brownie points for you.
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Guessed it? Good. Cause if the guess was, “Sounds like Manda was trying to figure out and/or declare her major and minor as well as decide if she would be able to pursue an undergraduate certificate in the two years she has left of college,” then that would be the correct guess.
After many incidents where I wound up trying to refrain from having a panic attack and/or tearing out my hair, I think I finally have the components of my undergraduate degree all figured out. Provided that a communications class is offered when I am abroad in Beijing next year and that I will be able to do a Chinese language independent study throughout my senior year, I am set to graduate with a major in communication, a minor in the Chinese Language and an undergraduate certificate in Asian Studies.
I really hate how the crux of this plan revolves around variables I can’t control, but it’s the best option that I’ve got right now, particularly if I want to officially incorporate all of my fields of study into my degree. Worst case scenario, I’ll have to drop the Asian Studies certificate. Although I really, really hope that won’t happen, because then all of the credits I have for China/Asia will just become electives, with the exception of the credits that count for my language minor.
Either way, I’m taking this plan and running with it. I have all of my declaration of major/minor/certificate forms filled out, signed and handed in, so as of now, this is my current plan of action. I’ll report back on my degree when graduation rolls around and let you know if it all worked out!
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Smoking is something that has absolutely never interested me, unlike some other aspects of college life. There are a multitude of reasons why, but in the end, it all amounts to this: it’s just something I choose not to do. It doesn’t matter to me whether others do it, but it’s not something I personally am interested in. Needless to say, the “holiday” that is 4/20 is something I find stupid, but since it’s all part of a counterculture I’m not a part of, I do my best to refrain from judging and go about my own business the way I would any other day.
However, when those who “observe” 4/20 start smoking in the godforsaken early hours of the morning and set off the fire alarm at 8:27a.m., I will totally hardcore judge. I don’t care if they smoke; they can do what they want. But when they are stupid enough to smoke in the dorms and set off the fire alarm and the sprinklers on the floor, then they are dumbasses, regardless of whether or not today is 4/20. When the sprinklers are involved, it’s not even about how the fire alarm disturbed the sleep of so many students anymore. It’s about damaged property that the school won’t cover unless a specific type of insurance has already been purchased prior to the incident.
Also, I just got an email from the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority telling me not to use tap water until further notice because of an unsafe spike in the amount of chlorine in the water. According to the email, “water with excess chlorine may have… taste and odor problems… the chlorine may also cause a reaction in individuals with sensitive skin.” I washed my face and brushed my teeth with tap water this morning, does this mean my face and/or the inside of my mouth is going to react from the chlorine?
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Hi, I'm Manda. I'm a college student studying communications and languages. I like to read, shop, bake, and travel. I have a tendency to listen to my favorite songs on repeat for hours on end. Sometimes I catch myself thinking in a language other than English. Want to learn more?
A full night’s sleep.
Shadow Magic.
Cupcakes.
Being part of a focus group.
Pocky.
Delicious creamy pumpkin pasta with Italian sausage.
Wine.
Once Upon a Time.
Trying to hide the mustard bottle… and failing.
