Ah, revisions....revisions....

So...maybe...we have to do this a little differently. I talked over my schedule change with my friend and she pointed out (which I didn't know) that the lab I'll be taking has 15 page lab reports each week.

Um. That's a lot.

How do I balance that with 3 journalism classes? And Mammalian? Yeah.

So now I'm thinking maybe push the journalism classes over into the spring.
But I have no more money for the spring. I've been in college too darn long. The only loans I have left to take out are unsubsidized, which means that they accrue interest while I'm still in school. The ones I have so far, the government covers the interest until I'm no longer enrolled.

I COULD go back to paying out of pocket, which is what my dad was doing for a long time before, but I hate to put that pressure back on him. Gosh. I don't know what to do.

No. I DO know what to do. I'll figure this out, so help me God.

Okay. Say the journalism classes are offered in the spring. I take my two bio classes this fall, focus on them, ace them, have time to volunteer in the hospital and maybe shadow in a lab. I write for the school newspaper.

Then there's the winter break. What then? Need money. Hm. *sigh* Maybe I can get a winter internship? That pays? I also need to take the GRE. And apply to grad schools, because their deadlines are January 15th.

Which means that I'd better get to know my professors real well....recommendation letters. Jeesh. The programs I want to apply to are ones that I want to have the journalism classes for. This is confusing. Okay. Trying to picture it all out in my head. . . .Oh gosh. I just remembered I have a physics lab report due friday. And I think I have to pack tonight because I heard my friend say she was leaving right after class tomorrow. JESUS WHO INVENTED MONEY??? IT'S SO INCONVENIENT WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE ENOUGH!!!!!! I need another train ticket.

*major sigh*

Back to planning. Suppose I now graduate in May '13. I'd need to start grad school asap so that I could defer my loans. And still work at the same time. I'm looking at out of state schools, which means out of state tuition. And perhaps room/board. Unless I could rent somewhere for cheaper. But then there's food/transportation to consider.

I can't wait for the journalism classes to be done with before applying to grad school. That definitely won't work. I need....to......just state in my applications that by the time I graduate I will have...thing...um. Those classes under my belt. But they require writing samples in the applications. Which have to be published. That's why I need to write for the statesman. And look into perhaps writing for a magazine or newspaper. In that case I don't need money....I just need published work.

Ah. I should just go to sleep and plan this out more later. But I'm not tired. I'm hungry.

Buggar.