MoJingly

I downloaded F.lux because of your post, waddle, and I LOVE it! Does anybody know if there are programs similar to this one that reduce eyestrain while reading papers online? Or any programs that do this in general?

FOR SURE! CALL!

I've weighed the pros and cons and have to sleep on it another night... but I am leaning toward removing the "sent from my phone" signature after this discussion... hmmm....

So true! We'll see more action here in a few months... I'm sticking around.

Oh, the med school path. Good luck. I went down it. It's tough. I'd start out with a lot of reading. A good place to start might be the Student Doctor Network. It's a forum (like this one) that focuses on medical school. People there can be intimidating, though. Get some books out of the library about what to expect in medical school. Make sure it's what you want before you actually go for it. It's a LOT of hard work, but very fulfilling if you commit yourself and feel called to medicine. The best way to start out would be to talk to a premed adviser at your university. In general, though, the science courses that you need as prerequisites for med school are biology, physics, general chemistry, and organic chemistry (all one year with labs). Some require calculus too. You can work the fact that you were a sociology major to your advantage for sure. Med schools value diversity, and now you have a way to stand out from "biology" majors. You have to sell yourself! In your application, make sure you highlight WHY being a sociology major will benefit you (different way of thinking, etc). Never rely on the med school to pick valuable things out of your application. POINT them out. Med school admission is more competitive than (most) grad school admissions, so stay positive and strong! Go for it :-)

I never considered that... good thought. I don't want people to think I'm neurotic (or at least, I want to delay them finding out the truth).

What do you think about email signatures? You know, where you have your email account add contact info at the end of every email: MoJingly Happy Graduate Program University of Awesome email: Mojingly@awesomeuni.edu phone: xxxxxxxxx fax: xxxxxxxx name of first born: Thor heritage: Antarctican graduate of: University of Less Awesome, but awesome nonetheless This is certainly an exaggeration but I feel like some people put way to much at the end of their emails. I HATE HATE HATE inspirational quotes at the end of them: If at first you don't succeed, you probably stink at it. And they are almost always a different color and very annoying. I feel like contact info is legitimate, especially in professional situations. But NO quotes for the love of all that is holy. PLEASE. Actually, the real point to this was to ask you guys what you think of signatures at the end of emails sent from mobile devices. "Sent from my IPhone" for example. What do you think? Take them out? Leave them in? It could be nice to give reasons for potential typos or short emails, but I also think that you should be able to email well from a mobile device if you are doing it at all. Teach me, oh wise GradCafe...

That's how we all feel! And chances are, after you do your taxes, you will end up getting money back. (Unless they figure out they didn't tax you enough, in which case you will have to PAY even more -- unlikely for you I bet). When the time comes, try TurboTax online. This was the first year I did all my own taxes and I had some confusing stuff to deal with (stocks, inheritance, loans...). It made the process SO much simpler and at around $50, it's money well spent.

I guess that's true! Everybody has to deal with it. It just... hurts... my brain.

I was just reading this thread because I find government paperwork so confusing. I just filled out all of the paperwork to get paid with my fellowship, and even though I'm an American citizen and I've filled these same forms out with every new job, I turn into a babbling idiot once I get them in my hands. I maintain that they are confusing for a REASON. America loves to tax. If you know what you are doing and fill stuff out correctly, then they have to tax you less. (Or give you a big refund back in April). So what's the solution? Make it confusing so people just give up! (OK, so maybe that was a bit dramatic, but I think there is some truth to it). Anyhow, the point to this is not to get too frustrated because even Americans are confused by America's paperwork. :-) You'll be fine.

I LOVE the looks of Keens (especially on guys... )

My skin in crawling.

Oiy.. I need to correct this. EAST. Stay EAST of the Genesee River.

This is true. It's really the percentile that matters, not the raw score...

Careful, though. I know that (at least where I live) it's nearly impossible to get paid to be an EMT because so many people volunteer. I'd be sure to check into it before heading that route.

I completely agree. I grew up around guns as well. I took lessons, I understand them, and I know how to use them. A gun is a tool. Mistakes always happen, but in the hands of somebody who knows how to use them, a gun is not the time-bomb that some seem to think it is. The gun argument is always tricky, because unless you have been in that shooting-culture for a long time, they are intimidating. And it's understandable! Just as an aside comment, I recently bought a house. I am not stupid, and know that a 23 yr-old girl alone in a small house can be a sitting target. I have a 20-gauge shotgun in my bedroom closet and I sleep much MUCH better knowing that it is there if I need it. The sound of a racking shot gun is the universal signal for "get out of my home and don't try to hurt me."

I'm starting grad school in a few days, but my current job offers really nice discounts at Verizon Wireless. Last week I got a blackberry, and it's been REALLY convenient. Yes, it's expensive, but for me, it's worth it. (and fun...)

I just set up my gmail account to get my school email yesterday! It makes life easier. This being said, and I know it's been mentioned, some IT centers don't like that method because they don't think gmail is secure enough (they ESPECIALLY) don't like the idea of forwarding your email to your gmail account. So you might want to double check to make sure you aren't stepping on toes.

Ditto...

Nice! I actually expected this to be spam (based on the thread title), but it looks very helpful! I'm sure many will be appreciative of your site.

Haha, the numbers are so much lower than during app season!