3rd YEAR of UNI

hey everyone! if you’re just stumbling upon this post and are new here, i’m going into my 3rd year of undergrad in bio for health sci a.k.a pre-med sorta deal! i did this post last year and u guys loved it, i also think its a great ways for us #studyblrs to share more . this is just an update into what courses i’ll be taking this year, life updates, tips i learnt from last year + more!

PICKING COURSES

my courses:

I’m a health sci bio major with a double minor in chem + business! so here is what my full-time year of studies looks like (5 courses per semester)

• physiology of neurons & muscles
• human development
• structural biochem
• metabolism & bioenergetics
• neurosci
• statistics
• lab in cell & molecular bio
• molecular bio
• fundamentals of marketing
• managing projects & business plans

for freshman, your courses are pretty set and you likely won’t have much choice around what you actually want to take, so unless you’re an upper-year, you likely won’t see more interesting course titles like what i have above. not much for an update in this section, i planned most of my courses last year, but the most frustrating thing that happened was 9/10 courses i wanted to take were in my fall semester originally, so i have to do A LOT of rearranging, anywho…..

scheduling:

i’ll link last years post here as i went into pretty deep detail of how i schedule my courses and how you can too!

other tips + updates:

it’s always okay to change your programs!! (ie. major, minor, specialist) don’t let the standard of “a 4-year degree” fool you into thinking you can’t take longer. its always a good idea to look ahead and try to plan, but this age of our lives is when we’re changing the most and really finding who we are and what we want to do with the rest of our lives. it’s definitely not something to rush.

if you have to do summer courses, or retake courses, or take an extra semester, don’t beat yourself up. it happens to 99% of people!

take me for example!! i went into school thinking 100% i wanted to go down the med path, now here i am starting my 3rd year and I’m not so sure. I’m more so looking at doing my masters in physical therapy. you change, life changes, and you find what works BEST for you and the path you want for your life.

ALSO your path doesn’t have to be linear, or the typical; if you want to go to med/law/other post grad school, but your grades or extra curricular didn’t necessarily cut it, that’s okay! maybe you’ll work somewhere for a year or two and go back to school and get in. basically what I’m trying to say is if there is a career path that you love, don’t give up, and don’t think you have to get there the same way as someone else did.

currently, my fall courses are all completely online (minus 1 in-person tutorial) i hope most of you will be in-person, unlike me. but i’ll continue to post both online and in-person study tips as the year progresses.!

LIFE BESIDES SCHOOL

this summer i was lucky enough to work as an online PT, and this will probably continue part time into the school year. besides my other social accounts kinda blowing up, working on Syrse Dawn, I’ve been crazy busy with everything. I’m a little worried about balancing everything come the school szn, but as usual, i always prioritize my school work

we love academic validation haha….no but seriously, i love learning and school, and doing well has always been important to me, so while my work is important, mental health and school come first.

right now some passion projects and summer bucket list things I’ve been working on are finishing a current novel I’m writing (haven’t finished writing one since 2015), reading 1 more book, filling a sketchbook, going for a sunrise swim and honestly just spending as much time with my friends as fam as possible!

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like last year, i’d love to create a chain of studyblrs doing an update like this, sharing their courses for the year, how they organize them, updates + more! so if you get tagged, add to this chain + tag 5 more studyblr accounts!!

i’m tagging: @studyblr@felix-studies@studyingatsunrise@luminous-studiess@starrystvdy@studylustre

if you have any questions for me, my ask box is always open! i answer all the questions in my ask, so don’t be afraid to hit me up there

hope this helps you a little bit and you get to learn a bit about me xx

graciegoestouni:

~Blog introduction~

I’m Gracie! I’m a first generation college student studying integrated social sciences. Currently I am in the process of applying to law school and am working at childcare center and as an academic success coach! I want this blog to be a place for me and other to learn academia success strategies and get study motivation. I have always admired the studyblr community and am excited to join! Here are some of my blog inspos:

@studyingatsunrise@lawandcaffeine@sagittariustudent@juristudy@obliviatestudies

2 May 2021 // rainy day in the library desperately trying not to have a breakdown

26 February 2021 // sunny and bright on campus

17 February 2021 // went on a 2 hour walk

THIS WEEK // played in the snow. saw the neighbor’s cat. went to the library. made bibimpap.

5 December 2020 // excursion to st andrews

29 April 2022 // watched the sunset and sunrise from the library

from before the library was too crowded to find a seat

26 April 2022 // spring is starting to emerge…

6 April 2022 // less than three weeks till my dissertation is due

1 April 2022 // on that dissertation grind

2 March 2022 // attended a lecture in the morning and then studied in starbucks

22 February 2022 // sometimes you need a change of scenery and an iced chai tea latte

stormy scotland in the winter

4 February 2022 // sunsets in the library with friends

31 January 2022 // slow start to my final term at university

14 December 2021 // i’m back home for the holidays but the grind doesn’t stop