School? How much left?

Is anyone nearing the end of their school year (if they are in school)?
Just wondering. I have one more final exam on Wednesday and then I am finished for the summer

I got put on Academic Probation. Basically they send me hoem for 3 weeks with a lot of packets to do and i have to have them done before the 3 weeks is up...i finished in the firts 2 days sooo ya. School doesnt officially end for me til June 4th. So i technically got another 6 weeks i think.

What did you get put on probation for?
I' m done on wednesday (as mentioned) then start work in like the 2nd week in May.

Its funny..I' m constantly causing trouble of all sorts, but the one thing that gets me put on AP is poor attendence. At least I still get to graduate on time.

What day yer school year start? Does yer whole school pretty much finish on that day?

I finish up HS in roughly 4 weeks. I start college next August, beginning the next phase of my education.[:' (]

You got put on AP for not attending class? Doesn' t that not really make sense?
You don' t come to class so stay home for a couple weeks!

School started first week of september.
I' m in university already, will be going into my 5th year next september

I have about 13 days left. I' ll have probably 1 or 2 exams and will be exempt from the rest for good grades. After that I graduate high school and have a couple months of vacation. Then it' s off to the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale for college.

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I was thinking about heading to A.I. in Cali. Ahg I' m way to unorganized I better get my act together fast.

I have my last exam in 6 hours.
It' s 3:00 am here right now.
Still have an hour or two of studying to go but then I will be all finished for the year in about 8 - 9 hours

Nice, your all pretty lucky. I finish June 8 Thats like 30 some days left for me.

I won' t be done for another five years. I started grad school in september, so we have no end until we graduate. No final exams though, that is pleasant, but no summer vacation, that is not so fun

I' m considering going to grad school
What are you studying?

I am studying cell biology. I am looking at models of metal associated neurodegeneration. I love grad school, it is so much more fun than undergrad study. What were you considering studying?

Not really sure
Im doing research on the effects cannabinoids on pain now
Some kind of area in neuroscience

Neuroscience is fascinating. We are working on a Drosophila model right now, i am learning how inadequate my knowledge of a fly brain really is . I love research and I love grad school, but it isn' t for everyone. If there is an opportunity for you to get a summer research job, or do an honours project go for it. As well, make sure you really are interested in the topic you choose, otherwise it can be a pain in the ass (or so i have heard, I am lucky and things are going amazingly well for me *kncok wood*)

...Wow I couldnt understand a damn thing you 2 were talking about ... I was breaking down the words til I got to " Drosophila" . ....wow

I did a genetics project with Drosophila for one of my classes two years ago.
I just finished my honours thesis this year and have been working in a behavioural neuroscience lab for the past 2 and a half years.
Problem is I think I am getting tired of it and might want to do something different.
Not sure if I' m cut out/feel like going to grad school

LOL Sorry MassX, us scientists get into our mumbo jumbo and there is no stopping us!

RavenShadow, research isn' t for everyone, and if you are getting bored of your area, I advise you to look around a bit more. Research is fun and enjoyable, and it really depends on who you are working with. My department is awesome, my supervisor is amazing and my lab mates are wonderful. The rest of the grad students in the department also provide such a great atmoshpere, that Ic an' t imagine how someone couldn' t enjoy it.

My advice, look around, find something that interests you - for me it was the synchrotron - talk to the people spearheading the project. Get to know them, and if you are interested, talk to the people in the lab. Their grad students, technicians, get a feel for what kind of people they are and what the PI is like. Remember, you ahve to sepnd the next 2-7 years of your life with this project and these people, it isn' t so easy to get out once you are in.

I see you are out in the Maritimes, I hail from Saskatchewan myself, are you planning on staying out east, or are you willing to relocate?

Yea my supervisor is kind of a cranky guy so I go into the lab not really knowing what to expect in terms of his mood.
Not the greatest atmosphere.

Haven' t decided yet. I have been looking at schools out west but haven' t done much more than just check out websites

Geez, I can hardly understand tenth grade biology!

I never took biology in high school but ended up taking 6 biology classes when I got to university
I was going over my list of courses today and I have credit in tons of different departments

That is always the case. I have more Microbiology credits than Cell Bio (my major). One of my friends did a double honours degree in Biology and Philosophy. Another grad studet has enough credits to do the same, but he never applied to graduate with the philosophy degree. Man, I miss undergrad.

See I' m a little hesitant about going to grad school because I like my free time.
Plus this year I got a " light grad school experience" (grad school light according to my supervisor) with doing my honours thesis and I got sick from it.
You know the whole stress having an effect on the immune system. I redeveloped asthma.

WOW! You sound exactly like me. I was so sick from stress earlier this year (Feb-march), I have several autoimmune diseases, and they were hyper active, but it has gotten much better, it is part of the package, learning to deal with the stress and altered work load. Like, I am IN the lab from 8:30-3:00 at the latest on most days, but then there are the longer days and weekends on occasion, I am learning to balance, and making freinds in the department has helped - you have people to bitch to who know what' s going on.

But, the course load is a lot less. We just had an honours student finish up in our lab - she is starting grad school with us in May - and I watched her struggle. Because in an honours project you ahve a full course load plus yuor lab work and your project write up. In grad school, you have very few classes (i had one this semster, one this summer and I will have one in the fall), and the actual course load is a lot different.

Wow, long response. So yeah, think about it. It isn' t for everyone. I didn' t do an honours project but I did summer research, and I love it for the most part. So yeah, hope I have given you somehting to think about.

Yea I know about the smaller class load.
Still not sure though. I' m going to APICS (undergraduate psychology conference) next week in Fredericton, NB to present my honours thesis research.
There are workshops and stuff like there so I hope to pick up some helpful info.

good luck and have fun!