Failure is the secret to success

I've work pretty hard to get to the point where I am at. It's been a bumpy, bumpy road. I just found out a little over a week ago that I did not get into the behavioral neuroscience program. I've been working the past year to get in...but I have also learned more about school, science, and what I want to do...so in the end...it's not all that bad. I'm now a psychology major. Which means less work and more time for me to have a more relaxed life and be able to spend more time with my honey and taking care of me. Which will be nice. I will also have more time for research which I'm really excited to start. Dr. Rose whose lab I'm in just got published in Neuron so that is pretty exciting. I read the article and I got to say the genetics and molecular stuff is mostly over my head, but I got to see the microscopy and read about cultures and it just got me thinking about all the cool stuff I'm going to get to learn. Our 1st lab meeting is next monday. I talked to Dr. Rose to and she said that really good things were said about me at the program decision meeting. K.J. said I was taking his class and blowing everyone out of the water...so that makes me feel good. It is just my downfall when it comes to math. I got a D in pre-calculus and to get into the program now I need a C-. I'm not going to take it over or reapply though because I also found out I wouldn't have been able to complete the program before the end of next year and therefore would not have the financial aid to pay for it. I have also been becoming more and more drawn to social neuroscience. Which is an even newer field within the relatively new field of neuroscience. It's basically they study of how the brain relates to our social interactions and the self. So I get to look at things like personality, bonding, emotion, violence, ect. I think it's pretty cool and the grad. schools I have found offering this field of study you only need a degree in psychology so it doesn't much matter. Also I will now be able to take more psychology classes. So it's all good. Still been busy though. I think this is the hardest quarter I have ever taken in school. I've been really busy and there is a lot of work in all of my classes, except Oragnic chemistry....which is well organic chemistry. Which I have not been doing so hot in because It's where the been slacking so I can pull off everything else. So I'm glad to say there is only a month left....but I still have a ton to do.