You're welcome in advance for the lively images!
Katherine
Sunday, October 12, 2014
Wait what?
You know you're a bio major when your going through photos on your phone of annelid dissections and are trying to decide which ones to send to Walgreens to have developed...
Annelid dissection
Tuesday, April 29, 2014
You Know You're A Bio Major When... Part 1
"I can't, I have lab."
As a biology major, almost all of your classes are accompanied by a lab, be it chemistry, biology, physics, anatomy, etc. In addition, the labs typically fall at awkward times of the day, keep you from being able to do things when your friends want to, and last FOREVER.
It's 80 degrees outside with 100% humidity, and you have to wear long pants and close-toed shoes.
The struggle is real in the early fall and spring seasons. It's either extremely hot and humid and you practically suffocate, or it's merely beautiful weather that you have experienced after the long winter and you want to wear capris, shorts, or a skirt.
There is no such thing as a schedule with "No Monday, No Friday" classes.
Only in your wildest dreams could you ever obtain a schedule that doesn't have at least one lecture or lab on a Monday or Friday. Some other majors may have the luxury of a four day weekend, but not biology majors.
Your minor(s) or second major more than likely has no real connection to science or math.
This is your happy place. It is a part of your education/degree where you can escape from the sciences. It is how you can momentarily escape the difficult and GPA squashing science-based courses.
Your planner/to-do list is completely consumed with stuff associated with your major.
Chemistry test, case study, bio lab quiz, calculus exam, study session, etc. It's almost as if your major has taken over your life and all you have time for.
There are dozens of different ways you can use your degree, and you may or may not yet know what you want to do with it.
What do you want to do with your life? A biology degree opens so many doors that it often seems scary--do you want to go to medical school, do you want to be a vet, do you want to study animals, plants??? And with so many options it makes making a decision even more difficult.
As a biology major, almost all of your classes are accompanied by a lab, be it chemistry, biology, physics, anatomy, etc. In addition, the labs typically fall at awkward times of the day, keep you from being able to do things when your friends want to, and last FOREVER.
It's 80 degrees outside with 100% humidity, and you have to wear long pants and close-toed shoes.
The struggle is real in the early fall and spring seasons. It's either extremely hot and humid and you practically suffocate, or it's merely beautiful weather that you have experienced after the long winter and you want to wear capris, shorts, or a skirt.
There is no such thing as a schedule with "No Monday, No Friday" classes.
Only in your wildest dreams could you ever obtain a schedule that doesn't have at least one lecture or lab on a Monday or Friday. Some other majors may have the luxury of a four day weekend, but not biology majors.
Your minor(s) or second major more than likely has no real connection to science or math.
This is your happy place. It is a part of your education/degree where you can escape from the sciences. It is how you can momentarily escape the difficult and GPA squashing science-based courses.
Your planner/to-do list is completely consumed with stuff associated with your major.
Chemistry test, case study, bio lab quiz, calculus exam, study session, etc. It's almost as if your major has taken over your life and all you have time for.
There are dozens of different ways you can use your degree, and you may or may not yet know what you want to do with it.
What do you want to do with your life? A biology degree opens so many doors that it often seems scary--do you want to go to medical school, do you want to be a vet, do you want to study animals, plants??? And with so many options it makes making a decision even more difficult.
Monday, April 14, 2014
Biology Humor for the Day
One of my favorite pastimes is surfing the humor page on Pinterest. There's always something there that is either applicable to my life or can instantly brighten my day.
So then I started thinking, why not look up "biology major humor?" I mean it's 1)applicable to my life and 2)could potentially brighten my day.
Here is the result of this search:
Monday, April 7, 2014
Yes, Naptime is Acceptable
One thing that has changed about my lifestyle since I've come to college is the addition of nap time to my schedule. As a child I dreaded naptime and having to fool the babysitter in to believing that I was truly asleep. Okay, I admit it, sometimes I actually was asleep and enjoyed a peaceful nap.
Over the last few years, I have become a fan Sunday afternoon naps. They're perfect and fit into the day perfectly. Church, then lunch, and finally nap time.
But since coming to college, nap time has quickly and surely become one of my favorite parts of the day, even favorite part of the week. Some days I look forward to getting out of class, heading back to my room and curling up in my bed for a nice cozy nap.
My friends and I have seemed to reach the consensus that nap time is the ultimate go-to stress reliever and they number one way for us to feel better when we're stressed out, along with caffeine and Netflix. (But who says you can't have all three? :))
As a biology major, I always have class, or lab, or study sessions. Some days free time seems impossible to come by. So if and when the time arises to take a nap, YES it IS acceptable to take a nap.
You can never get enough nap time, so when the opportunity arises, TAKE IT!
Saturday, March 29, 2014
You know you're a biology major when...
You find yourself watching documentaries on the human genome while home alone on a saturday night. This is the life.
Wednesday, March 26, 2014
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