Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Done with A term!

Hello all,

I just wanted to drop in and say best of luck for finals. The past week has been really hectic for me and for everyone else also I am sure. Every classroom I sit in, I notice atleast dozen people coughing and sniffling. This can only confirm that finals are here. We only have one more day to get through people, then we can rest peacefully for 10 days before we have to look at any books or assignments again!

I on the other hand will not be returning in 10 days. My time to go abroad for IQP has finally arrived :o):o):o) So I will be logging on again with a ton of information for you guys next year!

Hope you all enjoy your break and do well in the finals.

See ya!

Monday, October 5, 2009

End of the term is approaching fast

Hey folks,

Sorry I have not updated in the longest time. I know you all have missed my blogs so muchhh. hehe. So lately I have been really caught up in all the end of the term stress that accumulates here at WPI. I'm sure you ALL are well aware of this. The papers, the tests, the all nighters and other stressful things have had a huge impact on my immune system. I am sick, hence the delay in blogging. Sorry guys.

Being sick really stinks =o(. You wanna know why? Well it's mainly because being sick is exhausting. Literally all I want to do is sleep all the time. Sleep and eat and sleep, but ofcourse there just is no room for THAT at this schoool. Nooo wayy. I hate having my life being in shambles. I hate falling behind and then playing the catch up game, which is neverending (wellll i guess it ends once the term ends).

So last week I was going to blog about going to the "How to write a cover letter" workshop. Let mee tell youu there is sooo much more to writing a cover letter than I had imagined. The workshop, run excellently by Maggie, was extremely informative. IF any of you missed the workshop, but wanted to learn how to write a GOOD cover letter, no worries there are a couple of options for you. These are:

1) You can come to the CDC to make an appointment and a counselor can help you out.
2) There are handouts with instructions and sample cover letters on them


I had to write a cover letter once last year for a Biotech company that I was applying to. If you are one of those people who have NEVER written a cover letter then let me tell you... it really is not that easy. It's something you, along with many others, will hate doing but unfortunately it has to be done. My problem was that I didn't even know how to begin. I mean I knew I should start it off by introducing myself but where do I go from there? The one HUGE mistake I made in that cover letter was that I summarized what was already in my resume. That's NOT what a cover letter should be. The employers can see what your resume consists of , and there is ABSOLUTELY NO NEED to sum it up in the cover letter. Instead, you write about things that aren't in your resume, but will help make you a stronger candidate. This can be achieved by doing research about the company you intend on applying to and proving to them how you meet the standards and qualities that company X is looking for in their intern. Anyways, dont worry there will be a whole blog on writing a cover letter later. So keep an eye out for that post, if you're interested.

I'm curious, did anyone go to the practice MCAT or GRE tests that were being held this weekend? I had signed up for the MCAT practice test, but ofcourse did not make it :0(. Oh well, good thing I have taken many of those already so I know what to expect. Those of you who are interested in going to Med school, please make sure you take one of those practice tests. Its a really good way of gauging what you need to not worry about, what area you need sever help in and how it feels to take a 5.5 hour test. If you can't tell... its EXHAUSTING. It's mentally draining if you're not prepared for it. My advice to the people planning on taking the MCAT test is to prepare well, know all the background material, and take as many practice tests as you can. Taking these practice tests will help you build your endurance for the 5.5 hour test day. If you have any questions, concerns or comments regarding this matter leave me a comment OR you can come to the CDC orr even better contact Jill Rulfs. She is the pre-health advisor.

Okay so this post is pretty long. I guess it makes up for all the days I didn't post up anything huh? Anyways, I hope you all are doing much better than me handling the stress and the change of weather. We only have about two more weeks to go so HANG ON!