Finals

Just the sound of that word sends shivers up my spine!

 

For once though, I’m not stressed at all.  I’ve done excellent in  my ASL 101 class and understand the concepts.  Sure, there are some vocab I don’t remember, but there’s still time to learn and memorize them.  I have a study plan and I’m sticking to it! 

 

We’ve already had this test before, in the sense of Units 1 & 2 (not units 3 & 4 that tomorrow’s tests will cover) and unlike some classes these tests are very straightforward, there was no malarky in them.  As straight forward as possible!  I LOVE THAT!  Long gone are those multiple choice exams from my science classes that were full of so many malark-ish (is that even a word?) questions, it wasn’t fair….seriously! 

 

A friend from class keeps texting me in panic that she’s scared, and doesn’t know where to start with studying.  In my opinion that’s just plain malarky.  I asked her if she’s watched the vocab DVD we were given for the chapters on the final, and she replied with NO.  That DVD is like gold for this class.  It shows one by one each sign we need to learn.  For my last two vocab tests I used that GOLD DVD into a game to play with myself to help learn the signs I can’t remember.

 

However, honestly we’ve gone over these signs tons already, been practicing them for weeks.  So it can’t be that much memorizing.  More of a refresher.  I can do that.  I am doing that. 

 

My plan for the next 24 hours….

• Watch the Vocab DVD many times, until the signs I am struggling with become second nature
• Go over and over and over my notecards to quiz myself on the vocab
• Meet up with a couple classmates tomorrow at 3:30pm, to study and review together

No biggie at all!  I have my two vocab tests tomorrow over Units 3 & 4.  There’s no malarky involved in my study plan!  I’m going to ACE this test, and that’s no malarky! 

Bring on Thursday, and that’s no malarky!

Week 9 of Word Up, Yo! a new  word game hosted by Liz from A Belle, A Bean, & A Chicago Dog, KLZ from Taming Insanity and Natalie from Mommy of A Monster!  The word this week was malarky, jump in, link up and play along!!

 

Regrets? Yes? No? Maybe?

Last week after not participating in Word Up, Yo! with Liz, Kristin and Natalie, I was in a serious Hot Mess!  But never fear, I’m back this week to link up, and be named made man DON!!  Watch-out ladies I’m getting all nostalgic on ya’ll this week as I’m oozing with effervescence!

On Tuesday, I talked about my excitement of my new schooling endeavor and saying au revoir to nursing (at least for now!).  Since posting that, my mind keeps circling back to a conversation I had four years ago, with a school advisor.  During that appointment, we were going over my GPA and future goals, blah, blah, blah.  Anyway, she looked at my grades and let me tell you, they were anything but effervescent.  I’ll be 100% honest, I struggled with the science classes I had to take for nursing school.  Maybe, struggled isn’t a strong enough adjective, the science classes were HARD, and didn’t come easy for me, I retook several of them twice, and on a couple of occasions three times…just because I so desperately wanted to get into nursing school. 

That day, the advisor advised me that maybe nursing wasn’t right for me.  Well, NOBODY tells this effervescent girl, she can’t do something!  So maybe, chemistry didn’t come naturally to me but I was going to try my hardest!!  I figured that since I I really enjoyed the labs, the effervescence of blowing up, mixing and making different things excited me, I could study hard enough to make it.  I enjoyed going to lab and following the procedures, however what I didn’t like was the hard tests, complicated formulas and non-stop memorization that was required. 

I continued to want to prove that advisors wrong, and trust me I tried.  I tried and tried and tried.  I applied twice to nursing school, have $20k in student loans trying to get in.  You (& I) can’t say, I didn’t try my hardest, do everything that I could in my power to get into nursing school.  I tried, truly I tried.

Do I regret needing to prove that advisor wrong four years ago?  No, well maybe a little, but had I stopped back then and listened to her, I wouldn’t have grown like I did.  I learned SOOOO much in my many chemistry, anatomy & physiology and biology classes.  Nobody can take that away from me.  I needed to do everything I could to reach a dream.  Not only that, but I I proved to myself, that I am able to try and do anything I want! 

I am soooo proud of myself for the work, time and energy I put into it.  While I’m not giving up a dream, I’m ready to move on and act on a new one.  This effervescent girl, doesn’t give up, never have and never will!!

Week 8 of Word Up, Yo! a new  word game hosted by Liz from A Belle, A Bean, & A Chicago Dog, KLZ from Taming Insanity and Natalie from Mommy of A Monster!  The word this week was Effervescent, jump in, link up and play along!!

 

Dear Nursing Program….

 

Never thought I would admit this, or be okay with NOT getting into nursing school!!  Loving what I’m doing now!!

I’m linking up today with Supah Mommy's Post-It-Note Tuesday!!  Check it out and link-up!!

NEWS FLASH: Cori’s Schooling

Hither here friends….I only want to say this ONCE and never again!  Who am I kidding it won’t be the last time, but I gotta admit I’m tired of sharing the same story over and over!  So here I go (again)…

I have spent the last two years at a very expensive private school, Seattle Pacific University.  I love, love, loved it there!  I chose to go to SPU for hopes of entering their nursing program.  I had the best chance of getting into their nursing school.  I applied twice to their nursing program and couldn’t get in.  Dissappointed?  Yes.  Angry?  Oh Yeah.  Frustrated?  You have no idea!  But, I’m a true believe that things happen for a reason, and there’s some reason why I cannot (at this time) get into nursing school.

After get rejected again, I had to do some serious thinking about what now?!  Was it worth continueing at SPU and be paying nearly $10k a quarter?  As much as I love the school, I really couldn’t justify the cost.  However, I was in a bit of a bind.  I didn’t take a foreign language in high school, and thus couldn’t apply/be accepted into any public university. 

My dream has always been to attend the University of Washington, ever since the 3rd grade.  I finally decided to go after my dream.  I’m now taking American Sign Language at a local community college, and will take the second year next quarter.  I talked to the admission counselor at UW and they said I could go ahead and apply, with the assumption of passing both language clases…and guess what???  I was accepted to the University of Washington Bothell!  I will start there in January!  I’m so excited!

You may be wondering, what will I be getting a degree in….communications & media…I’m going to be able to blog for a living!  Who knew that was even an option!!  I also will be able to do PR work, and other work in that field.  This field has endless oppurtunities and options!  I’m psyched!

I’m not ready to close the chapter of my life on nursing, I’ll continue to apply and try to get in, but at this time I’m moving on….going to work towards something!  I’m tired of just being in limbo land waiting!  So bring it University of Washington!   I’m so excited!!

With all that being said, I’ll return you to your regularly scheduled blog post and wait to see how many people still ask when I’m starting nursing school!

Happy Friday Everybody!

Rolling With the Punches

Today was my first day back to school since Winter quarter last year.  Needless to say it was hard to go back to school this evening.  I was told to go ahad and register for ASL 102, since I'd already taken 101....but within 10 minutes of class, I knew I was in over my head.  Politely got up and left. 

Luckily, I had remembered that an ASL 101 was being taught in the classroom next door, so I popped in.  I have decided to go ahead and take 101 again, and then 102 in the fall.  It sucks with another set-back, but I really don't think I have much of a choice.  I'd rather retake then fail the class.  If everything goes as planned, I hope to be admitted into the University of Washington Bothell in January.

It continues....

Media and Communication Studies (MCS)

After numerous pushes into this direction, I’ve finally decided to apply to the University of Washington-Bothell and get my bachelors degree in Media & Communication Studies.  The program at UW-Bothell looks pretty awesome, here’s the blurb from their website regarding the program…

The Media and Communication Studies (MCS) option in the Interdisciplinary Studies major combines a rich grounding in media and communication theory and history with hands-on opportunities to engage in media practice and production.  The option challenges students to become critical practitioners by developing the intellectual capacities and practical skills needed to communicate through new media formats.

MCS coursework integrates theory and practice through media production workshops, classroom seminars, and community-based projects. The curriculum enables students to hone their skills as media critics and practitioners by drawing connections across diverse social, cultural, and scientific areas of inquiry and professional sectors. 

MCS prepares students for graduate study in Communication, Media Studies, and Cultural Studies, among many others fields, and lays the groundwork for future careers in electronic media broadcasting, non-broadcasting audio and video production, advertisement, public relations, or communication education.  (UW-Bothell Media & Communication Degree)

I’ve had a lot of interest in this degree the last year after numerous people have told me “your really are a great writer, you should be a writer”.  However I really don’t want to be a ‘writer’ per say, I like more of the media and communications aspects, PR, Publicity, Blogs, Online Groups, etc.  I don’t want to be come a journalist (at least not right now), so I was excited to see how much I could do with this degree.

I met with an admissions counselor at UW-Bothell on Monday, and she didn’t think I’d have to hard of a time getting into the school.  I’m one quarter short of a foreign language, so I plan this summer to take it at BCC, and then be ready to start at UW-Bothell in the Media and Communications program in the fall! 

I started working on my application, and just have to write the Personal Statement and collect transcripts from all the schools I’ve been at.  I’m slowly making progress, so here I go …

Me...A Writer??

I've had several people mention to me that maybe I should be a writer.  Apparently (this isn't coming from me, yes I am vain, but even I wouldn't say this!), my writing on this blog is quite good and catchy?  I've had several friends over the years ask me to write things for them (emails, letters,etc) and I've never thought anything of it.  Now, I'm starting to reconsider, I do enjoy writing, but what do I enjoy writing?  Well we all know I love writing about myself, but lets face it, I probably can't get paid to write about myself, so I'll need to figure something else out.  At least now I have something to focus on...I really need to get into the SPU Career Center and get some ideas.  This Communications degree is looking more and more promising!

“When it’s Time to Change, You’ve Gotta Rearrange”…

Do I have the Brady Bunch song stuck in your head now?  It’s definitely stuck in mine!  Okay soo….

I think I may have frightened a few people with my depressing conclusion to my You Guys make Me Smile post.  Well, here’s the letter I sent out to my friends and family to let them know what I have decided to do with the rest of my life.

So I didn't get into the nursing program and am pretty much ready to walk-away.  My fall back plan has always been teaching elementary school, but preferred nursing for the money aspect.  However, I've always known in my heart that teaching is what I really wanted to do.

Thursday I went in and talked to the SPU [Seattle Pacific University, a private-expensive university], advisor and learned some things...

1. To go the 'typical' education route it would be another 2.5 years of school.  Majority of the classes I've already taken won't count towards that degree.  The typical education route is where you get a Bachelors in something like English, Math, etc and then do the teaching certification after (like 5 quarters)
2. I'm close to getting a degree in Communication (wasn't sure what you could do with one at the time but liked the idea of being done), since learned I could do journalism, writing, or even teaching just not the traditional way.  I'd get my BS and then do the certification while working.

After learning that I thought #2 was the better option for me.  So I'm thinking of a communications degree, I do love to talk, write and be with people....who knows maybe I'm destined to be a writer?  I've had a lot of compliments on my blog writing, so who knows!  However, that then began the journey of HOW, WHERE & WHEN?  Plus with my student loans I have to be enrolled in at least 6 credits/ quarter to not have to pay it back.

SPU is very expensive (about $7k/quarter if I go fulltime of 15 credits), and I already have a lot of loans from the last 2 years.  The only reason I really went to SPU was because my chances of getting into the nursing program were greater...guess I proved them wrong - lol!  I asked my advisor "what if i took classes at BCC [Bellevue Community College] to save some money", and then answer I got was "those grades won't transfer to SPU".  So it sounded like the best bet was to take classes at SPU.  However, I still had questions....

• I wasn't sure if I really wanted to go that route, was I sure I wanted to do teaching? 
• Should I make such a big (and expensive decision) all in a few minutes?
• Was it smarter to sign up for a class just so I don't have to pay back my loan right now for several hundred-several thousand dollars, or just pay the $50ish/month of my loan for now and think about what's right to do.

Needless to say, I chose the 3rd option.  I'm not 100% sure I want to do teaching and/or communication and really didn't want to spend the money if I didn't need to.  I plan to work more this quarter plus meet with several people: SPU career center & teaching department and other schools with teaching programs such as UW [University of Washington]. 

I'm excited with my new options, I could potentially start in the spring next year and be done the year after!  I'm just ready to be done and at this point don't really care what it entails!  I just want that diploma!  I also will resubmit my nursing application next year to several schools again, just for one last hoorah, I figure I have nothing to lose!

Thanks so much for all your help, love and support!!  I really appreciate it!

Cori

So there it is, my new plan.  I hope this will be my final change before I graduate, I really just want to done with school.  I sure hope I’m making the right decision, but time will tell!

You Guys Made Me Smile

Yesterday I had a really crappy day, I found out I wasn’t admitted into the nursing program and was very down about it.  I’ve spent the last 24 hours contemplating my options, what do I really want to do?  How will I do it?  etc.  Needless to say I’ve been a little bit depressed!  I woke up in the same mood I went to bed in, very somber, but Jack & Gabbi quickly came to my rescue and made me laugh and smile!  Thanks Guys!

They were very giggly and silly this morning and I had a great time playing with them and taking pictures!  (Nate had a date with mommy this morning, so he was gone and missed out on all the fun!).

These two definitely brightened my day and made me smile!!  As for what I’m going to be doing this quarter….the jury is still out on that….stay tuned…

Ugh....

back to school tomorrow....enough said.

Chem Tutor

For the first time in my life, I am a chemistry tutor!  I'm so proud of myself for being able to teach Alex!  She has been really struggling in chemistry after missing 11 days of school while we were on the cruise, so I have been helping her figure it out!  We started this morning and she quickly picked up what she was doing, boy is she a fast learner!  She actually said "this is kinda fun!".  I have to agree, the chemistry she is doing IS fun!  In about 3 hours she was able to finish (and understand) a packet of work (8 pages).  She has one more packet to go, and we're going to tackle that one tomorrow afternoon!  I'm so proud of myself and Alex!! 

On a sad note...I go back to school on Wednesday.  I'm re-taking a chemistry class (coincidental?) with hopes of pulling up my gpa!  Back to reality now....

OOPS....maybe I was the Moron??

I think I need to go back and appologize to the cashier from yesterday....today I realized I was trying to use an OLD debit card!!  Ugh.....apparently he was right and I had no money in that account, probably because I haven't had that account in a long time since my purse was stolen!!  Turns out I AM THE MORON!  Ooops!!

Oh well, I got gas and finished my test anyway - I also get another debit card coming in the mail so hopefully this won't happen again!

Worlds most MORONIC STUPID Person EVER

Let me start by saying....I'm on Christmas break!!  I finished my final tonight and now am free from school until after the cruise!  Yipppeee!!  But that wasn't the 'highlight' of the day!

So this morning, I get in my dad's car and the gas light is on, great, I have to get gas.  I call my dad to see how long it had been on and he says "you need to get gas".  Great, all I want to do is get to school study for my finale!  I pull over at a gas station, get out to find out the my debit card was declined.  WHAT!  I just got paid yesterday, so I know I have money in there.  I get back in the car and call Bank of America and confirm that YES, I have money in my account.  I decide to talk to a representative, and am told it's a 4-minute wait.  No problem, I have time to wait while I drive to school.

Almost 20 minutes later, at school, after I've gone to the bookstore, I finally get through to someone...so much for the 4-minute wait time!  Anyway, the representative confirms that YES I do have money in my account, and that my card must have been deactivitated.  She asks where I last used my debit card, I tell her at a gas station, she tells me that gas stations are notorious for not reading cards right.  She told me to try my debit card somewhere else, if it didn't work to have them just key it in manually and she also ordered me a new card just in case.  After talking the representative, I go to the library and begin to study.

About 4:45pm, I am done studying and have 45-minutes until my final.  I decided to move my car closer to my class and figure it was a good time to get gas again.  I run to the gas station at the top of the hill, of course my card again is declined.  So inside I go.  I tell the cashier that he needed to key in my number because my card had been demagnatized. 

I'm now fuming, and near tears and go back to my car.  It's now 5:05, and I realize if I don't go to the bank now, I'l be in big trouble because BoA will surely be closed by the time I am out of class.  Luckily, there is a BoA a few blocks away, so off I go.  I get cash (see I DID have money in my account!) and now have 15-minutes until my final.  Most people would decide to just go to class and get gas after, not me, I'm still fuming so I head back to confront the cashier at the gas station and prove him wrong!

He tells me "okay" does something and then tells me "Your card has been declined". 

Me:"I know, that's why you need to type in my card number, this happened to me earlier and I was told to just have it typed in.

Cashier: "No your card has been declined, you have no money in your account"

The Man Behind Me: "The strip on her card is broken, you need to type in her card number"

Cashier: "No she has no money in her account"

Back at the gas station, I walk in and there's someone in front of me in line.  The cashier realizes I'm back and seems surprised to see me.  It's finally my turn....

Me: "See I had money in my account"

Cashier: "Okay, good, how much gas do you want to pump?"

Me: "Do you realize I just ran to the bank, 20 minutes before my final, just to get money for gas?  Do you know what they told me?"

Cashier: "No, you just went to the bank and back here?"

Me: "Yes, and all YOU needed to do was type in my debit card number and it would have worked fine"

Cashier: "Yes, I could have just keyed it in"

Me: "Are you kidding me?  That's what I told you and the man behind meb told you to just key in my debit card number!"

Cashier: "Yes, I could have just typed in your number"

At this point, I just take my change and head out to pump gas.  What a moron this guy is!!  I was still fuming when I got to class, but was able to calm down enough to feel good about the test!!

Oh well, it's all over with and now I can concentrate on NOTHING!!  I'm feeling great right now!!  YAY ME!!

Vibrio cholerae

This quarter I had to do another poster like the one I did on RSV.  I tried to talk my prof into letting me do RSV again, since the poster was done, but was told no.  (No I didn’t tell him I’d already done the poster).  So my poster this time as on Vibrio cholerae aka – Cholera. 

This is a horrible pandemic that is extremely prevelent in our world today.  You find it in underdeveloped countries, where water & food contamination is.  This disease infects your instines, and cuases abrupt and severe vomitting and diarrhea for days and weeks.  The loss of all the fluid is what can kill you from this disease.  It’s important to keep the fluid intake up.  Statitstics show that patients with cholera can lose up to 50% of their body weight in just days from lack of fluid!  That number is mind boggling!

We don’t hear about many Cholera cases in the USA anymore, because we have clean water and excellent education on the importance of santitation.  The US will see maybe 5 cases all year of cholera.  So it’s not something to be that frightened of unless you’re traveling to areas where the sanitation and education is poor. 

I couldn’t have done this poster without the help of my side-kick Brandi!  We got all this done in 3 days (yes I’m a huge procrastinator on projects like this), I think it turned out pretty darn well!!  All my lettering was done with Brandi’s CRICKET.  This machine is the most amazing thing ever, and highly recommended for people who do large projects like this, scrapbooking, card making and any paper craft!  I LOVE IT!!

 

Oh I love this CRICKET!  It has come in so handy on many occasions!!

 

Summer Vaca!! Micro Done!!

I did it - I took my Micro final today, and you know what I feel really good about it! I finally figured out a study method that works for me!! I am at peace with how I did and my results! I believe grades will be out next week, so until then I'm just going to try and relax!! The best news however was I got ... BEST POSTER IN MY LAB!! What does that mean?? I got 20 points extra credit that I really needed!! I worked so hard on that poster (okay Brandi too) and was tearing up when I went to 'receive' my prize!! I'm so proud of myself, I've come a long way!

If you haven't checked out my poster progress check these links out...
#1) Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Poster Project
#2) RSV Poster Done!
#3) Printed My RSV Poster
#4) RSV Poster Unveiling & Presentation

So I am officially on Summer VACATION and soooo happy to be! I started out my summer with a bang and dyed my hair...what color you ask?? You'll have to wait until tomorrow, but then again I will too since I refuse to dry my hair tonight to see the exact color!!

Another School Panic Attack

Yes....this quarter is ending with a vengeance, I decided to check my grades (which I have been avoiding for fear of the unknown) and realized my grade is going to be a C+ and I went into panic mode since I need a B- to get into the nursing program. My mom finally talked me into contacting my professor and he actually told me to call him and we'd talk about my grade over the phone. He willingly spent 30minutes on the phone with me going over my grades and trying to figure out what I'd end with. I truly appreciated it.

He found one 'possible' solution to my GPA problem. I took A&P at BCC and it was two 6-credit classes, whereas at SPU the same class is only 5-credits. He suggested talking to my Academic Advisor and see what would happen if it was changed to a 5-credit class and put the remaining 2-points elsewhere. Hopefully that will boost my gpa enough to still cover the C+ that it looks like I am going to receive in the class.

I'm bummed, really bummed, but I have to remember that maybe it was meant to be. Not getting into nursing this year means I can still go on the cruise and take a couple quarters off from school to re-group (I still have to attend Fall Quarter though). So we'll see...in no way am I giving up, I will continue to study hard for my B- in Microbiology and get to the bottom of my credit issue and hope it helps!!

Less then 48-hours from now I'll be on Summer Vacation, and boy am I ready and need it!

RSV Poster Unveiling & Presentation

Today I had my presentations for my RSV poster and I have to say (and not because I am vain, but) my poster was probably the best looking one in the classroom.  For starters, I was the only one who had their poster printed, so it really stood out!  I was shocked to see how many people hadn’t even used a paper cutter to cut their paper.  They obviously just used scissors and just looked very elementary!  Did I mention, my poster rocks!

We had to present our posters in 1-on-1 settings with another peer who graded us.  I had to present 3 times, and then I in turn graded 3 other posters.  So it was really laid back and easy!  I was nervous my first person I presented to, but then got more comfortable! 

My poster will now be graded by both my professors, the Biology Department head, my 2 TAs and the science librarian before we get a final grade.  Our TA’s will pick the #1 poster in my lab and that person gets 20 bonus points…which I could REALLY use!  So I am excited to see how that pans out!

Okay, here’s what all of you have been waiting for, the unveiling of my poster.  I wish I had a picture of me standing by it, but I don’t.  This photo was taken with my phone after I had taped it to the Science Building lobby wall for the final grading!  ….Oh….in order for our posters to get graded by each of the above people, we have to display them in the Science Building Lobby, well since most people had ‘science fair’ boards, they had to set theirs on the floor, but not mine…since it doesn’t ‘stand’ on it’s own I got to tape it to the wall where it totally stands out!  LOVE IT!

Okay okay okay here it is….

I ended up removing the background that I had in this blog post because it was just to busy…oh and it ended up being REALLY grainy when printed!  I really love how this turned out.  Even my professor said “Oh my gosh, this is beautiful”!  So that felt really good!

PRINTED my RSV poster

After 2 trips to Kinkos...my poster is complete and printed!! It is HUGE, I had no idea how big 36x48" is! It is HUGE!! I like it, we ended up having to change the background color of it because the one I had was extremely grainy. But I really like what we ended up with! I'm scared to take it out of the tube it's currently in, but after I present it on Tuesday I'll take a picture of myself with it and post it!! I'm really proud of it!!

Thanks again Brandi for all your help!!

Met with my micro prof

Today I sat down to my micro professor to go over my grades and the chance I have of getting a B-. I was so nervous to sit down with him, he seemed so impersonal and mean, so I had no idea what to expect. But to my surprise he was super nice and very helpful and actually seemed like he cared.

He told me that exams are only 300/1000 points in the class, and to try and not worry to much about not doing well on the exams. I really just need to get an A+ on my RSV poster (which I feel positive about). I showed him my storyboard (rough draft) and he said it looked good, but a little busy. So I may need to make some changes, I'll see what happens when I get it back.

He also was concerned on why I am doing well in Lab (90% in that class), and yet I cannot seem to take the exams. We talked about how I study and prepare and then he told me to go talk to the Center For Learning to get help on preparing. He also said that many students who show the same trend, tend to have a Learning Disability with Test Anxiety. So he emailed the CFL and told them he was sending me over to talk.

I immediately went over and set-up an appointment with the Director and we're going to meet on Thursday to start looking over my exams, and figure out what techniques might work best for me. She'll help me prepare for my final in micro and then we'll meet during the summer to go over my results and try to make a plan for next year. She also broached the topic of a Learning Disability but said she wanted to try this plan first and see if I just don't know the best way for me to prepare and study for exams. If after the final I haven't seen much improvement she said we could discuss getting tested for a learning disability. So we'll see what happens!

I will meet with Dr. Wood again on Tuesday, he sent me home with some things to do this weekend to help me out. He said that he doesn't think I'll have a problem getting the B- I need to get into the nursing program, but I really need to work hard and also prove to him and Dr. Bishop that I know what I am doing. So we'll see how the final 3 weeks go!

In the meantime...IT'S MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND! Yay! And the weather is beautiful to boot! Double YAY YAY!!

RSV Poster Done!

Or at least I submitted my ‘rough draft’ which I believe is my final!  Let’s see what my Prof says I guess!!  I still have to actually make it and put it on poster board, however I’m gonna spend the money and have it professionally done by KINKOS for a better chance of winning ‘best poster in the class’ and getting 20 bonus points!  Here’s my poster, you won’t be able to read it, but you can at least look at the layout and get an idea of what it will look like!!  Oh and check out this post I made a couple of days ago about Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) to get a better idea of what this virus actually is!

 
*Please do not copy/plagiarize/or steal*
All my sources/pictures/information are properly cited

In case you were wondering the different sections include:

• The Microbe: Information on a cellular level & the history
• The Disease: Information about the disease (symptoms, duration, complications, etc.)
• Abstract: A  summery of the poster
• Epidemiology: How it spreads, where it lives between hosts, who’s at risk, etc
• Clinical Identification & Treatment: Just what it says…how it’s identified clinically and then the treatment for it.
• Social Implications & Current Research: Like it says!
• References: The references were HARD (thanks again Brandi for helping me do them!) and were VERY specific on how things had to be cited!  So this was a HUGE job!

Brandi really helped me with this project!!  She was over every night since Monday and worked until close to midnight with me each night…on top of that she had to be at work at 8:30am each day and work a full day!!  Thanks again Brandi for all your help!!

I’ll post a picture of it when it’s final and printed!!