I believe the children are our future

I just survived the first of undoubtedly many heated "discussions" with my parents regarding my future in college and beyond. At least that's what it was supposed to be. It really felt like an interrogation. It was a little difficult for me to participate, because your future is never an easy thing to talk about, especially with parents such as mine. However, every time I felt ready to say something, my parents would interrupt, making me feel somewhat trapped.

During the discussion, my mom constantly asked me, “WHY do you want to go into pre-med? Answer me that.” What kind of question is that? I mean, that’s something I would have had to answer during senior panels, or college interviews. But now? Just because my grades slipped a bit, my mom has to overreact and question my career path?

I know that next semester, things must change in order for me to stay on track. I know I must make sacrifices, give up a good chunk of my social life, eliminate most of my time spent online. It just stung a bit that my parents had to repeatedly rub it in.

I suppose by the end of winter break, I’ll need to have a plan ready to be executed. Sigh, why does college/life/pre-med have to be so hard?

I probably would have ranted more, but I’ve cooled off by now. Yay for me. Geez, I’m not ready to be an adult yet.

UPDATE FOR DAY 2: FRICK MY PARENTS PISS ME OFF. They seriously need to stop getting in my face every minute of the day. It’s hella annoying. I really can’t stand them right now. However, I can’t tell them that, because, knowing them, they’d just retaliate by pulling me out of college and sending me to the streets. Sucks. So much for freedom of speech.

2nd Semester Plan:
• Eliminate AIM
• De-activate Facebook?
• No more texting (already enforced by the parentals)
• Spend more study time away from my room (in the library, at VKC, etc.)
• Biology:
o Talk to professors more; establish a personal relationship with them; find out what they’re expecting. I seriously studied as hard as I could for the previous Bio midterms, but without positive results. I’m sure the missing key lies in the professors, so I need to take advantage of that.
o Stop underestimating those pre-lab quizzes. Every point counts.
o For lab practicals, find out what the TA is expecting, rather than trying to study completely on my own.
• Chemistry:
o Do every single one of those practice problems ahead of time, instead of waiting until a few days before the midterm to do select problems. The more practice, the better.
o Complete lab write-ups earlier in the week, instead of waiting until Sundays to do them.
o Talk to TA more about expectations for lab exams.
• Writing:
o Stay on top of writing assignments; start them as soon as they are assigned.
o Utilize the Writing Center as frequently as possible.
o Talk to professors regarding their expectations in essays.
o Get friends to read over my essays for support.
• Check grades every week
• Return parents emails and phone calls immediately
• Sleep earlier
• Take advantage of all extra credit opportunities