Dateline 3/8/06

This week has been good for getting things done. I was unable to go anywhere good on spring break but I have been relaxing, so that's a good change. So far this week I have been doing everything that I have been putting off for the semester. This includes my state and Federal taxes, financial aid, student loan consolidation, cleaning the apartment, applying for jobs, watching a bunch of movies and updating this blog . I have also been into the lab several times to work on my Sr. project, which I must say is coming along very well.
On the Graduate school front, I was surprised last Friday to get an acceptance letter from the MS program at the Roswell Park Cancer institute, which is part of the University of Buffalo (SUNY). This is a great fall back option, but I must admit I would really not rather have to go there. It isn't a great program, and my premed advisor cast doubt on how much use it would be to get me into medical school, not to mention the fact that it is too unspecialized to lead to a good career. As for other plans, I applied to a bunch of consulting and public sector jobs this week, hopefully this will provide another option. I had what I thought of as a good interview on Saturday with the NIH, only to get an email later telling me that they probably would not have a fellowship available for that lab. Anyway, I am no closer to figuring out what I am doing after graduation than I was 3 months ago...