TAKING THE GRE

If you’re looking for someone to give you a step by step guide on taking the GRE and getting the highest possible score, I am not your girl!

Malcolm Gladwell, has a podcast that I really enjoy called Revisionist History. I recently listened to an episode called The Tortoise and the Hare, where he discusses our obsession with testing, and making everyone perform rapidly. He mentions that some people are tortoises and are really really smart, but take their time, while other people are hare’s and perform really well and really fast (like we’re required to do on standardized tests)…

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THERAPY

Yes, I am in therapy. For the third time actually, I’ve only sought out therapy when I am in school oddly enough. First, I went in undergrad shortly after my grandmother passed away. I was a sophomore, and her funeral took place during my birthday weekend. I don’t even remember much about the grieving part.

Of course I cried and was sad, but I was mostly focused on being brave, my emotions were hidden. I can both share my emotions so freely and hide them so fiercely…

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