Yale Interview

I GOT AN INTERVIEW TO YALE!!!!!!

YEEYY!!!

I get home from Justin & Marie's and after trying to extinguish a fire (more details later), I open my email: and see an email with subject: Yale Interview...

Yeeyyyy!!! Yeyy!! Yeyyyyy!!!!!

Um, did I mention yey!!!

Ok, maybe I'll post more coherently tomorrow.

G

PS: YEYYYY!!

43% = Not good enough

Hi!

So, I was happy today, I really was... not that I'm miserable now, but maybe a little bit... Because I decided to fork over $10, not wait the extra day or 2 or 10... and get my GRE subject score... and, what did I get? A 500, 43%, meaning that I suck... just like I thought I would... I hoped I was wrong, but no.... Perspective: Duke recommends getting in the 70th percentile... Yeah, last time I checked 43% was far away from 50 and farther away from 70...
Otherwise, my applications don't look that bad... and then they'll see this and go, oh wait, she doesn't know any biochemistry, cell or molecular biology. I do, though. I just didn't have time to review...
And now, now when it's too late, what do I find... Two websites that would have helped a lot:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0886851882/102-0653164-8162524?v=glance&n=283155


http://www.neyhaber.com/

So. If you happen to run across my blog and are taking this GRE subject test, go to these sites, buy the books... study for 3 days or so... I think if I had reviewed the information I would have done much better.

So, now I feel like crap... bc I did just as bad as I told everyone I thought I did.. and for once I was right... i wouldn't mind being wrong on this one..

oh well...

In other news. I got an A in immunology (yey!!) and an A- in two of my GEs, which is fine, and a late report on my acting class... which means she forgot to turn in grades.

Oh, by the way, I did a little better on my GRE general test: 530/800 (67%) on verbal, 730/800 (76%) on quantitative, 5.5/6 (86%) on the writing section...
And I've turned in 5 applications... 3 more to go...

I'm happy with my immunology grade though...

But, i get to sulk today about my general test.

Oh, and aside from stressing about applications and stuff, I've been cooking. Yup, my break tradition has started up again... I made brownies, from scratch, last week, and made some for Dr. Alex (she wrote one of my letters of rec). Scones from scratch last sunday... and yesterday I made corn muffins (cornbread in a sweeter muffi-er format)...

I also bought new jeans.. yey!! and a new black jacket, a nice shirt, and beautiful shoes!!! plus the shoes (dress shoes) are very comfy and very very awesome...

and and and... I'm still sad...

Eric got an interview for cornell today... well, the interview is in february, but hopefully you know what I mean... I'm soooooooo excited for him!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anyway, I must work on personal statements and sulk a bit...

Byes

merry xmas, happy hannukah, happy new year!!!

G

Yey Argentina!

Good News for Argentina!

Yeyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!
Hopefully things stay well :)

G

Argentine Merval Rises on Tax Revenue: World's Biggest Mover

Dec. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Argentine stocks rose, the biggest fluctuation among equity markets included in global benchmarks, as a report that the government beat tax collection targets spurred a rebound after the economy minister's ouster earlier this week.
The Merval index rose 38.63, or 2.5 percent, to 1558.49, as of 11:01 a.m. New York time, the biggest gain in a month. The index has still fallen 4.4 percent this week, the second-biggest drop of 80 primary stock indexes tracked by Bloomberg. Tenaris SA, the world's biggest maker of seamless steel pipes for the oil industry, led today's gain.
The tax collection report revived optimism that the economy will stay strong, said Anibal Pires, analyst at Zaiatz & Compania Sociedad de Bolsa in Buenos Aires. Argentina's tax agency last night said it collected 108 billion pesos ($36.3 billion) in the first 11 months of the year, exceeding the annual target of 107 billion pesos. The index fell earlier in the week after President Nestor Kirchner ousted Roberto Lavagna as economy minister.
``The good tax revenue numbers relieved the markets, which are very sensitive this week because of the change,'' Pires said in a telephone interview. ``The index will remain volatile until the new minister explains her policies and priorities.''
Kirchner named Felisa Miceli, the president of state-owned Banco de la Nacion, after a dispute with Lavagna over how to stem inflation.
Price Agreements
Miceli yesterday said Argentina and dairy producers agreed to hold prices at Nov. 1 levels for the next two months in a bid to stem inflation. The government also agreed with supermarkets including France's Carrefour SA, Coto CISA SA and Hipermercados Jumbo SA, to cut prices 15 percent on food, clothing and toiletry prices as part of a government plan to slow rising prices.
``This measure also helped relieve concern about inflation in the next months and will ensure higher sales and a growing economy,'' Pires said.
Tenaris SA (TS AR) rose 1.6 pesos, or 4.7 percent, to 35.55 pesos. Crude oil may rise as stockpiles dwindle and cold weather in the U.S. Northeast increases demand for heating fuel, a Bloomberg survey showed. Twenty-three of 54 analysts surveyed, or 43 percent, said prices will increase next week. Fourteen, or 26 percent, said oil will fall and 17, or 31 percent, expect little change.
Grupo Financiero Galicia SA (GGAL AR), the country's biggest banking group, rose 4 centavos, or 1.9 percent, to 2.16 pesos.
Siderar SAIC, Argentina's biggest steelmaker for the automobile and construction industries, rose 95 centavos, or 4 percent, to 24.60 pesos, the highest price this week.
To contact the reporters on this story:
Eliana Raszewski at eraszewski@bloomberg.net
Last Updated: December 2, 2005 11:47 EST