Shout out to organic chemistry

You know you're a science major when its 80 degrees out and you can't leave the apartment without a pair of pants and closed toe shoes

Tue, 07 May 2013 21:54:41 -0400

When you realize that your physiology final and physics final are on the same day.

Tue, 07 May 2013 21:31:47 -0400

Shit my professors say

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 22:59:54 -0400

Physiology professor: “I use to sell my plasma for beer money…the choices you make in college….”

The difference between me and my crazy roommate.

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 23:25:00 -0400

So me and my one roommate don’t get along with the third one; we’ve already had to go to mediation and had to get the school administration involved, it’s a terrible situation. She is super passive aggressive but always starts shit then leaves. Anyways, she left a page and a half long note complaining about everything and how awful and dirty we are. Which I am a clean person, every weekend I wash the floors, scrub the counters, clean the sinks, bleach the shower, clean the toilet, clean the trashcans, pretty much clean every surface. The note was full of grammatical errors (my pet peeve). So….I took a red pen and edited her paper; I fixed the grammatical errors, offered better phrasing, and restructured it. I left the note, covered in red markings, on the table with a sticky note telling her it was a decent first draft but that it needed some major revisions. I found it funny….she did not. Don’t be passive aggressive, rude, and try to sound smart if the other two people are more intelligent then you.

When people ask me what I like to do in my spare time

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 01:52:59 -0400

I have to tell them that it is a 4-way tie between napping, watching lifetime movies, reading research articles, and flossing. With that being said, I don’t get that much spare time, but I feel when I do I make it time well spent.

I mean..at least I'm a productive procastinator?

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 00:59:33 -0400

Sometimes instead of studying or doing my homework I let my inner geek run free and find myself 3 hours later still reading research articles about anything science related. Good news is type 1 diabetes can be cured in dogs and dogs can be born from frozen embryos…bad news is I still haven’t started my physics homework…

Your blog has become my new favorite blog lol! Describes my life perfectly!

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 00:43:19 -0400

Aww thanks!!:) Hopefully it makes you feel a little better that there are people who experience the same thing, the torturous love and hate relationship of being a science major!

Nothing like a big cup of warm pee

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 00:35:56 -0400

I had no problem dissecting frogs in physiology lab (I actually found it really interesting) but I have to draw the line when it comes to testing the production and concentration of my own urine in lab. With that being said you know URINE a biology class when a lab requires you to centrifuge your own urine then find the P-value on a graph about the differences on concentration….get it?

My advice to all those in ochem

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 00:25:52 -0400

Me whenever I get an almost perfect IR in orgo lab

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 00:32:19 -0400

If it had ever happened….

Shit my professors say

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 00:23:05 -0400

Physiology professor after his kid interrupted our lecture about the fetal heart in order to give him a truffle.

“At some point fetal expulsion occurs and the fetus becomes a baby who grows up to be an adorable chocolate bringer.”

Oh, awesome! Wildlife would be extremely interesting to learn about and take care of. I'm actually planning on going for equine medicine and specialize in equine physical therapy :) Haha oh man, I haven't actually taken biochem yet, I have it next year. I'm kinda scared lol

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 00:08:49 -0400

Its dealing a lot with birds, which isn’t necessarily my favorite, unless they are raptor birds. Geese suck and are very mean spirited haha. A lot of my close friends are doing equine. Biochem is a new beast, for sure. It takes my favorite parts of biology and turns them into chemistry, which isn’t my favorite thing haha. Best of luck with biochem :) I’m here if you need any help!

You're pre vet bio!? I'm pre vet, but majoring in biochem :) What type of vet do you want to be, small or large animal?

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 00:23:23 -0400

I am! I am!! I enjoyed my biochem class, I just hated memorizing all the steps and metabolites for all the processes. I’ve been around small animals the most, because I worked at clinics and interned and shadowed mostly small animals, but I am actually most interested in wildlife. My favorite places to shadow were wildlife rehabilitation centers. What about you?

Wondering: what is the purpose of HCl and Ferric Chloride in an Hydroxylamine reaction for determining esters? Sorry if this is a lame question, but I'm always horrible at this part of labs :( haha

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 00:20:17 -0400

My understanding is that the ester is converted to hydroxamic acid (hence the hydroxamic acid test) by reaction with hydroxylamine. The hydroxamic acid then reacts with ferric chloride to produce a colored complex

I hope this helps somewhat! And if anyone else would love to add or change what I said feel free to help us out!

When underclassmen ask me what they should expect when they take ochem

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 23:44:10 -0400

What's the ratio or girls to guys in your program? I'm thinkin of biochem engineering or something along those liness

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 17:44:40 -0400

I’m actually in a pre-veterinary program, not biochem. My major is biology overall though. My school already has a high girl to guy ratio, and within the engineering program, as you will find at a lot of schools, it is a higher ratio of guys to girls. Don’t let that intimidate you though!!! If you love it, go for it, plus think of how kickass you’ll be being one of the few girls rocking the program? Do what you love!

Love this blog! Love Orgo :)

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 17:41:53 -0400

Haha thanks! :) Welcome to the club!

What I tell the kids that I tutor in organic chemistry

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 02:17:07 -0400

Accurate description of life as a science major

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 01:17:32 -0400

When your none science minded friends tell you to stop being a nerd

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 01:01:07 -0400