Today I finished the second, and final, part of my very first IB examination-- Economics. I feel as though a weight has been lifted off my shoulders... The only problem is that there are still twenty-thousand more pounds of junk still there.
I am so stressed. School is stressful. But the good news is that I only have a mere thirteen days left until exam week when I will, hopefully, be allowed to skip class due to exemptions!
Until now and May 27th, though, I still have quite a few things to accomplish:
1. I have captain auditions for my choir, Madrigals, next Wednesday and there's a bunch of requirements that I must attend to between now and then. (For one, I have to teach a song to eight people and then conduct said song in front of the rest of the choir/directors. FUN.)
2. My English IOC is scheduled to take place Friday, May 25 at like 9am. In case I haven't already complained about the IOC is before, it's this thing where we are given a short 30-40 line passage from something we've read in class second semester and we have 20 minutes to create an outline and then we give a 15 minute speech during which we analyze the passage we were given. I'm terrified.
3. My mind is so filled with post-exam mush that I can't think of all the other things I still have to do, but I know there are more.
I'm sure, what with most school years coming to a close, that there are many other people who know what I'm currently going through. Sadly, that doesn't make it any easier on me.
Anyhow... I went to the library today to get the next book in the series I am currently reading (the Mortal Instrument series for those curious) and all three copies were checked out. Needless to say, I was very distraught. But thankfully a dear friend from my Economics class has agreed to loan me her copy tomorrow, so I won't have to wait until June 6th (the first day that a copy was due back at the library) to read it!
That's basically all of the exciting (ha.) news about things going on in my life. I hope you enjoyed this litte update!
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12 August, 2010
My Future is Unlimited
What do you want to do with your life?
What do you want to be when you grow up?
Have you thought about colleges yet?
These are all questions that I've been bombarded with ever since my years in high school have started to zoom past.
As a junior, you really have to start worrying about getting into a good college and figuring out what kind of things you're interested in studying. Thankfully, I have basically known my major since the freshman year and last year I finalized my plans for college.
Dream Plan:
1. Go to Oxford.
2. Major in Musical Education.
3. Minor in Musical Theatre.
4. Fall in love with a British guy.
Okay, so that plan is obviously just a fantasy...
"Practical" Plan:
1. Go to UNT.
2. Major in Musical Education.
3. Minor in Musical Theatre.
So it's not much different, but it is more reasonable, and I can actually control all of those factors. Well, sort of.
If you hadn't already figured this out- I really want to teach. It's something I've wanted to do for awhile. I just didn't know what I wanted to teach. I couldn't pick between English, Theatre, and Choir. Then freshman year I realized that singing is my passion and if it wasn't for my middle school choir teacher I wouldn't have been where I am today in the chorale program. I thought about how I wanted to someday be able to give kids the same oppurtunities that she had given me, so I am going to be a choir teacher.
I haven't quite decided what grade I plan on teaching, I was leaning towards high school at least for a few years, but I am going to get my PhD and I want to eventually teach at the college level because let's face it- the pay is better and I'd get to pick when I teach.
So, I told all of this to my grandparents awhile ago because we got onto the subject of college and careers and whatnot. Anywho, she told me that I shouldn't be a teacher and should be a lawyer instead.
When I asked her why I shouldn't be a teacher she explained how teachers don't make any money, but lawyers make boatloads. I then pointed out that lawyers, while having a lot of cash, don't have time to really have a family and settle down. I also said that I didn't want to be a lawyer (brings back too many repressed, middle school history memories), and that I loved kids and wanted to teach.
She didn't really understand that line of thinking because she never attended a university, but that's okay; I don't have to take career advice from anyone if I don't want to. And in this case, I don't because I've already got my future planned (Hopfully that plan works fine for me!), and the people investing in my education, my parental units, fully support my decision to teach.
Maybe you've noticed that I haven't mentioned what I plan to do with a Minor in Musical Theatre yet. Well, dear reader, It's always been a dream of mine to perform on Broadway, so I intend to use that Minor for when I audition.
In case you were curious, these are some roles I would love to play (in order of conception):
1. Elphaba in "Wicked".
2. Maria in "The Sound of Music".
3. Belle in "Beauty and the Beast".
4. Ariel in "The Little Mermaid".
I really do hope you're seeing a theme. I want to be a star.
Of course, I realize this may never happen, but I will never stop hoping, dreaming, and praying that it will.
Until next time,
Future Choir Teacher/Broadway Star
What do you want to be when you grow up?
Have you thought about colleges yet?
These are all questions that I've been bombarded with ever since my years in high school have started to zoom past.
As a junior, you really have to start worrying about getting into a good college and figuring out what kind of things you're interested in studying. Thankfully, I have basically known my major since the freshman year and last year I finalized my plans for college.
Dream Plan:
1. Go to Oxford.
2. Major in Musical Education.
3. Minor in Musical Theatre.
4. Fall in love with a British guy.
Okay, so that plan is obviously just a fantasy...
"Practical" Plan:
1. Go to UNT.
2. Major in Musical Education.
3. Minor in Musical Theatre.
So it's not much different, but it is more reasonable, and I can actually control all of those factors. Well, sort of.
If you hadn't already figured this out- I really want to teach. It's something I've wanted to do for awhile. I just didn't know what I wanted to teach. I couldn't pick between English, Theatre, and Choir. Then freshman year I realized that singing is my passion and if it wasn't for my middle school choir teacher I wouldn't have been where I am today in the chorale program. I thought about how I wanted to someday be able to give kids the same oppurtunities that she had given me, so I am going to be a choir teacher.
I haven't quite decided what grade I plan on teaching, I was leaning towards high school at least for a few years, but I am going to get my PhD and I want to eventually teach at the college level because let's face it- the pay is better and I'd get to pick when I teach.
So, I told all of this to my grandparents awhile ago because we got onto the subject of college and careers and whatnot. Anywho, she told me that I shouldn't be a teacher and should be a lawyer instead.
When I asked her why I shouldn't be a teacher she explained how teachers don't make any money, but lawyers make boatloads. I then pointed out that lawyers, while having a lot of cash, don't have time to really have a family and settle down. I also said that I didn't want to be a lawyer (brings back too many repressed, middle school history memories), and that I loved kids and wanted to teach.
She didn't really understand that line of thinking because she never attended a university, but that's okay; I don't have to take career advice from anyone if I don't want to. And in this case, I don't because I've already got my future planned (Hopfully that plan works fine for me!), and the people investing in my education, my parental units, fully support my decision to teach.
Maybe you've noticed that I haven't mentioned what I plan to do with a Minor in Musical Theatre yet. Well, dear reader, It's always been a dream of mine to perform on Broadway, so I intend to use that Minor for when I audition.
In case you were curious, these are some roles I would love to play (in order of conception):
1. Elphaba in "Wicked".
2. Maria in "The Sound of Music".
3. Belle in "Beauty and the Beast".
4. Ariel in "The Little Mermaid".
I really do hope you're seeing a theme. I want to be a star.
Of course, I realize this may never happen, but I will never stop hoping, dreaming, and praying that it will.
Until next time,
Future Choir Teacher/Broadway Star
06 August, 2010
Way to Rain on My Parade
Even though my phone is pretty much in a perpetual state of “silent mode”, I decided to record some new ringtones today! They are both from musicals, the Very Potter Musicals to be exact. I am a total nerd, but it's okay.
Alrighty, well today I need to rant: My head choir director had decided to switch the class periods of our school's top two choirs, Madrigals and Vivace!, which was going to cause a lot of schedule conflicts and my choir, Mads, was possibly going to lose three people. It even caused some scheduling problems for me! My math class is only offered one period, the same period that Mads would be... Can you say frustrating?
Well after many, many complaints from various students, our director finally saw that it would just be best to switch the periods back. This, of course, was not going to make him very popular in the counselor’s office seeing as schedule pick-up starts on Monday, but it was what was best for the choir program. It solved all the issues we were having, which means no one would have to quit. I even got to take my math class instead of taking in senior year instead. Everyone was happy.
At least we were until we all got a text from one of our Madrigal captains:
"Hey mads! I talked to [our director] today mads is going to stay 5th period."
Wait. HOLD ON. I thought he already said he was going to switch them back to the way they were!
Turns out, he didn't, which really sucks. ALOT. I don't understand why we couldn't just leave things the way they were. Last year was an awesome year for both choirs and why should we jeopardize all that just to mix things up a little? Your guess is as good as mine.
Now I have to take my Economics class this year and take math senior year! That means I won't have math for an entire year and then I'll be expected to remember everything I learned last year!!! It's hard enough to do that just over summer break... Math is one of my worst subjects and I'm already going to be taking tough enough classes; I don't need to add math after a year off to the mix.
If you've ever had any issues with your schedule before, you have my sympathy. It's a load of crap and I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy... Okay, maybe I would, but only on the people I truly hate, and even then I might feel bad about it. At least I don't have to deal with the counselors; I'm starting something called the IB program and the guy in charge of that deals with all our schedules. So that's slightly better... but not much.
OH! I almost forgot! I do have some good news! My friend recently started blogging. She only has two posts so far, but they're really funny and I had already heard her talk about everything she wrote about. So you should definitely go and read it- Just click on the title of this blog post and it'll take you right to her blog! Isn't that nifty? I thought so.
I guess that's all I have to say for now. Hope all your schedules are problem and stree free!
Alrighty, well today I need to rant: My head choir director had decided to switch the class periods of our school's top two choirs, Madrigals and Vivace!, which was going to cause a lot of schedule conflicts and my choir, Mads, was possibly going to lose three people. It even caused some scheduling problems for me! My math class is only offered one period, the same period that Mads would be... Can you say frustrating?
Well after many, many complaints from various students, our director finally saw that it would just be best to switch the periods back. This, of course, was not going to make him very popular in the counselor’s office seeing as schedule pick-up starts on Monday, but it was what was best for the choir program. It solved all the issues we were having, which means no one would have to quit. I even got to take my math class instead of taking in senior year instead. Everyone was happy.
At least we were until we all got a text from one of our Madrigal captains:
"Hey mads! I talked to [our director] today mads is going to stay 5th period."
Wait. HOLD ON. I thought he already said he was going to switch them back to the way they were!
Turns out, he didn't, which really sucks. ALOT. I don't understand why we couldn't just leave things the way they were. Last year was an awesome year for both choirs and why should we jeopardize all that just to mix things up a little? Your guess is as good as mine.
Now I have to take my Economics class this year and take math senior year! That means I won't have math for an entire year and then I'll be expected to remember everything I learned last year!!! It's hard enough to do that just over summer break... Math is one of my worst subjects and I'm already going to be taking tough enough classes; I don't need to add math after a year off to the mix.
If you've ever had any issues with your schedule before, you have my sympathy. It's a load of crap and I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy... Okay, maybe I would, but only on the people I truly hate, and even then I might feel bad about it. At least I don't have to deal with the counselors; I'm starting something called the IB program and the guy in charge of that deals with all our schedules. So that's slightly better... but not much.
OH! I almost forgot! I do have some good news! My friend recently started blogging. She only has two posts so far, but they're really funny and I had already heard her talk about everything she wrote about. So you should definitely go and read it- Just click on the title of this blog post and it'll take you right to her blog! Isn't that nifty? I thought so.
I guess that's all I have to say for now. Hope all your schedules are problem and stree free!
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