The end of another term

As I am coming to the end of another term here at Kaplan University, I am feeling a little bit nervous for the next set of classes. I am taking an honors course called: Global Civilization and a regular class: Anatomy and Physiology. Learning and remembering parts of the body I think will be a little hard for me because I also had a littler bit of a rough time in my medical terminology class. Hopefully I will be a certified medical coder one day because these two subjects are important to learn if you want to be one.

One of the things that was a bit challenging this term was writing the essay. It was hard to learn APA citation and it got tiring constantly checking to make sure you had it right. And I'm sure my classmates will agree with me, lol! This term was a bit quieter for me, I didn't meet as many people as my other classes, but maybe that will change the next term. With the week off from school I am hoping to drive up the Mt. Washington now that there isn't so much humidity in the air like in Summer, but there is wind!

The end of another term is near

This week in school, we are in Unit 9, the second to last unit before the beginning of the next term. I felt that this term went really well for me, the classes were great and so were the teachers and my classmates. Right now, I am getting ready to take a test for another class. I want to get it over with now so I can spend the rest of the week working on my essay for another class.

With my paper almost being done, I feel very proud of the work I have done and the journey I took in this class. In the past, I didn't use the resources provided as much (example- writing center), but I made a real effort to use them this term. When we were writing our thesis statements I referenced an article on how to write them, and the ideas just came to me. Also, the professors detailed seminars were very helpful, especially when she talked about the Greek approach. Another thing that helped me was to print a lot of my work, so I could sit back and read the articles while relaxing. I felt that ideas came to me better this way, and I was able to edit things I wouldn't of noticed if I were viewing it on the computer.

In regards to my subject, I want to keep up with the clinical trial that is going on, because it is the first one of human embryonic stem cells. It is a very important study, and doing my research in this class has made me very interested. Some of my classmates' subjects were really interesting also and I pay attention a little more now on the news if I hear something interesting about it.

Busy Morning

This morning was so busy, we had a bunch of errands to do as usual on a Saturday morning. My boyfriend works doubles the rest of the week so this is the only day after pay day that we can get stuff done together. He says he would rather go grocery shopping with me because in his words, "I'm a cook so I know how to shop for groceries." I think he's forgetting my dad was a chef his whole life and taught me how to cook and bake. Haha!

First, we finally had enough money saved up to go to Pep Boys and get 4 new tires. We needed them so bad, our tires were so bald I'm surprised we didn't skid when we came to a stop. We also got new wipers and the state inspection. All in all it drained us of 640$ but its something that needs to get done before winter. I'm hoping too since we got it done so early we will start Christmas shopping soon.

Then after that we went grocery shopping for the first time in a month. We have been living off of food my boyfriend brings home from work for a while. Even though take out is awesome, sometimes I just want to cook myself a meal. Or just throw something in the oven haha. Right now, I have breaded chicken stuffed with cheese and broccoli in the oven.

The rest of today I am going to do a little work for my Fundamentals of Health Information class, and then clean the apartment to hopefully have some people over for drinks tonight. It has been really quiet today since my dogs are at my dads house for the afternoon. The cat doesn't know what to do because usually he is playing with Roxy. Now he is being a stage 5 clinger to me.

Wow already in Unit 7!

I can't believe I am already in Unit 7 and in my third term here at Kaplan University! Pretty soon, I will be filling out my application for my practicum. I am so nervous about that! Medical Terminology wasn't one of my strong subjects, but I have to start studying again when I have free time. Medical coders have to know the terms. You'd think it would be my strong subject since I really love reading and writing, but no!

I really feel proudly of my essay. The Kaplan Writing Center just sent me back their review of my rough draft. Some of the things they mentioned that I should work on are:

1. My reference page and APA formatting issues.
2. I used the word this alot and as a reader someone needs to know what 'this' is.
3. If I use the phrase 'I think...' I should provide facts on why I think this.
4. Minor grammatical issues.
5. Add more discussion to the third subtopic in my thesis statement (how embryonic stem cells can help a patient have a better quality of life).
6. When my essay talks about this or that, identify what this or that is.

Other things we are doing in unit 7 this week are peer reviews. So far though, I have not gotten any responses, but I am hoping to soon!