I lied, today was even longer. Woke up at 6:30 – I was the early bird! I had to report to the gym so we could separate into groups for community service projects. First, I pulled weeds for an hour and a half with people I didn't know and was forced into chatting with. I talked to a girl named Janessa mostly once we came back for lunch. Discovery points though – my math professor is Alfredo's dad! That's my third “in” now. I then met my NEW adviser, Professor Avalov (also Eurasian). Sad, because I rather liked Dr. Marko (who apparently had some very nice things to say about me!). He seems good though.
Then, the dreaded college major meeting. I am now HORRIFIED about engineering – thanks a bunch. Not only that, but I was one of about 5 girls out of 60-70. Yikesalot. I knew it was going to be hard to major in but of course, I chose the complicated awkward one, right? Oh, bioengineering, why can't we just get along? One year here and 3 at UP. Not sure I can handle that. I have to get at least C's in Math 140 and 141, Chem 110, and Physics 211. Also, I need a 3.3 GPA to do Bioengineering, rather than the normal 3.0. Joy. On top of that, the presenter didn't say that in the lecture! I needed to talk to him afterward to get the information. He then proceeded to inform me that not many people do it (like none). Also, I needed those 4 classes completed satisfactorily BEFORE I went to UP. So, “You have to be in Math 140 right now” like he didn't think I was. I informed him of this. He then continued to ask me if I noticed I also needed to maintain a 3.3 GPA (which I did – I can read, you know). Then, “Okay, but you'd better get it all right the first time.” Seriously? They said Physics 211 was really hard and barely anyone got it the first time, but I refuse to let myself fail a class! Now, I know he didn't say it outright, but I honestly feel like he didn't consider me capable because I was a girl. So now, I don't even know if I want to do Bioengineering, but I want to get all the requirements for it, just to prove myself. I want to be an engineer now, just to show that girls can. I hate this sexist bullshit. As of now, I'm all “I am woman, hear me roar!” It's rather empowering.
After being scared out of my wits and further pissed off, I returned to the dorm and took a nap. So nice. Then, I caught Krystin – my across the hall-mate – walking in. I asked her if she wanted to grab dinner with me. Thus, a beautiful friendship was born. She's really a nice girl, and has a lot of the same values and morals I do. She's like me, but not as nerdy. Her roommate is never around, so she keeps telling me we're in this together and we're our own clique. It's a nice thing to hear. We adventured around campus and worked up an appetite, trying to find our classes together. Then, we walked through the “mandatory” block party – it was sooo happening (sarcasm). We got dinner at the Highacres Cafe -HUGE SELECTION. We wandered around there for like 20 minutes. The two of us also tried (and failed) to get wifi, played ping pong, and played pool. We were both pretty bad, but she still beat me. There wasn't anyone around (probably already partying – which she doesn't do either), so we were pretty much allowed to do whatever. We also played Mario Cart on the old school Nintendo (again, I was awful). She's my first real friend here, I think. Today was definitely better. See that, PSU? If you just leave me alone, I can make friends my own way!
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