A Reflection

Posted by Jessica K.

Well here I am back at home after my second semester at Hopkins. It's been over a month since I wrote an entry. A month that began with the stress of finals (partially due to the thoughts of knowing that these grades weren't "covered" and partially due to me just being paranoid that finals count a lot towards those final grades). I'm glad to say that I'm happy with how I did and could not have expected better from me. I was rewarded with a ten day trip to California where I spent the majority of my time in San Francisco, but also hopped around from relative to relative. Relatives are a big part of the idea of "home" and I was glad to spend time in my homes away from home. I will be spending the rest of my summer in humid New Jersey and will be stopping back in the blogosphere a couple of more times with some updates (...and don't worry now that I'm back from my trip, I will be back on Facebook answering students questions.) I have been getting myself in a reflection-type of mood by thinking about what I have done on other June 1sts: two years ago I was at a prom, a year-ago from today I ran a 5K,and this year I am writing to you. What has happened in that year? Let's go back in time and reflect on my first year at Hopkins through my blogs...

August 20th, 2007
Metamorphosis: (n) A transformation, as by magic or sorcery: This blog was a guest blog that I wrote before I even got on campus. It is about how I was handling the summer before college and how I felt as if I should be going through some type of metamorphosis.

October 6, 2007
If Disney World was a school...: This blog talked about how fortunate I felt after my first month at Hopkins and how I was adjusting to college and taking in the campus.

October 14, 2007
Home Again Home Again Jiggity Jig: This blog talked about what I did over fall break (a three-day weekend in October) and the speaker events I had already gone to on-campus (wow, feels like forever ago).

October 27, 2007
Where will this school bring me next?: This blog was about a week I had in October which not only included seeing Bill Nye and a Building A event, but also going on a college field trip to Gettysburg (something that I never thought I would be doing in college).

November 10, 2007
Food.: This blog (quite possibly my favorite blog of the year) is about something that is very important to me, but that I'm known be very picky about...food! Read this blog if you want to know about food at Hopkins and what it is like to be a vegetarian that doesn't eat cooked vegetables (besides potatoes, of course).

November 21, 2007
Getting Back to Present Time: This blog was my "reflection" blog. It was written at home and is about returning back home and looking back at my days in high school as well as thinking about my future ahead.

December 6, 2007
What I Love About Hopkins: In this blog I wrote in list-form about the little things that make Hopkins an attractive school for me from the size of the student body to the walks between classes. There is also a short video of me playing Bingo!

December 20, 2007
Spring 2008, because I'm not really "done": So how was I feeling right after I took my first college finals? Read this blog to find out. In this blog I realize that I may be done with one semester...but I have plenty more ahead!

January 20, 2008
Intersession: A lot had happened between my last blog and this blog and I talk about it in this one. I am so glad that I came back to campus for intersession. In this blog I talk about my three-week semester known as intersession and the classes I took, the work I did, and the fun adventures I went on!

February 2, 2008
Not the Typical Blog: This blog was more of a rant about figuring out my schedule and how it had brought with it a lot of stress when I found out all my midterms were on the same day. I talk about the first week of Spring semester classes and how I sat in quite a few different classes. However, by the end of the blog I give some advice...just pick something that interests you and go with it!

February 16, 2008
Best Weeks at Hopkins: Usually I remember my birthday as a "cold day," but this year's birthday will be remembered differently. At first I was unhappy about spending my birthday away from home, but I managed to have a great birthday weekend (make that a birthday week) and following that a great Valentine's day!

March 1, 2008
JHU_Jessica: Favorites: A common blog done by all of Hopkins Interactive students about some of our favorite things...if you really want to get to know me, read this blog. But by the end of it you'll realize that I have a hard time picking a favorite anything.

March 15, 2008
From Laughing to Applauding: In my most "sophisticated" blog, I write about my views on public health that have been developed through my courses this year. I share my thoughts on the differences between the natural science and social science tracks of the major. And by the end, I realize that those pre-med public health majors may have made a wise choice in picking their major.

March 30, 2008
Hopkins Cribs: Building A: Curious about the room I was living in throughout the year? Or how my roommate and I made our room have a personality? Well check out room 404B in this cribs video! I hope that pre-freshmen can use this blog to see if Building A is right for them.

April 14, 2008
Open House Questions: April was a month filled with helping admitted students decide if Hopkins was the school for them. I hosted five girls throughout the three overnights, gave tours of Building A, participated in a student panel, and answered lots of questions not only at the "Ask a Student" table but on Facebook too. In this blog I write about common questions I got during the open houses...and the random ones too! Hopefully you'll find this blog entertaining.

April 27, 2008
Here comes the sun...: In this short blog, but last blog of the year I write about how busy the last few weeks of classes are between Spring Fair and lacrosse games. I also got sick for two weeks...not so fun! I write about how I was still able to enjoy the weather and how I like that the library is a social place (although let me tell you, by May 14th I needed a break from the good old MSE library).

Comments

[Admissions_Daniel]

Wow, what a year. I can't believe it flew by so quickly. Your next three can not go by as fast. And no more spending your summers in NJ. Susan and I want you back here now.