wet

It's been really hot the last few days, and all of the sudden there's a downpour and the temperature drops 20 degrees! I went out to Starbucks (when the sky was a little dark, but it wasn't raining) and ended up getting drenched on the way back.

I have a lot going on right now-- my first midterms of the semester are this week, I have projects due and a seemingly endless list of homework to do and emails to return. I also just decided a couple of days ago that I am going to stay in school at least one more semester, and possibly two and pick up a minor or another major. People tend to think I'm insane for trying to enter the job market as a 20-year old, and this is only my third year of school anyway... so I'm considering minors. Two more classes would get me a minor in Economics, which is a pretty sweet deal. But do I want a minor in Economics? It is fun, but it's not something I can foresee myself using in the future and I don't really feel compelled to study it more extensively than I already have.

At the moment, my top three contenders for a minor are:

1. Computer Science- a minor in Computer Science would complement my Information Systems degree nicely, and it seems like it would be a lot of fun. I think it's only five or so classes, which makes possible to complete in a year. My only concern is the math requirement; I am definitely not strong with math and have literally no knowledge of calculus. Working with computer programming apparently requires at least some math, since there are a lot of calc. requirements for the major, and I might have to pass some kind of calc. proficiency examination. So I'm not really sure how that would all work out.
2. Human Biology- I have always enjoyed Biology, and it was one of my top choices when I was selecting a major. I would have taken Bio in college but I managed to knock out my science requirement by using the credit I got in high school for passing the AP Biology exam. Which means I'm at least sort of good at it. I think the human body is fascinating, and I have a lot of admiration for scientists pioneering in genetics research. It would also be a great combination with my Info Systems major, because the IT Health Care field is really new and I find it so interesting and something I would love to work in. Being familiar with the body and common medical/chemistry lingo would be a major asset should I end up working in that field. The minor is 6-8 classes (but the catalog is really confusing, so it's hard to tell). But that still makes it a possible minor to have.
3. Art with an emphasis in Graphic Design- I am really interested in graphic design, but this school doesn't offer a minor in in. I looked into it further and found that I could just get an art minor and take most of my classes in the graphic design field to make it sort of the same thing. I love working with web sites and graphics, so this could be something really fun, and if I ever decide to go into a web related field, having the graphic design background could be beneficial. It is 7 classes, which is a bit much but would probably be manageable in a year's time.

So there's that. Also, I'm strongly considering studying abroad over the summer. I was practically sold on this one program to study abroad at Oxford, but then found out that I was given the wrong financial information and that particular program is ridiculously expensive. So I'm looking at other programs, mostly ones in London or Italy. It would be so much fun!

And I need somewhere to live next year. I'm really overwhelmed by thinking about all this stuff...but my midterms need to take precedence over all these other things right now.