‘biology’
Schedule of a Second-Semester Freshman Vandy student (Pre-Med Edition)
Feb. 10, 2020—Hello world! I am so excited to say that this is my first blog post on Inside Dores! To read more about me and what I am excited for in my Vandy career, I have a short bio that tells you about all my plans and other nifty things. To sum things up, I’m currently...
Why Vanderbilt: Transfer Students (Part I)
Jan. 21, 2020—As promised in Fall 2019, I am writing this blog to present transfer students’ answers to the crucial question “Why Vanderbilt.” My “Why Vanderbilt” series will feature more transfers’ responses around February. I. A Junior’s Answer Year: Junior Majors: American Studies and Public Policy Studies Minor: Sociology Hometown: Provo, Utah Intended Career: Advocacy and NGO...
The End of Freshman Year: Finals, NFL Draft, and Fun
May. 1, 2019—Happy May! I know that today is college decision day so congratulations to everyone who will be attending college this fall, and welcome to all of the Vanderbilt Class of ’23 freshmen! I am currently writing from home because freshman year is over for me! I got lucky with my finals schedule and only had...
7 Days of Blogging: Spring 2018 Class Preview
Nov. 24, 2017—Sadly, my week of blogging is coming to the end (but don’t worry, I’ll be back with Inside ‘Dores for 5 MORE SEMESTERS)! However, I’ve got one final post before we part ways for now. Since I started with my class recap for this fall, I thought I’d share with you all my spring class schedule...
7 Days of Blogging: Fall 2017 Class Recap
Nov. 18, 2017—Happy (almost) Thanksgiving everyone! Partially as an exercise in gratitude and partially because I have an abundant amount of free time being home this week, I’m going to write one blog post a day for the next week in honor of my favorite place: Vandy! Before I start looking forward, I thought I’d take a...
Changing majors… again
Nov. 28, 2015—Many college students end up changing majors. I am one of those students.
Bio Lab: It Gets Better
Apr. 12, 2015—Hi, my name is James Lopez, and I’m a pre-med student at Vandy. You know, it’s a tough environment, the Biology department. The environment isn’t the most welcoming. They force you to stare at yellow solids that turn into yellow liquids, claiming that it’s all bacteria and DNA solutions. But I couldn’t see a thing....
Need some inspiration for Biology exam?
Sep. 21, 2013—Having recently survived my first Biology exam without any apparent physical damage (although amino acid formulas still haunt me in my sleep lol), and I think one of the many reasons this exam was manageable, even though Professor Stubbs exams are usually challenging, is that I made it fun! You see, Stevenson Center WILL be...
The Deed is Done
Mar. 2, 2013—It is finally done. It is finally official. Back in November, I said I was going to declare my major "in a few weeks." Turns out I lied, but I finally got around to making everything official.