October 2021
I returned to New Orleans at the end of September/beginning of October. After not having more than a week of in-person classes since early Spring 2020, I came to the realization that I really preferred online lectures rather than in-person ones. I started to feel as if I couldn’t pay attention as well in in-person classes and I don’t know why this is. Perhaps it is because when I am watching the lecture on my laptop, I can pause to finish writing a not or rewind if I think I missed something. Either way, I have been trying keep my attention focused on the lecture while I am present in class and I am doing a better job at it, but it is hard after not being in class for so long. I have also noticed my study habits are not sufficient to perform at a level that I am used to performing at. I am trying different strategies with varying success, but I believe I have found the best way. In the middle of October, I was also accepted to the University of Mississippi Medical School. I was ve