Geek Girl Strikes again!!
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Topic: Geek Girl Strikes again!!
Posted By: Paws
Subject: Geek Girl Strikes again!!
Date Posted: 23 June 2008 at 10:54am
And is taking it to whole new levels of geeky.
Lets see, I'm throughly obssessed with CSI and forensics and one police career option for me is CSA (crime scene attendent eg CSI type thing) BUT I need a forensic qualification. BUT to get into that I need a science degree with at least a B- average. WTF? I haven't done science since 5th form at school. 
Soooo I'm left with 2 options...quit my moaning and switch to a science degree with a heavy dose of Chemistry and Biochemistry OR quit my moaning and find another career option once in the police. Guess which one I chose? Give you a clue. Not option B. 
Wish me luck for next semster as I take on Sociology, Psychology and Intro Chem. ACK!!!  (and yet so exciting!!!!) ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: .Mel
Date Posted: 23 June 2008 at 10:57am
You are crazy!  Good luck though!!------------- Mr Mellow (16) Miss Attitude (8) Destructa Kid (3) 
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 23 June 2008 at 10:59am
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Gen I am doing the intro Chem paper at Massey. And I also have some Psych books if you are interested... ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: Paws
Date Posted: 23 June 2008 at 10:59am
Tell me about it! Part of me wonders what the heck I think I'm doing. But the bigger part wonders what would happen if I didn't try. I'd spend more time that I care to think about wishing and dreaming and wondering "what if??" So this crazy chick is giving it all I got!!!! ACCCCCCCCCK! ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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.Mel wrote:Posted By: Paws
Date Posted: 23 June 2008 at 11:00am
Sweet! that's the paper I'm doing through Massey too! Are you doing it next semester? I'll check into which books I need too. 
Thank you! ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 23 June 2008 at 11:06am
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Yep the basic intro chem paper that is just like 7th form Chemistry (123.103 I think it is). I know the books I have aren't the ones that they say to get but they are pretty much the same as they have all the info in them for social and brain psych, and I can give you a cheap deal (after how much they cost me to buy them brand new). ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: EmDee
Date Posted: 23 June 2008 at 11:15am
Good on you Gen, you go girl!  ------------- DS 8 DD 6 DS 4 DD 2 |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 23 June 2008 at 11:22am
Yay Gen! Go you! I did a couple of psych papers at undergrad level but worked out that I make a better patient than a therapist 
Best of luck next semester - which is only a few weeks away! -------------  Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 23 June 2008 at 11:24am
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Shhh Emma I didn't need to know that we start very soon ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: Paws
Date Posted: 23 June 2008 at 11:27am
There is always someone who has to point out the bad huh? I was trying to forget it's only a few weeks away....actually I'm itching to start now....oh how innocent I am! 
Of course my loan has to go through for last semester before I can add all the other papers for this semester and for summer school...2 more weeks until I'm official! ACK! ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Rachael21
Date Posted: 23 June 2008 at 11:32am
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Yay so exciting for you.
I'm doing a paper next semester too so excited and scared. |
Posted By: Natalie_G
Date Posted: 23 June 2008 at 11:49am
Wow I wasnt very good at science in school, I also love those sorts of crime investgation programs, but I wouldnt be able to do the study to get there 
I am instead studying BACC at Massey (Accountancy) but have stopped as last semster was such a struggle being so tired. Ill start up again prob a year after bub is born so I can spend all my time with my little one. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
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Posted By: Red
Date Posted: 23 June 2008 at 11:57am
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Sounds fab, and at least your SIL will be able to help you with the chemistry if you need! ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 23 June 2008 at 11:57am
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Wow so there are a few of us studying next semester. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: Paws
Date Posted: 23 June 2008 at 11:59am
Yes....she has already agreed to help tutor thanks to her A- average in bio chem!! And she bought over a pile of chem and bio books the other night... ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: caraMel
Date Posted: 23 June 2008 at 12:06pm
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Woohoo! That's awesome Gen.
Always inspiring to see others going after their dreams 
All the best! ------------- Mel, Mummy to E: 6, B: 4 and: 
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Posted By: queenbean
Date Posted: 23 June 2008 at 12:34pm
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Good luck!!!!!!!
I was a geeky science chick at uni too.
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Posted By: Kels
Date Posted: 23 June 2008 at 1:02pm
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You go girl!!! Your a better woman than I More power to ya Gen!!!! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
Busy mum to Miss 15yrs, Miss 10yrs and Master 4yrs |
and swear I have been a donkey on the egde doing this whole post grad degree, im counting down the days til I finish hehehePosted By: Glow
Date Posted: 23 June 2008 at 1:48pm
Good on ya, all the best with your studies ------------- Mummy of Two Boys B: 2004 K: 2007 |
Posted By: NeoshasMummy
Date Posted: 23 June 2008 at 2:35pm
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YAY!!! ------------- https://secure.fertilityfriend.com/home/30c4ec/" rel="nofollow">  Mrs Te Kani ❤️ Neosha 26/5/2007 |
Posted By: Paws
Date Posted: 23 June 2008 at 4:40pm
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I gotta say thanks for all your support guys...I was a little worried that people would think I'd totally lost the plot so it's nice having people around who are supportive over me making such a big change (as if the police wasn't big enough!!!!) ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: WRXnKids
Date Posted: 23 June 2008 at 5:04pm
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Thats what my sister is about to finish its taken her 5 years full time (3 attempts at the chemistry paper). She graduates with a double degree in science and arts then she is going to Aussie to do 2 years there to get her masters and then hopefully work in Forensic Anthropology (same as tv show bones) She loves it good luck -------------   
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