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Just Another Day In Paradise
No Wit, No Smirk, No Service
Created on 2005-09-25 13:55:35 (#8380273), last updated 2009-09-06
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Basic Info| Name: | vajsha |
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| Website: | http://vajsha.tripod.com |
BioProve that it's me! I do not claim to have all the answers. I have a small sub-set of answers that currently hold true. I also have a non-traditional belief system. That is, I do not believe in organized religion of any sort, but I recognize a faith.
More? Hmmm, Ok, I was born in Connecticut, moved to Austin, Texas when I was 9 by way of Chicago. At 15, we moved to Mesquite, Texas. I went to 3 out of the 4 high schools that are there (1 wasn't built yet when I was there). Left school at 17. I think technically, I could be considered a drop out, but I returned to get my diploma and cross the stage because I had the required credits. At 17, I moved to Denver, Colorado, then Silverthorne. I returned to Mesquite briefly and then went back to Austin to attend college.
I have a bachelor's degree from UT. I think I graduated at the bottom of my class. I worked for two years at a minimum wage stinking job at an animal shelter where I helped destroy up to 75 animals a day. I think people suck.
I moved to New Orleans, which is where I call home, worked for Screwlane and then attended the University to receive my Master's degree. I conducted my research outside the country. I graduated at the top of my class. I had been promised a spot in the new Conservation Biology program at Uni, but two weeks before I was to begin classes/research, my advisor told me that my undergraduate grades were not high enough to attend their prestigious institution.
Quickly, I found a place at AU to pursue my PhD. research. The less said, the better. Oh, but it should be noted - My GPA was second only to Yuping's. She got an "A" in systematics whereas I got a "B" - so my final GPA was a 3.98. Not bad for someone who was told she was unteachable in the second grade...
I then left AU and took a post-doc up north. Probably the best experience of my life. I was around great female role-models and I hope that I can live up to their image.
I am currently a professor.
More? Hmmm, Ok, I was born in Connecticut, moved to Austin, Texas when I was 9 by way of Chicago. At 15, we moved to Mesquite, Texas. I went to 3 out of the 4 high schools that are there (1 wasn't built yet when I was there). Left school at 17. I think technically, I could be considered a drop out, but I returned to get my diploma and cross the stage because I had the required credits. At 17, I moved to Denver, Colorado, then Silverthorne. I returned to Mesquite briefly and then went back to Austin to attend college.
I have a bachelor's degree from UT. I think I graduated at the bottom of my class. I worked for two years at a minimum wage stinking job at an animal shelter where I helped destroy up to 75 animals a day. I think people suck.
I moved to New Orleans, which is where I call home, worked for Screwlane and then attended the University to receive my Master's degree. I conducted my research outside the country. I graduated at the top of my class. I had been promised a spot in the new Conservation Biology program at Uni, but two weeks before I was to begin classes/research, my advisor told me that my undergraduate grades were not high enough to attend their prestigious institution.
Quickly, I found a place at AU to pursue my PhD. research. The less said, the better. Oh, but it should be noted - My GPA was second only to Yuping's. She got an "A" in systematics whereas I got a "B" - so my final GPA was a 3.98. Not bad for someone who was told she was unteachable in the second grade...
I then left AU and took a post-doc up north. Probably the best experience of my life. I was around great female role-models and I hope that I can live up to their image.
I am currently a professor.
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