Just when I thought it couldn't get any more interesting...

Interesting does not even begin to describe this past week.  So many things have contributed to making it the most interesting week at college or in life so far.  Between tests, papers, attempting to keep a social life, and rush I was definitely feeling overwhelmed.  There was one event though that separated this week from all of the others. With so much going on I guess I let my guard down and here is what happened.

It was Friday afternoon, same as every Friday, except almost every "rushee" was at Wal-Mart trying to find costumes to wear to rush skits that night.  I was also there with three of my best friends.  We were goofing around on the Halloween costume aisle trying on everything that we could-just having fun.  Not wanting to be bogged down with holding on to our purses we threw them all into our basket.  Nothing could happen to them because we were standing right there-and it was Wal-Mart filled with a bunch of college students.  With so many people out on the same mission, we were sure to run into somebody we knew. 

Hearing familiar voices on the next aisle, my three friends and I ran over there to say "hey."  Not even 15 seconds later we realized that we left our purses in our basket.  Apparently that was long enough for somebody to grab my purse out the basket and take off with it.  The next 30 minutes felt like a lifetime.  We searched the aisle up and down, as well as the neighboring aisles.  We searched the car that we came in, 2 of my friends even went back to the school and searched all the dorms I'd been in that day - only finding my phone which luckily I forget in my friend's room.  We called the police and filed a report, the video was run over and over turning up absolutely nothing - which personally I find ridiculous seeing as there are cameras everywhere.  There was nothing else that I could do - I was hysterical. 

In an attempt to make me feel better my friends pushed me to just keep shopping for our costumes and even offered to pay for what I needed.  We finished in the costume aisle and headed to the other side of Wal-Mart to find something we needed in the hardware section.  As I moped across Wal-Mart just turning down random aisles in an attempt to get across the store avoiding as many people as possible, I decided to walk down the empty kitchenware aisle.  

As I made my way down the aisle, I noticed a neglected shopping cart with 2 sweatshirts and a yellow LSU hat- just like the one that was stolen along with my purse. I mentioned this to my friends and kept my eyes on the basket as I continued down the aisle.  As soon as I passed the basket I was still looking back at it when I noticed a tan strap hanging down.  I ran to the basket and threw off the sweatshirts to find my purse!  My camera and all the cards out my wallet were taken - they left my lip gloss and Burt's Bee's.  I can't even begin to explain my joy at this moment.  My car keys were still there, I had my purse back, and my LSU hat.  All my cash was gone, but I'm a college student now - I had $2 at the MOST.  There may have been some pennies in there too.  After frantically searching the basket for any of my stuff that may have fallen out all I found were some buffalo wings from the deli.  I finally began to calm down as we payed for what we needed and left Wal-Mart.  I still can't believe what happened when I think about it.  Luckily all they got was a camera out of the whole ordeal.  My credit and debit cards were cancelled and are being reissued, I already got a new student ID made, and it was the one time I forgot to bring my phone with me.  So, I guess it could've been worse.  Thank God that it wasn't. 

Moral of the story - Don't think just because you wouldn't do something doesn't mean somebody else won't.  

Rush, 4 tests, a life, anything else?

Where to begin? This next week is going to be the busiest week of my life...so far.  Rush has begun, I have four tests over the course of the week, and I'd also like to keep some sort of social life. And I just remembered that I have to write a paper. I have a feeling something is going to give.  Things are starting to hit me today.  I have so much studying to do, laundry to wash, groceries to get, blah, blah, blah.  Is there anything else I have to do? Oh yeah, breathe.  Maybe I can squeeze that in somewhere between all of my obligations.

Tomorrow is the Coke Parties for rush, so I'm excited about that, but they occupy 2 hours of my study time that I'm going to have to find somewhere else.  I'm kind of stressing out about all of this.  If only there were more hours in the day or I could live without sleep.  That would be nice-but that isn't the case.  So, I guess now is when time management kicks in.  Obviously I'm not doing well so far seeing as I'm not writing this blog till almost the last minute possible. 

I guess that I can now say I'm officially a college student, because in my mind the definition of a college student is somebody who is overwhelmed with school work, trying to keep a social life, and cramming!  I feel like I fit that definition pretty well.  I know that I'm complaining a little...okay, ALOT but It made me feel a little better. I don't know if it's because I got to get some stress out or that I can cross writing this blog of my list.  Whatever the reason, I'm happy to be even the smallest bit less stressed. 

First Full Week and a Trip Home

Exhaustion. That is the best word to describe the way I felt after the first full week of classes. There was so much to do everyday of the week outside of studying and homework that I barely found any time to sleep.  I feel like I pushed myself so hard this week - I need to learn better time management.  After such an exhausting week I needed a weekend at home.  I do love it here though.  In the few weeks that I've been at MC I've already found some great friends who share the same beliefs and morals as me.  This is one reason that I chose to be at MC.  

I knew in deciding to come to MC I would be around others who chose to be here for the same reasons as me.  Even though I've found it very easy to fit in just like a second home, that's all it is right now, a second home.  As much as I love it, it has only been a few weeks and I'm still not acquainted with it yet.  I haven't been here long enough to be myself.  I know that in time I'll feel more comfortable here, but just not yet.

I do love it at MC, but it was also really nice to come home this weekend.  Even though I have found new friends, it was really great to be around my old friends.  They are my comfort zone and I can completely be myself around them.  It was nice to kind of be free for a few days.  Whenever I meet new people I'm not completely myself for a while.  That's one thing that has made "moving out" and away from home difficult.  I know that in time I'll get more comfortable at MC and that is something that I'm looking forward to. 

1. About Me

Well, to start with, my full name is Elizabeth-Lee Cossich with the exception of my middle name that I'd rather not say.  This is my first semester at Mississippi College and my major is Biology/Pre-Medicine. My older brother also attends MC and is a sophomore majoring in Bio/Pre-Med  as well. I am originally from Belle Chasse, Louisiana- it's located just south of New Oreans- but after Hurricane Katrina I moved to Covington, Louisiana- located just north of New Orleans.  Several factors were considered in my decision to attend Mississippi College.

To start with, the Bio/Pre-Med program.  I've known for most of my life that I wanted to be some sort of doctor.  My father is a dentist so that path has pretty much been cut out for me my whole life.  MC being such a small school allows for more individualized attention from the professors to make learning the subject matter easier.  In case I don't want to be a dentist though, the acceptance rate from MC into medical school is 85%.  That's a pretty good percentage.  So, I'm confident in the fact that I will be fully prepared at MC to achieve whatever goals I set out to accomplish. Another deciding factor was the Christian atmosphere. 

It's terribly easy to get caught up in whatever is going on around you- especially in college.  The fact that MC is a Christian university does not completely diminish peer pressure by any means, but it's cuts it out much more than most non-Christian schools.  While it is still hard to resist temptation, being surrounded by others who share the same faith as you makes it much easier.  Also, being located in Clinton, Mississippi how much trouble can you get into? 

The location of the school was probably one of the biggest deciding factors in choosing MC. Not only that it was in a small town, but it's only 2.5 hours from my house.  I love my family and I didn't want to miss out on too much.  I am the only daughter as well as the middle child.  My older brother is 2o years old and my younger brother will be 11 in 2 weeks.  At his age, my younger brother changes every time I see him and this is something that I did not want to miss out on.