Good afternoon,
I apologize for not updating this blog in some time, but I've been pretty busy as of late, what with finals, my comprehensive exams, and working at my new job. I don't have much time to write, so I'll make it brief.
I passed all of my finals, which is a good thing, which means I can go back to graduate school for my second and final year. As of May 2012, I will have earned my master's degree in statistics. How awesome is that? I'm pretty pumped, but I still have a ways to go before I process across the stage. Here's hoping!
The comprehensive exams (or "big, scary test," as I so affectionately refer to it as) went better for me than for others. I only failed one section, so I only have to study for one test rather than 6. I am extremely proud of that, especially since there were several people in my class that failed 2 or 3 or even 4 sections of the test. It's definitely something to be proud of, but I will be more proud when the comps are no longer a factor in my life.
As for working, I've been working at a biometry facility (which was mentioned a couple of times in previous posts), for the past 4 weeks. I am very happy with this place and I could not have asked for a better internship. It gives me experience in my field, and I get to work with some great people. Not a bad day for Cody... :P
I watched the news recently, and I heard that the Supreme Court declared "Obamacare" a constitutional thing. As I understand it, it is a program set up by President Obama that raises taxes for people who go without insurance. I saw that the long-term goal of this program would be to reduce the size of the Med/Med (Medicare/Medicaid) bubble. If we continue to pump as much cash into this "bubble" as we are now, or god forbid increase the cashflow into Med/Med, then it seems as though, from this reader's perspective, it could very well bankrupt the entire U.S. economy in the not-so-distant future. If some of these details are off, please feel free to correct me. I'm not a real political person, but I do care about my country and the people that govern it. I'd like to get more involved if I could (once I'm out of grad school, that is).
Anyway, TTFN! (Ta Ta For Now!)
Cody
