Good News!

Today in my Sociology of Medicine class, we were given back our tests from several weeks ago (the test was three take-home essays for a combined total of seven pages, which is not as easy as it sounds to write). When I turned in my test, I knew it wasn't my best work - I mean, let's face it, I waited until I had two nights left to start and finish the thing, and I was unsure of how to answer several of the questions even though I had all my notes and readings available. So, I was thinking, ok, maybe a 90 out of 100, if I'm lucky, but I sure hope it's not below an 85. Before my professor handed the test back, he said that we really stepped up to the plate on this one and he was proud of us and that no one failed. That said, there was still plenty of room for improvement. I waited on pins and needles the entire time, waiting for my paper. When finally he handed it back to me, I was afraid to turn it over to see the score. But I eventually did, and was very pleasantly surprised...101/100! I aced it! And then after all were handed back, my professor went through each essay with us, highlighting some of the key points we should have made. Then he said that someone was very unique in that they connected such and such with this theory of differential exposure and differential vulnerability to argue that differential exposure and vulnerability were significant causal mechanisms in such and such relationship, a connection and argument that he thought was very, very clever. That was my paper; my idea!

And more good news: Kim and Darren are now officially homeowners!!!! Go Karen and Dim!