week one

Well I've made it through week one!  It wasn't all that difficult since we didn't have school wednesday or thursday due to a jewish holiday.  The school that I'm attending for my masters classes is called Brooklyn College and it is in a very very jewish neighborhood.  Brooklyn has one of the largest populations of hasidic jews in the world, so jewish holidays are all observed.  Class is definitely intense, we are covering an entire year of college biology in 4 weeks.  We have class 6 hours a day right now, from 9-12 and then 1-4. I take my teacher certification exams tomorrow - kind of nerve racking!  I have two exams to take, one is the LAST, which is the liberal arts and science test.  The LAST tests your reading comprehension and common sense and is set up kind of like the ACT.  The other exam I will be taking is the Biology CST, or content specialty test.  The CST is 100 questions long and tests your knowledge of all things biology.  They can ask anything, so I'm kind of nervous about that one! But hopefully I will do well!  We also have our first exam in class on monday, so lots of studying for me this weekend! I hope everyone is doing well, text me so I can keep up with all you crazy cats!!