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[jonathanshyu]

11/16 @11:59pm

Daily Check-In

Sleep: 5am-10am (10 hours)

Food: Lunch- Food from Coco Ichibanya/ Dinner- Food from Jack in the Box

Daily Plan:

10am: Wake up and go to class

12pm: Get lunch and get assignments done

5pm: Go to work

7pm: Go to USC

9pm: Go to Santa Monica

11pm: Get back, eat dinner, and go to Fireside to get work done

Reflection: Today was a pretty good day. I had lots of fun but I am just so tired and stressed. I am probably not getting any sleep tonight, and I have a midterm in 2 days. I have not started studying yet and I am not caught up on that class. I do not really know what I am going to do, and I am still drowning in assignments so the only thing I can really do is keep going and trying to do my best.

Overall I rate the day 5/10.

[jonathanshyu]

11/13 @5pm

Sleep: 6am-10:30am (4.5 hours)

Food: Lunch- Food from Interstellar in Santa Monica/ Dinner- Food from Epicuria

Daily Plan:

10:30am: Wake up and get ready to go to Santa Monica with a friend

12pm: Eat lunch at Interstellar

2:30pm: Get back and attend club meetings

8pm: Get assignments done and study for midterms this upcoming week

12am: Sleep

Reflection: Today was a very relaxing day. I had a lot of fun last night doing random things with my friends. Although I have so much to do this week, I am trying to have fun. I am a bit stressed about everything that will hit me this week, but when I go out with friends all the stress goes away. I absolutely love them. They are the ones that continue to push me and keep me going. I am ready to be done with everything so I can find time to spend genuine time with them!

Overall I rate the day 7/10.

[jonathanshyu]

11/12 @11pm

Daily Check-In

Sleep: 2am-6:20am (4 hours)

Food: Lunch- Food from B-Plate/ Dinner- Food from The Study

Daily Plan:

6:20am: Wake up and get walk back to my dorm to get ready

7am: Go to work

11am: Get lunch at B-Plate

2pm: Go to lock-in event with my friends and just spend time with everyone

10pm: Help clean a friend’s apartment

2am: Go to Santa Monica

3am: Go to Sun Nong Dan

5:30am: Get back and go to bed

Reflection: Today was such a chaotic day. I do not even know what happened to me. I had a lot of fun the previous night, but it was just so chaotic. I woke up today and tried to live a normal day but I was battling a mild headache for the morning and just processing everything that happened the previous night. I got a lot better and I am glad to have found time to rest, but the stress from my upcoming midterms is growing.

Overall I rate the day 6/10.

[jonathanshyu]

11/11 @5pm

Sleep: 4:30am-9:30am (5 hours)

Food: Lunch- Food from B-Plate/ Dinner- 

Daily Plan:

10am: Wake up and get breakfast with a friend

11am: Go to picnic with a friend at Jans

12:30pm: Eat lunch at B-Plate with a friend

2pm: Get assignments done

6pm: Attend event

2am: Get back, shower, sleep

Reflection: Today was another very very busy day. I had a lot of assignments to do and many many meetings to attend with people. It is getting really hard to balance rest and work, and I have two midterms next week that I am starting to stress for. I anticipate that my workload for this upcoming week will increase just due to midterms, but I am not sure how much I have to do for my club yet. I hope everything will be ok next week.

Overall I rate the day 6/10.

Below is a video of me and my journey partner acting out a scene from our favorite movies!

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[jonathanshyu]

11/10 @11:59pm

Daily Check-In

Sleep: 3am-7:30am (4.5 hours)

Food: Lunch- Food from Rende West/ Dinner- Food from Epicuria at Covel

Daily Plan:

8am: Wake up and go to lecture

11pm: Get lunch at Rende West

2pm: Meet up with a friend

5pm: Get dinner at Epicuria at Covel

6pm: Go to Post Malone concert

1am: Get back, shower, get assingments done

4am: Sleep

Reflection: Today was such an amazing day. I got a decent amount of school work done, I got to meet up with some friends, and I went to my first ever concert. Post Malone is my favorite artist as I grew up listening to his music all throughout middle and high school. Today, I realized not only does he make good music but he is also a phenomenal performer. Some of his songs that were played today were so much better than the recording, and his recorded music is already so good. I was genuinely mindblown and perhaps shed a tear or two listening.

Overall I rate the day 9/10.

[jonathanshyu]

11/9 @11:59am

Daily Check-In

Sleep:5am-7:30am (2.5 hours)

Food: Lunch- Food from Epicuria at Ackerman/ Dinner- Food from B-Cafe

Daily Plan:

8am: Wake up and go to lecture

12pm: Get lunch at Epicuria

2pm: Go to lab

5pm: Go to Reslife job

7pm: Get dinner at B-Cafe

9:30pm: Meet with a friend for dessert at Dip-n-mix

11pm: Get assignments

12am: Sleep

Reflection: Today was a very very productive day today. I had a very good night even though I stayed up late so I am a bit exhausted. I woke up at 8am and realized my class was canceled so I grinded so many emails out. I spent most of the day catching up on schoolwork and work for my clubs. I am excited for tomorrow because I am going to my first-ever concert to see Post Malone, my all-time favorite artist. I am trying to get as much done today so that I won’t be as behind tomorrow.

Overall I rate the day 8/10.

[jonathanshyu]

Week 7 Weekly Post

10 Items that I wish for:

Birkenstocks Arizona Mocha (Size 10.5 Mens) 

Silver rings (Size 9-¾ for Left Index and Middle) 

Funny-looking sunglasses

Electric scooter or skateboard

Gymshark shorts (Medium)

Gymshark shirt (Large)

Fairlife Protein Chocolate Shake

Cologne 

Puffer Jacket

Rave ticket

A prehealth career that is not my own:

Another prehealth career outside of my desired career– neurosurgery– is optometry. Optometry is specifically a medical professional that handles disorders of the eye. This can range from your most basic vision correction with glasses and contacts to deformities of the eyeball. Optometrists are different from your typical family doctors in the degrees and certifications that they get. Optometrists become doctors of optometry (O.D.) by going to optometry school, and general medical physicians attend medical school and become doctors of medicine (M.D.). Optometrists are not allowed to operate or perform surgery– those are ophthalmologists. Ophthalmologists specifically go through medical school to get an M.D. certification, and they are specialists in eye surgery. As someone with corrective lenses, I regularly see an optometrist to check the progression of my vision. From my appointments, I have been told that although different parts of the year are definitely busier than others, the career itself has a very stable and manageable work-life balance. According to salary.com, the median salary for an optometrist in Los Angeles is about $152,654. I feel that if I were to choose a specialty that was not in the M.D. field, optometry might do it for me.

Attached below is the link to my Week 7 Weekly Vlog!

Attached below is another picture of me grinding out pushups for my self-care!

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[jonathanshyu]

11/8 @11:59pm

Daily Check-In

Sleep:2am-12pm (10 hours)

Food: Lunch- Food from B-Plate/ Dinner- Food from REnde

Daily Plan:

12pm: Wake up and get assignments done

1pm: Get lunch at B-Plate with my big!

2pm: Get assignments done

8pm: Attend club meeting

10pm: Get assignments done

12am: Sleep

Reflection: Today was a better day. I decided I needed rest so I slept in. I did miss a few classes up to today because I wanted to rest after a long week last week. I do need to catch up on many things suchas the 3 lectures I missed so far and the assignments I have been putting off for midterms and rest. I will spend the next few days trying to catch up and I am a bit stressed about a few deadlines that are approaching but I will get through it!

Overall I rate the day 7/10.

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[jonathanshyu]

11/7 @11:59pm

Daily Check-In

Sleep:2am-11am (9 hours)

Food: Lunch- Food from Rende West/ Dinner- Food from The Study

Daily Plan:

11am: Wake up and complete Organic Chemistry (CHEM 14D Midterm)

1pm: Get lunch at rende

2pm: Go to work

3pm: Get assignments done

8pm: Attend club meeting

10pm: Get assignments done

12am: Sleep

Reflection: Today had a really rough start. I woke up with a scratched eye from my night contacts so I was in pain for most of the day. I also feel a bit sicker than I did before and I believe it’s just because I have not been getting enough rest. I also took my midterm first thing when I woke up and it was the hardest midterm I have ever taken in my life. There is not much I can do about it now, but I really don’t know how to feel. The day ended well because I got to see my friends and spend the rest of the night with them.

Overall I rate the day 6.5/10.

[jonathanshyu]

11/6 @11:55pm

Sleep:2am-9am (7 hours)

Food: Lunch- Food from Bplate/ Dinner- Food from Epicuria

Daily Plan:

10am: Wake up and go to tutoring session

12pm: Eat lunch at Bplate

1pm: Get assignments done

4pm: Go to photoshoot

6pm: Eat lunch with a friend at Epicuria

7pm: Get back, shower, and study for Ochem midterm

12am: Sleep

Reflection: Today is the final stretch for me. I woke up and had so many different meetings and events to attend. The rest of the day was spent studying for my Organic Chemistry midterm tomorrow and I am just so ready to be able to take a breath fo fresh air and relax a little bit for once. I have been nonstop studying for the past 2 weeks. Every day has just been practice after practice on top of any assignments I already have to complete. I am just tired, and I really hope tomorrow goes well.

Overall I rate the day 5/10.

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[jonathanshyu]

11/5 @11:59pm

Daily Check-In

Sleep: 3am-8am (5 hours)

Food: Lunch- Food from Bplate/ Dinner- Costco Pizza

Daily Plan:

8am: Wake up and to CPR class

12pm: Eat lunch at Bplate

1pm: Nap

4:30pm: Get ready for a social event

5pm: Go to social event and set up

8pm: Get back, shower, and study for Ochem midterm

12am: Sleep

Reflection: Today was yet another stressful day. I am trying my best to grind work out to study for my midterm on Monday but today was just another busy day for me. Every day this quarter has just felt nonstop in the sense that I wake up and don’t stop working and going to events. I just wish for down time and time for myself, but my schedule does not allow for it. 

Overall I rate the day 6/10.

[jonathanshyu]

11/4 @11:59am

Sleep: 4am-9am (5 hours)

Food: Lunch- Pizza from Epicuria at Ackerman/ Dinner- Burrito from Rende West

Daily Plan:

10am: Wake up and go do my physics midterm

12pm: Eat lunch at Epicuria at Ackerman

2pm: Go to lab

5pm: Get some assignments done

6pm: Go to work and run Friday Night Gaming event

10:30pm: Get back, shower, and study for Ochem midterm

12am: Sleep

Reflection: Today was an eventful, stressful, but satisfying day. I woke up and went straight to my midterm. I was very stressed because I did poorly on my first physics midterm. I think I did alright with this one and I am hoping that the grade reflects how I feel. On monday, I have my CHEM 14D and I am super stressed. I feel like I have no break in between my tests and this weekend is not time to relax. I am exhausted but I will push through monday and then take a break afterwards.

Overall I rate the day 6/10.

Below is a video of my JP and I showing each other some love and appreciation.

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[jonathanshyu]

11/3 @10:20pm

Daily Check-In

Sleep: 3am-7:30am (4.5 hours)

Food: Breakfast- Sandwich from Subway/ Lunch- Food from Rende West/ Dinner- Food from The Study

Daily Plan:

8am: Wake up and go to lecture

11pm: Go spread awareness for harm reductoin

1pm: Get lunch at Rende West

2pm: Get assignments done

4:30pm: Meet with alumni mentor

6pm: Get dinner and eat at Jans to network with professsors

8pm: Get assignments done and study for midterms

12am: Sleep

Reflection: Today was a less packed day than yesterday, but I am slowly exhausting myself. This entire quarter, I am slowly learning where my limit and ceiling are in terms of energy and how much I can do. I am learning how important sleep is and how useful it is to stay on track and stay on habit. I am honestly just looking forward to the end of Monday because it is my last ever CHEM 14D midterm. We keep it pushing out here, and I just need sleep.

Overall I rate the day 5/10.

[jonathanshyu]

11/2 @11:57

Sleep: 3am-7:30am (4.5 hours)

Food: Lunch- Food from Panda Express/ Dinner- food from bplate

Daily Plan:

8am: Wake up and go to lecture

12pm: Get lunch at Panda Express

2pm: Go to lab

5pm: Go to work

7pm: Get dinner with a friend

8pm: Get assignments done and study for midterms

12am: Sleep

Reflection: Today was a very packed day for me– Wednesdays are always super busy. I have so much to study for and so little time because my day today started at 8am and doesn’t end until 8pm. After 8pm I will try and do as much as I can to study before I physically am not able to stay awake. My physics midterm is this Friday, and I just don’t feel prepared yet.

Overall I rate the day 5/10.

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[jonathanshyu]

Week 6 Weekly Post

What are you most proud of and why? 

The one thing I am most proud of for myself is my ability to meet and connect with people. This is not a skill I decided to actively develop; rather, it is a skill I picked up from just enjoying talking with people. I believe I have a very big social battery and based off of tests such as the MBTI, I would definitely consider myself an extrovert. I used to be very self-centered and would never allow others to speak. I was very stubborn and pushing. Over the course of high school and especially college, I learned the importance of listening and how it contributes to building connections with people. I learned that just simply being a good listener opens so much trust from one person and another, and listening also allows you to understand who a person is through their own lens. So many times I have pushed for people to connect with me through my own experiences, but I have learned that having a two-sided conversation makes just that much more of a difference. Although there are definitely many things that I have left to improve about my social skills, I am just simply proud of how much improvement I have made since I was in high school. I am also proud of how shameless I am to go up to a stranger who I find intriguing just because I want to get to know them. Of course, my ability to connect with people is predominantly translated into making new friends and creating study groups, but I also realize how useful these skills are to my career and forming connections with people who could influence my career. Many people emphasize the importance and effectiveness of networking for jobs and work experience, and I wholeheartedly agree. I wish to be able to make any conversation I have with people as comfortable and natural as possible.

Prehealth career outside your own.

Another prehealth career aside from Neurosurgery in Anesthesiology. For Anesthesiology, it is the same process as most M.D. careers. One must complete their undergraduate years, move on to medical school, and finish in residency and fellowship. The residency for Anesthesiology is typically about four years adding up to about 12 years of total school and training. Anesthesiology specifically works with the monitoring of vital life functions, managing pain, and maintaining overall bodily function and homeostasis. Commonly, Anesthesiologists work in the operating room as administrators of pain medications and sedatives. Aside from the drugs, they also have to ensure that the patient is breathing properly and their bodily activity is still normal. In my personal experience, Anesthesiologists overall assist surgeons in other miscellaneous tasks such as raising and lowering the operating table, changing music, and changing out equipment. Anesthesiologists are notorious for their work-life balance as well as salary. The work that they do is less labor intensive than many other medical professionals such as nurses and surgeons; however, in the event that CPR is needed, they are the ones that must jump in and help. Many surgeries that go according to plan without complications allow the Anesthesiologist to administer drugs and monitor. There is not as much risk if procedures go accordingly.

Below is a video of my appreciation to my brothers and sisters and how they make my life so much better!

Below is a picture of me grinding out a few push-ups at Ackerman!

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[jonathanshyu]

11/1 @10pm

Daily Check-In

Sleep: 5:30am-10:30am (5 hours)

Food: Lunch- None/ Dinner- Sandwich from The Study

Daily Plan:

11am: Wake up and catch up with some friends

2pm: Get assignments done

7pm: Go to club meeting

9pm: Go to the gym

10pm: Eat dinner at the study

11pm: Get assignments done and study for midterms

12am: Sleep

Reflection: Today was a weird day for me. I slept really late last night so I decided to sleep in and catch up on lectures later. I got a lot of assignments done but I still feel behind on studying for Physics and Organic Chemistry. I met up with a few friends which were really nice, but the stress of my tests just continues to creep up on me. Hopefully, we make it through this next week.

Overall I rate the day 5/10.

[jonathanshyu]

10/31 @11:30pm

Daily Check-In

Sleep: 2am-9am (7 hours)

Food: Lunch- Food at Epicuria at Ackerman/ Dinner- Food at Epicuria at Covel

Daily Plan:

10am: Wake up and go to lecture

12pm: Get lunch at Epicuria at Ackerman

2pm- Go to work

3pm- Get assignments done

6:30pm: Get dinner at Epicuria at Ackerman

9pm: Get assignments done

12am: Sleep

Reflection: Today I woke up at a decent hour because my lab got canceled. I got 7 hours of sleep and I felt really good for the rest of the day. This week I have less meetings so I have a bit more time to study for my two upcoming midterms. I still need to spend time working those out but I feel good today. The stress is on but we will work through it.

Overall I rate the day 7/10.