The beginning of Summer! :)

Hello everybody! :)

Finally, my first year at this department ended and it is the beginning of summer!! :)

I feel relief and completely happy, even though my GPA is not completely apparent. However, i hope that it will be enough to go Erasmus and in this situation, this is enough for me, too. To be honest, this year was not very easy for me. Because, I really didn't like some classes that I had to take and also the education system of some classes were not completely favorable to me. As a result, I couldn't stop asking questions about the system, about the classes and also about the department. And to be honest, I was thinking to change my department, for a while. However, I couldn't :D Because it is my DREAM JOB and it is not an easy decision to change it.

As a result, I really had some psychological problems at the end of the semester, because I wasn't happy. AND IT WAS A VERY BIG PROBLEM! I think, if I could only accept the situation that I had to be in it and could ask less questions about everything, I would be happier and probably more successful. However, I couldn't do that and because of that, I couldn't study enough for nothing but my German Literature Class :D I'm very very proud about my AA grade from this class and my Physics grade makes me also very happy :D But I can't say that for my Biology grade :D Even though, I haven't known my actual grade yet, I think that it won't be so nice. BUT DON'T BE AFRAID, I'M REALLY IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY DEPARTMENT :D

I think, in this very first year, I learned a lot about the university, about the department and about how I should study for my classes etc. It was an adaptation year and I hope the next one will be better than this one :)

And now, LET THE SUMMER BEGIN! :) And here is the song for that : Summer!

SEE YOU SOON :)

LOVE YOU! :)

Turning Back Post! (Midterms Everywhere! :D)

Hello everyone!

I wasn't here about a month!
So, I have a lot to say about! :) Let's begin!

First of all, the last two weeks were my Midterm-Weeks (OMG!).. And I had Maths, Biology, Chemistry and Physics Midterms!
As you can understand,  I was completely excited about my VERY FIRST Midterms at the collage and to be honest, they were not as good as I expected before!
I think this is because that I chose a wrong study plan for the exams! Especially for Chemistry, it was a disaster, I thought that I would be able to remember the topics which I learned in high school and as a result, I didn't study much! On the other hand, I can say: "I couldn't study very well!" because on the same day I had Biology exam,too. As a Molecular Biology student, I preferred to study Biology -_- . However, it is not a valid excuse, because I had to learn and study for all the subjects not only the LAST day, but also planned and regularly!


So, in the end I've learned that University is not like high school. Honestly, REALLY NOT!!
Especially, I could see it yesterday very clearly.
Our last midterm was Physics and to be honest, I study for Physics not bad! I knew all the topics, I followed almost all the classes and took notes, and I solve the problems which are suggested by our professors. However, as you can expected, the questions in the exam were not the same with them! :D As a result, it was a disaster for me! -_- However, it won't be so bad next time!
Because I will change my study habits completely!

I don't want to say "I'll always study daily and I won't do anything else!"! OF COURSE NOT! However, I decided to choose 2 or 3 days for me to study all the topics that I learn in a week and as a result, I won't be behind the classes and I'll have 4 more days for me and my social program in a week :)

I hope that I can do it and I hope it will work as I expect, too! :)

So, one of my next posts will be about my 'exam - lecture - study days' planning! :)

Till next time! :)
Take care of you!

LOVE YOU <3

Kumsal

What Should You Do, If You Feel Depressed?

Hello everyone!

It has been a long week for me. And as you can understand from the title, I was feeling completely depressed and miserable.
To be honest, I don't know why I felt like that, however, it wasn't so easy to solve my problem.

But of course, first of all, I have to explain what my problem was, to you.
So, I believe that there were some days in your lives that you can't figure out what do you really want and for what purpose you study and struggle. These 2 or 3 days were like that for me.

I know that I'm at the beginning of my university education.
However, this department "MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND GENETICS" has been my dream for almost 5 years. And I gave up different kind of things for this purpose during my life time. So, I was expecting that everything will be amazing! I don't try to say : easy! No! Not easy but different from high school. I don't know, maybe it is just because that I'm in my first semester at the university, but I really don't like much the classes that I have to get. What I mean is:  I get this semester :

Physics,
Physics Lab,
Chemistry
Chemistry Lab,
Mathematics,
Biology 101,
And Biology 111 (in which we discuss about the scientist and their researches who gain Nobel Price)

I know that if I want be a scientist - a good one - I have to know about every type of science. It is okay and I believe that so! As a result, I study for maths, physics and chemistry, too. But the problem that I have is about the biology classes! When I chose this department, I believed that biology classes would be different from the high school. I just thought that we wouldn't just memorize things and wouldn't learn just from different Power Point Presentations like in  high school. I don't know is that just because the first semester or not, but it is disgusting! I always study for maths and physics, and I don't really learn anything in my biology classes!!!
I HATE THAT! Because I love BIOLOGY so much and I really want to do something new in the future! But how can it be possible in this way? :S

I don't try to say that all my classes so easy etc.. NO! They are not easy. On the contrary, I really feel that I have to study all week to get a high GPA. But for what purpose?
And in addition to that, I don't believe that's because the topics in biology, too. Yes, I learned about these topics in high school and read a lot about them. However, it is not important. I didn't choose this department when I don't want to learn about these things more and more times! That was what I want actually!! I just wanted to learn about the topics that I knew before but in a different way. I hoped this time will be more complicated and not just memorizing or something! I JUST WANTED TO LEARN! Theoretically and Practically, too.

But it is not like that. I feel for the first time in my life, bored in biology classes. Because I can read all these stuffs at home from a Power Point Presentation. It is not very hard, isn't it?

So, that's my problem! Because I am afraid of what if it will be like that in the topics that I didn't know before?! I don't want to learn Biology in this way! It doesn't seem right and this way cannot help me to improve myself in the way that I planned for my future. Because of that I fell into depression.
I don't know is it abnormal or not but I felt that my dream never comes real because it doesn't even exist! (I don't know how could I say that but I said) I believed that I didn't like my department and all these things are because of that. And if you believe that your dream is not for you actually: That brings depression!

However, it is of course not true! Biology is my hobby, dream etc. And I can't give up my dream just because that I didn't like the teaching ways of it! MEH! And I believe I'm not alone!

So, as a result, I found a solution for myself! However, to be honest, it wasn't so easy! I talked with a lot of friends of mine to understand what I want and what makes me unhappy. And during this period, I lost my control a little bit. However. luckily I wasn't alone during this time and especially my boyfriend talked with me seriously to help me finding my way!

So, I'm okay now! If I didn't like the way of teaching Biology in this year, I'll teach and learn myself! I can do it!
Here are my solutions:

1) Of course I don't give up studying for my classes. Because I need a high GPA, too.

2) But in the same period , I will learn and study for cancer biology by myself!

3) I wrote e-mails two different professors in my department who study for cancer biology to ask help from them. After I talk and discuss with them, I will make a program for myself to read and study different things.

4) In addition to that, I'm trying to take part in a lab in my university. If I can join a cancer lab, it will be completely perfect for me, because I believe that I can learn a lot of different thing especially in a practical way. So, it will be perfect, I hope.

5) After my first Mid-Terms (in 20 days) I will look a summer internship in a lab for myself. I will prepare a CV and send it to different companies and labs! But for doing this I have to learn how can I prepare a good CV. So, after I make a search for that, I will share the tips with you.too.

6) I will take time for my hobbies to be relief! And I'm serious for that because I understand -in these 3 weeks- academic career means making stress and always trying to be successful! So, I need a way to calm myself to keep going! If I don't feel well psychologically , I cannot study enough and I cannot concentrate on my business. So, I need my hobbies and actually I really don't want to give up from them :) Who wants? :)

So, my next post will be about my hobbies and why they make me relief :)

See you soon, and thanks for reading! :)

LOVE YOU <3

Which Websites Can We Use? :)

Hi everyone! :)

Today I will share with you some websites that we can use during our college time and most of them are really very useful for us :)

Yesterday, I made a huge investigation to find different useful websites that can be helpful for learning something easily or finding something about or for my future tasks at the college.

So, here are the results:

• Google Calendar: I know that you think Google Calendar is a typical online calendar that everybody can use. But these website, actually, can be very helpful to organize our tasks, meetings, jobs and classes etc. Distinctly from other typical calendars, Google Calendar is completely trusty and it can be synchronized with a lot of different websites and apps which had produces by Google, too. So, it is more useful and more helpful that you think! Look at it for once and try, than you will see the difference :)  

• Wolfram Alpha: Wolfram Alpha is  "a computational knowledge engine" that can calculate  every single basic math problems that you have to solve! Step by step, you can see the solutions of problems and it is very very helpful when you cannot understand something during the class. In addition to that, you can ask and search in different topics like biology, chemistry and astronomy etc.  Here is the link!

• Lynda: Lynda is a perfect website for learning something new from video courses! It is like an extensive video library that can be very effective to learn something and to gain different skills easily. Mostly, you can learn different skills centered around computing and media production. Normally, you have to pay for using the website. However, its free trial is not very short - 10 days- So, you can try and use it for free! :)  Here is it! :)

• Stack Exchange: If you have questions about different topics like biology, chemistry, programming etc. , Stack Exchange can find a great solution for you. This website is a collection of question and answer communities. So, if you have a question, you can find the solution most likely on this website!  Let's Try It! :)

• Sleepyti.me: This website is very simple but can be useful for some of us. Because it uses the sciences of REM cycles to calculate the optimal time that you should go to bed to feel good and well-rested in the morning! :) I like it and want to try during this week! You can try, too. Here!

• Coggle: Coggle is a mind-mapping tool that can be used for learning and teaching something in a clear way. Actually, it is not very easy to explain it with words, so you can watch this short video to understand it easily. And here is the website!

• Cheatography: As you can understand from the name of the website, Cheatography is a website that collects all the cheat sheets about any topic. So, you can find some brief information about your classes and can be useful for other things, too ;) So Let's Try It! :)

So, these are the websites that I find helpful for college in some ways. And most of them have their Apps for mobile phones,too. That means, you can use them easily and regularly if you like and want! 

I hope they will be beneficial for you,too. 

In the next post, I'll share with you some different Apps about studying and biology itself that I always use :) 

Until the next time, Have a nice Week!

See you soon! :)

LOVE YOU <3

Having A Habit Tracker! :)

Hi everyone! :)

I hope, you have a nice weekend! :)
Today I'll share my habit tracker for my first month of college year with you!
But first, what is a habit tracker?

If you're a planned living person like me, I believe that you plan everything in your lives. But I mean really EVERYTHING! For example, besides your homework, tasks and meetings, you also plan your free times and daily habits, too.
What I mean with daily habits are actually very simple things like drinking enough water, reading enough pages everyday and writing a diary regularly etc.

So, a habit tracker helps you to organize your simple and daily needs :) And of course, you can use that for forming a new habit into your lives.

For example, if you want to make yoga for at least 30 minutes everyday. You can write that to your habit tracker.

And than, in a long period of time you can mark the days on which you make yoga 30 minutes or more. So, after a month, you will be able to see and control your steps and you can see how many time you make yoga etc.
For me, it is usually supportive to do what I planned before. Because at the end of the month, I don't want to see what I didn't do. And I feel more comfortable and more proud when I mark something that I did! :)

At the end of the post, you can see how I made my habit tracker and you can search on Pinterest for different ideas,too. I believe you will get inspired! :) So, if you want to form a new habit or only want to organize your daily habits, you can easily use a habit tracker to motivate yourselves!

And here is my own Habit Tracker! :) Let's make one for yourself,too! :) It will surely work!!

Have A Nice Week! :)
See you soon! :)

LOVE YOU <3