Once in a Lifetime...

For those of you who do not know- I am a grad student at BYU in their Organic Chemistry department. I came here originally to get a phD and then this past summer decided that not only was I no longer interested in pursuing this challenge, but didn't think I could get it if I wanted to. These thoughts came from a little piece of torture we all call cums (pronounced quoomes). These cums are tests that the grad students take once a month in the Fall and Winter semesters or 6 per year. In order to get a phD- the student has to be able to pass 6 of these tests. It is possible- however- these tests are ridiculously hard and can be on any random thing that has to do with Organic Chemistry. There is no way to study or prepare for them and you only have 1.5 hours to take it. I have taken 8 of these tests. Yesterday I found out that the one I took on Nov 2, 2007- a week ago from today- I actually passed! I passed my first, and probably my last, cum! I barely passed, and I think it was a fluke- I have no idea how I passed, but I did and I am happy. Even if I do not pass any others- at least I passed one!