Ohio state has also sent me a letter saying that they will not be considering my application any further. And a few days ago I got an email from VCU saying that my file was going to be closed without further action if I did not complete my application before the deadline on the 25th of January. So I called them up and asked 'Kenny' what was going on. He said that I was missing all three of my recommendation letters. I thought that was weird. So I asked for an extension and he said it couldn't be done. I called my wife up and she pointedly reminded me that I had mentioned during the application process that it was very odd that they didn't require any letters - because when I filled the application out online there no instructions about letters. Kenny assured me that those letters were indeed required and my application would no be considered without them. So after my wife reminded me of this I called them back and spoke with a different individual who didn't give her name. I explained my dilemma and she said she would look the relevant instructions up and send me a copy of them via email and then call me back to tell me that she had done it. She never did. Both times I called I got the feeling that I was dialing in to the call center of a credit card company. I don't think I will re-apply there.

Who is left?

Grades have been in at Drake for some time - I don't know how long. I have been accustomed to having my grades mailed to me and furthermore I knew what I was going to get so I did not bother to check. Now that I am filing for tuition reimbursment, however, it matters. I went to Drake's web site and grabbed the bill for Fall 2005 and my grades. It's official: A in lab, B in lecture. Overall I got a 3.25 gpa for the semester.

Nothing much has happened on the medical school front – no letters or emails from anybody. Probably I should check as many of the websites as I can to see if there are updates there. I wish someone would hurry up and accept me into their medical school.

Organic chemistry is starting in a week and a half and I still haven't finished the chapter we are going to start with. It is on benzene rings and it is long and complicated. Every time I sit down to work on it I get really sleepy and can't get anywhere on it.