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Daily Reflection 5/23/25

I woke up at around 9 after getting six hours of sleep. Then, I studied nonstop for around 7 hours in preparation for my midterm. When I took the midterm, there were some questions with confusing wording but I think I got most of them correct. Then, I was able to finally go home for a day to spend some time with my family.

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Daily Reflection 5/22/25

Today I didn't really do much besides studying. I went to the lab and I was able to run flow cytometry for the first time by myself, so that was pretty exciting. Then, I went to study with some friends and we had a fun time eating crumbl cookies and doing the elephant nose challenge. It was kind of difficult to lock in but I was able to get some studying done.

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How pledge has changed me 

Pledging has changed me so much I’m not even going to lie.��

First of all, Pledge has made me braver. I’ve done things that I’ve never have done before, including making tiktoks, giving silly speeches, dancing in front of actives, and other embarrassing and stupid stuff I can’t talk about. I feel like the risks I take in the future that are out of my comfort zone will not be worse than anything that I did during pledge, and with this fact in mind, I feel like I can do anything that I want to. There is no more fear stopping me from chasing my dreams. 

In addition, pledging has made me more outgoing. Before pledging, I would always feel like my social battery was always drained from talking to people, but ever since I started pledging, the world is never as silent as it used to be before. I am now talking to so many people that I find it more enjoyable now than draining. Being in interviews yapping about life and doing dumb tasks with my pledge siblings is so fun. 

Lastly, pledging has taught me how to deal with stress better. I think I have never been so overwhelmed in my life. The amount of tasks assigned to us each week is atrocious, and when combined with organic chemistry and genetics classes and a research lab, my brain always feels like it’s going to explode every day. At the same time, pledging has forced me to learn how to deal with this additional stress, and I’ve gained a support system as well as methods I can use to manage my stress, including journaling, going on walks, and spending time with my friends. 

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Daily Reflection 5/21/2025

Today I didn't really do much besides studying for my 14c midterm. I spent the entire day trying to learn the contnet, but i guess it didn't work out as well as I anticipated. Taking the midterm, I felt like I was having a midlife crisis with all the questions because I didn't understand half the test. I really hope I did okay on it, because I need to get straight A's this quarter. I hope joseph and grace were able to alright, but they also seemed pretty distraught after that test. I honestly don't know anymore, I feel so frickin exhausted and I still have a few emails to type up... but other than that I went to get boba with you all and that was pretty fun, and had a pretty long convo with my big

overall rating (4/10)

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Daily Reflection 5/20/2025

I slept around 6 hours and I spent the entire day at the lab doing some Westerns and then cleaning up the lab facility. I feel extremely cooked for my midterm and I really got to lock in. I locked in for around 5 hours, struggling to finish the problem set, and also trying to figure out how to do sterochemistry. I feel extremely stressed out. I really hope I don't bomb my midterm

Overall rating (5/10)

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Reflection 5/17/25

Today I woke up hungover. My friends told me I was carried to an apartment after I drank a bottle of grey goose. It was my first time blacking out, so it was quite an experience. I feel bad for the people that had to take care of me. I hope they're able to get some sleep tonight. I didn't really do much today besides take a nap, showergo to a dinner with my lab mates. We went to javier's in central city and it was the finest mexican restaurant i've been to. I am now studying with my friends. We're lal trying to lock in but we're all so dizzy

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Weekly JP vlog

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Daily Reflection 5/16/2025

Today I woke up at around 9 am after sleeping for 5 hours. I woke up feeling horrible. I really have to get more sleep. I then was late to my discussion unfortunately, and I wasn't able to learn as much as a result. I didn't go to my lab today too because I wasn't feeling good at all. But to make up for it I went on an interview with Ms. Ho and Riley. It was really chill and I was able to yap alot about food and hobbies. I was then forced to be alone at Kerk so it was kinda depressing because Jacob and Riley left me to do an interview :(. I then went on an interview with Mr. Ahn, where we got epicuria and talked alot about our interests. I then went to a talent show, where I did some interesting stuff..........................

anyways after that I am now studying and dancing with my friends.

Overall rating : 5/10

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Daily Reflection Wednesday 5/15/2025

Today I woke up kind of feeling a bit groggy, but I think I'm okay. I went straight to the lab to complete some experiments for the day. I didn't really do much so after I finished I went to grab some yoshinoya where I ran into emma and chloe. We had lunch together, and after I went to powell to study a little, but ended up taking a nap. I then went to my chemistry lecture where I only stayed for a few minutes because I didn't understand anything. I then went to kerkchoff to meet with some friends and had a joint interview with Jacob at around 5. I then went to do my 2 mile cardio run with some friends. I surprised myself by running at a pretty fast pace, something I haven't done in a while. I then went to grab Salpicon with some friends and we had a really deep conversation about our lives.

Overall rating: 7/10

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Daily reflection Tuesday 5/13/25

Today I woke up at around 9:45 and I felt a little tired. I went to the lab as usual, and then I went to class where I was struggling with the coding. Then, I went to kerchoff where I was talking to my friends for around 3 hours. I then went to hang out with Ms Jocelyn Kuo and we went to hangry moons. I then went to a club meeting, where we worked on a presentation on fentanyl and its effect on the opioid epidemic.

Overall rating: 7/10

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Daily Reflection 5/12/2025

Today I woke up at 9:30 after getting around 6 hours of sleep. I was extremely tired and I headed to the lab as always, where I helped out with some western blots and learned more about different inhibitors that promote cell proliferation. I then went back to my dorm, where I was with my big Seryn and we made our letters for our jacket. We still haven't decided on what to put for the our left arm. I then went to dance with some friends and that was very interesting. Overall I feel like I need to do more studying.

Overall Rating 6/10

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Daily reflection 5/11/25

Today I woke up at 12 pm after sleeping for 6 hours. I got lunch at b plate and then headed to the lab to do some imaging. The signal on the gcp3 seemed pretty good. I then went back to my dorm to finish some work, and I met with alex to study together. We then met up with some other friends to learn how to dance in preparation for tomorrow’s club meeting. We are struggling so much with the dance

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Overall rating: 6/10

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Daily Reflection 5/11/25

day I got around 9 hours of sleep. I was finally at home: peaceful, comfortable, and relaxed. It was a nice change of scenery, and I finally got to spend some time with my family. I yapped alot with my younger sister, spent some time teaching my brother how to do his homework, and helped my mom prepare some food. It was a good break from ucla because I put a pause on all of my academic and extracurricular work and regained the energy I needed to finish off this quarter. Now, I'm back at ucla again because I can't afford to take too much time off, but I didn't even spend 24 hours at home...

overall rating 9.93/10

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Daily Reflection 5/9/2025

I woke up at around 9 am after sleeping for around 6 hours and got some work done. I headed to class after that for four hours and it was kind of difficult to pay attention. But I was with Grace and Joseph so it made it more enjoyable to be struggling together. I then went to get some yoshinoya and I went back to my dorms to study with some friends. We studied until around 10 pm, where I went to grab some salpicon and pack to go home. I am now finally home and I get to relax for a day

overall rating 8/10

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Bonde Do Brunao Tik Tok Dance Tutorial With my JP!

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Daily reflection 5-8-2025

Today I woke up at 9:00 am after getting 5 hours of sleep. I went to class at 9:30 and got out at 11. Then I went to kerckoff and got some Panda Express with David. Then I went to the lab to image some mice and learned how to make Luciferin. I then went to meet with some friends marugame udon. I am now going to volunteer and try to help drunk people at frat row. Today will be a tiring day and ms. Arin is telling me to hurry up and finish writing my tumblr because we have to leave soon. I also want to eat the pizza that we got so bad 😢

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Daily Reflection 5/8/2025

Today I woke up at around 9 am after sleeping for around 7 hours. I had a very tiring day today at the lab, and after I got back I went to a cool faculty event where i was able to speak to my chem 14c professor. He seems like a chill guy, more chill than I ever expected. He even plays League of Legends, which I thought was hilarious. I then went to have a very long and grueling workout with my 12 other homies and we ran and sprinted alot. After, I grabbed some dinner and now I'm writing this tumblr post.

Also today was day 2 of the water jug challenge I am so dead