Life after Coe

I’m going to meet with an advisor at Iowa today. I’ve got a short list of questions so I don’t forget what to ask when I’m there. Basically I’m trying to figure out how to get into the classes I need to get into even though they are full. If it was Coe I’d email the professor and they would probably be like, “Sure! No problem! Go right ahead!” but with Iowa I’m sure they are going to be less gung-ho about it. I’ll probably have to be tenacious and persistent and obnoxious about getting my way. Basically I’m thinking I’m going to have to be pushy and overbearing and persistent. If worse comes to worse, Prof. Singleton gave me a really good plan, to sit in on the classes until someone drops so I can register for it. The only problem with that situation is that I’m going to have to take loans out to pay for the classes and it would be nice to get those rolling before school starts. Also, there are late registration fees is you register anytime after a week after the course starts. Also, I’m worried I won’t be able to defer my loans if I’m not registered as a full time student when I start. So, what I might end up doing is signing up for classes I have no intention of taking and dropping them as I get into the classes I need to take. But this sounds like a bad idea.

I’m also still struggling about whether to take a summer class or not. The only advantage to taking a class over the summer (physics) would be that I wouldn’t have to take three science classes in the fall. I would still have to take three science classes in the spring and I’m not sure the reprieve would be worth it. The heavy class load would be good practice for Med School. It would mean I wouldn’t be taking and “underwater basket-weaving” class but do I really need to do that? Do I really need to pay more money for a fun class and not a class that I actually need? I know that if I’m taking three science classes, with the corresponding labs, there will be no real time for any other class, plus working a job. I could not have a job but I like being at least slightly financial independent from my parents. Even if it’s a weekend job or just two nights a week, like Tuesday and Thursday, or something. But not having a job is not really an option. Truly, Potter’s Obsession is ideal but it would be too much effort to work in Cedar Rapids while going to school in Iowa City, especially since it only pays minimum wage. I’m sure I can find a minimum wage job anywhere.

Probably getting a waitressing job would be best. Tips would be so handy. I would like to work in a smaller business though, rather than a large chain, but I might have to take what I can get. Probably I’ll try places like Applebee’s and Texas Roadhouse, but I’m sure there are several Iowa City restaurants that are smaller and that would need to hire someone. Ideally I’d work as a bartender in a quiet bar. Not one of the ones that all the students populate often but one that has a more regular following. That would be ideal. I want to be a bartender so bad. I think it would be a blast. I’d love to serve drinks and make drinks and when people say surprise me I’d be able to make them something they love. I wonder how much experience they’d need me to have if I worked as a bartender. Of course, the late hours might get tedious after awhile but I’m sure I’d get used to it. And it would be a great way to earn money while still having fun. I’m not sure I’d have as much fun being a waitress as I would being a bartender. I’m intelligent, focused, responsible, creative, and not easily influenced by peer pressure. I think those are all qualities necessary for bartending. But now the question becomes, where should I tend bar? Where can I find a place that needs a bartender but not a place that will be excessively populated by college students? A bar and grill would be ideal because then I could work both areas.

I want to avoid college student bars because I think most college students are obnoxious. They party too hard, drink too much, and have no respect for anybody but themselves. Okay, obviously not all college students are like that but the majority who party in Iowa City regularly seem to be that way. I am not like that and I don’t like hanging out with people like that. Maybe a job in North Liberty would be good. We went to dinner at Eggy’s bar and grill. I’d enjoy working there. It’s a smaller business but thriving because of the good food. It’s a sports bar but I probably wouldn’t have to know all that much about sports. Also, it probably hires people with little to no experience so it would probably hire me. I’m going to pray about finding a waitressing job and hopefully something fruitful will occur.