Omaha trip!

Hey guys and gals!

Hope this blog finds you all in good health and handling the load of the semester well!  Its almost spring break, so hang in there!  I pray the weather will somehow improve so I can enjoy spring break!

My trip to Omaha, NE went really well.  I thoroughly enjoyed the area and had a smooth trip over.  They entire day on Friday was spent on the campus of Creighton University and included some very helpful presentations by some of the staff and admissions counselors.  They did a great job explaining what their campus and what the program was all about, what their beliefs, goals, and aspirations were, and why they felt they were a top notch school.  They really focused on getting to know each of us as individuals and explaining what their institution was about.  Their whole goal was to enable them to be able to decide if we would be a good fit there, but also so we could decide if we would fit in their program.  There was an onsite essay, which was interesting.  Then we moved to our personal interviews, in which they matched us with a Professor and we had a half hour with them to answer their questions and attempt to portray what type of an individual we were to them.  From there, I moved to a group interview where it was myself and three other applicants.  We were in front of a panel that included on current professor, one current senior level student, and one alumnus that was practicing in the area.  They presented us an ethical problem and we had to come up with a solution as a group and present it back to them, which was interesting.  From there it was a battery of questions ranging from, "If we were to look in your car right now what would we find and why is it there," to, "Give us an example where you had to act with integrity."  It was an interesting and fun process and I enjoyed it a lot.  I got to meet a few very cool people and explored the town with them a little to, which was nice!

The trip back was not so smooth, however.  I got stuck in SLC airport on Sunday night and finally got home on Monday night.  At least I know the SLC airport like the back of my hand now!  Spending that much time in the airport really opened my eyes a little more to the horrible choices some people make on a day to day basis.  Granted there are not very many healthy eating choices in the airport, I sat and watched people load up on Cinnabon or Krispie Cream, sometimes whole families, and I honestly couldn't believe how much they would eat.  It really shocked me, but it makes sense with the American lifestyle and the pandemic of obesity in today's society.  Therefore, my health tip of the blog is to be conscious of you eating choices!  Think about the things that you are putting into your body.  General rule of thumb I try to abide by is:  If you can’t pronounce the ingredient, it’s probably not good for you!  Stay simple, even in the situations like getting stuck in the airport you can make the healthier choices instead of grabbing the tasty treats that only satisfy you for a short period of time!

Well missing some school has kind of left me feeling slightly behind with quizzes and tests. This week is pretty packed for me, and then next week I’m going to RYO to give a presentation and then leaving again on Thursday for North Dakota for my interview with the University of Mary!  Spring break is going to be a much needed relief on my end! 

Hope you all have a great week!

Jeremy