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I've done this quiz before, I think. Yeah, wallflower charms. Hmm. Thirst for knowledge, yes, but I don't espy anyone particularly attracted by it, do you? But I do have high standards. And I have been told repeatedly that I look good in glasses. Gya.
Finally the NYSF selection is over. Results posted by 8th August. Interesting morning.
First off: found out chances of getting in. 5 in 6 people will miss out. Shit. Other people there at my session were Euphemia and Miori (!) but everyone was being REALLY extroverted and social to prove how good with others they are, so we all made good friends right away. Thank Gawd.
My sub-group had the 70% interviews first off. You were given a sheet with the 8 questions and then 10 minutes to prepare. Then grilled for supposedly 20 minutes (but I rushed so it was more like 10, dammit) by a panel. My panel was really nice except for this freaky old lady called Beverley who never smiled and just sat there taking notes ^_^;; Sample:
Man: So, what person really inspired you?
F: Oh, that would be my teacher in Grades 5 and 6, she was amazing and got me into all kinds of interesting things... *blabs for a while about Mrs Young*
Panel: *look dubious*
F: *looks at piece of paper* Oh, what SCIENTIST inspired me! Um... *thinks frantically* Steven Hawking! *rants about him for a bit*
Student: How do you think you'll cope living with 150 other people with all your activities arranged for you?
F: Well, that sounds a bit like school, and I've survived 11.5 years of that...
Panel: *laughs politely, scribbles "HATES SCHOOL" on sheet*
(well okay, maybe they didn't)
Lady: This next question is on your sheet. Tell us about a current science topic and the underlying scientific principles behind it, also what impact it will have on society.
F: Sure! *goes on for a bit about genetic engineering, its possiblities and ethics*
Man: Um, backing up... how much do you actually know about the SCIENCE behind this?
F: //FUCK!// Well...um...not much, but that's because I've been reading articles about it and the public is only ever given RESULTS, not the HOW and the WHY and that's bad because proper communication between scientists and the public is essential... *goes off on a tangent about science communication*
Panel: //She has NO idea what she's talking about, does she?//
Man: So. "Scientists should consider the effects of their advances on society." What do you think of that statement?
F: Well, if you think about genetic engineering... *somehow manages to talk about Gattaca for three minutes*
Panel: //Didn't she already cover this?//
(I think I talked so much about genes and cloning that if I do get in they'll stick me in the biology section! Which will be crap! Because I want to do the physics one!)
Lady: And, is there anything else you'd like to tell or ask the panel?
F: Actually, I have a question for Kim (past NYSF student)
Kim: Really? *looks surprised*
F: //oops// *grins madly* Yes! *asks about "valuable experiences" and other bullshit*
Kim: Anything else?
F: Oh yes... *talks about Mt Stromlo job*... and then it burned down. So now I work at IGA.
Panel: *LAUGHS LOUDLY FOR LIKE 30 SECONDS*
F: Heh heh... //IT WASN'T THAT FUNNY!!!!//
(that was soooo embarrassing)
Anyway, next was the 10% individual presentation. You could choose from three topics, I did recommendations on teaching science in high school. Got feedback along the lines of "nice introduction and conclusion, BUT you-talked-too-fast-and-tried-to-cover-too-much-and-your-delivery-needed-more-variation." Craaaap.
After that was the group work activity. Given 20 minutes to prepare a 10 minute "60 minutes" type thing on topics from a magazine we were given. Being assessed solely on how we interacted with others, teamwork etc. I tried to show my leadership qualities *coughs* and probably ended up getting "IS FAR TOO BOSSY FOR OWN GOOD" on my sheet. That was really fun, though. The guy berated us madly for not actually answering half the questions on the task sheet (oops) but we weren't being assessed on that.
Overall? I doubt I got in, there were too many ultra-smart-and-public-speaky people there, and I manages to royally screw up a few things. It was probably a steep learning curve, and being among so many people trying frantically to be nice and polite and friendly but not TOO friendly was quite surreal. Everyone wished each other good luck and was incredibly nice but you were always aware on some vague level that you'd be happy to see everyone else fail if you got in... Welcome to the world, Fahye *hits self on head*
So, since then I have managed to fall asleep in the middle of my chem research. Not kidding. Put head down on notes and woke up with huge red patch on forehead and bracelet etched into my wrist. Now have massive headache and am hoping like all hell that I'm not sick. Also heartily pissed off with intermolecular bonding. It is a work of the devil, especially hydrogen bonds. There are so many goddamn exceptions to rules...
I'll give up and go read Seductive Poison now, I think...
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