Week 3

I really love the research environment here at the University of Minnesota. The laid back atmosphere really allows free and creative thinking. I often find myself solving problems I run into in my research just walking back from lunch or an errand. What I did not expect were the very tentative deadlines for your projects. You really have to be self motivated and create deadlines for yourself to keep on track. While this is really nice I can see how I could find myself in trouble if I kept pushing dates back and procrastinating. I have learned to create weekly schedules of what I want to accomplish and this has worked thus far. I am really excited to continue my work and get to the bottom of my research!