On with the show

So, Caltech is a no.  As I told a friend, you can't be too angry at not winning the lottery.

But that means I'm narrowing down - and mostly focusing on UCLA.  UCI's financial aid portal changed from planning to release their financial aid info from "mid-May" to "shortly", so maybe it'll be out this week.  I have no idea if any of the Reagents scholarships have been awarded yet, so I don't know if that would be included; I know UCLA won't announce their transfer Reagents winners until and of this week or next week (they do it after the first week of May).

I've already started getting the paperwork needed for things like disability accommodation and such.  I'm also applying for some UCLA-specific scholarships that I didn't have access to until recently; those are due by the 15th, but that shouldn't be an issue.

As much as I feel like I should be bummed about Caltech, I'm actually more excited, since it means I'm that much closer to *actually registering* and making it a real thing.

At work, it sounds like we're planning on making my hours 28/week starting in September.  We still have to discuss a few things, and there's at least one complication.  My boss works remotely most of the time (she's on campus two days a week); one of my coworkers comes in about 9-9:30, leaves at 4, and works from home or is out sick a lot.  Between the two, there's a bit of resentment in some areas of the department.  It's part of why I don't work from home more, even though I'm allowed: I've felt and even heard directly off-hand comments about why some of us get special privileges.

Now, my job is such that almost all of it can be done remotely (my coworker not so much).  My boss is in a similar situation.  But most of the department are involved in direct patient care and therefore have to be here; there's no way they could work from home.  So, they resent it a bit, albeit irrationally.

Now, it's not going to be a huge issue - all three of my bosses are the ones who originally suggested this plan, and I know they're on-board with it.  It's just a matter of finding a way to present it so as to reduce friction.

Anyway, that's all for the future.  I've got a quiz in a couple of hours and a test a couple hours after that, so I should go start getting ready.  I need to make sure I'm prepped to be a Bruin (or an Anteater).