Well, I must say that I do enjoy the summer quarter. Nonetheless, there are still downsides to being in dental school. I mean, I have much more free time now than I have ever since I've been here, but I am just having trough cutting my crown. It's so hard for me to do these things and I think it may be due to the fact that I'm not a very visual person. I mean, I don't look at what I do. Look at my sloppy handwriting. Sometimes when I'm cutting a prep, I have to tell myself to focus! It's so unnatural for me. But maybe because it is unnatural, this will be one of the greater learning experiences of my life. Some bad stuff happened today. I dropped my typodont on the floor and cracked my equilibrated central incisors, a lateral incisor, and a mandibular canine. *sigh*. I sort of cracked the inside of the typodont, but luckily not drastic enough to have to buy a new typodont like one of my classmates. Then later today a screw came out of my loupes. I was scrounging on the floor looking for it! Sheesh! Fortunate for me I found the darn thing. That would have been really really bad had I lost that. Really bad. But all is well. I really need to start studying as well. I mean, I really have not honestly studied this quarter at all. And I'm almost halfway done w/this sucker. Scary. There's a rumor going around that the dental school technically doe snot have the money to finish the lab renovation. So does that mean there's a potential we will never get a chance to learn how to cut on a rod? *faints* This is bad bad news. Anyhow, in spite of all the bad things that happened today, I remained relatively cool. I guess sh*t happens. You gotta just keep at it. I know I will be ok in the end...where ever that may be.

Kathryn, your results indicate a strong left-hemisphere dominance with a mild preference for auditory processing. This blend would suggest that you are an extremely efficient person, logical perhaps to an extreme. You tend to structure your life and learning in very precise ways.

You benefit from experience, seek the rational in situations and feel most comfortable with routine.

You are a detail person. You see each piece of a puzzle or situation with equal clarity and value, and thrive on your ability to fit each piece into a unifying structure.

Your learning style tends toward the auditory, which suggests that you process inputs sequentially and classify each before moving on to the next. You do, however, possess sufficient visualization skills and interest to supplement the auditory tendency and render you more active than a person who is purely auditory.

In all likelihood you will be somewhat reserved in appreciating your own talents and understate your abilities even to yourself. You will organize your time and set schedules for yourself and, in that sense, lose sight of spontaneity and other needs - both of yourself and others. Your enviable organization, structure, and efficiency make you a valuable asset to a team effort.