Hi! I’m Rhea! I understand that biochem is a super stressful course, and especially for first years it can be a confusing maze to navigate. However, I also know that biochemistry is a very collaborative course where we aren’t afraid to help each other out – we are in this together! That’s why I would love to help.
In this term, it feels like there haven’t been as many activities for us as a course to interact with each and bond more, and I would like to rectify that by adding more events where biochem students can just come, relax and talk to each other, with (hopefully) good snacks and cookies (especially those Belgian chocolate cookies; those are amazing). I hope to organize arts and crafts sessions, board game nights and chill socials.
I also recognize that sometimes our lab instructions aren’t as comprehensible, or that deadlines are really tight– all of which continue to add stress to our lives. I will advocate for better time management and more solid communication between the professors, convenors and the students to allow for a more relaxing year!
I would also absolutely love to hear your feedback and be the spokesperson for our course. I truly believe that our biochem cohort is special in a way that we can agree is rare: we don’t want to be competitive with each other in a university where everything feels ride or die. I hope to help in keeping it this way:) Vote for Rhea!