Counting this morning, my advisees and I have a little over 5 days to prepare until the eliminations of the science expo. They’ve been rushing to finish all their models this week so that they can already have a dry run presentation before the weekend.

You see, I emphasized how important the project defense is to them and how much it would affect the judges’ decisions. They seem to understand because they all of a sudden started panicking and getting frantic about getting their models done. I, on the other hand, am also starting to feel the pressure because I haven’t seen any finished product yet. I mean, I still need time to consider their items before I can start suggesting improvements or revisions. (It’s no easy task handling 9 groups you know.)

But I have faith in my kids. I know that they’ll be able to push through and I am confident that they’ll be able to do well when it is their turn to strut their stuff.