athenaltena | *is flattered*

I mentioned it in a tweet yesterday, but I not only found out that I got a 98 on my Criminology midterm, but after class the professor asked me if I wanted to be a peer tutor for his class next year!

I was flattered, since that's definitely a vote of confidence in my favor. I also had him last year for his Women and Crime class, and I still find myself referencing what I learned in that class in other areas. For instance, one play we read in English, Trifles, which was written in 1916, contained a textbook example of a battering relationship and I pointed it out as such during our class discussion.

This was also interesting since I've considered asking this professor if I could consult with him about what I'm going to do after I graduate, since to put it simply when I grow up I want to be him. I know he's connected to people in that field, and if you type his name into Google you get thousands of hits about the work he's done with battered women, and he's one of the most respected researchers on it in the country. I've also considered him for someone I'd ask to write a letter of recommendation.

So yeah, that was good in several ways, and I'll make sure to follow up on it.