I wrapped up the lay summary and sent it in for editing. I had a hard time writing a lay summary for the water intoxication paper so I wrote another lay summary on impaired cognitive empathy in people with schizophrenia. This was difficult too since I don't have all the time in the world to write, re-write, and edit it. It took me about six hours to write something rudimentary. I have to say I slapped it together literally quoting all kinds of resources. I sent it just now because I had enough of it and don't want to spend my whole day writing a lay summary of a paper nobody is going to read. It's good practice but not easy. Also, I looked at the other people's writings and realized they must be all writing papers for their research. The few that I read were already well-polished, whereas my writing is not. I don't know who will read and correct my writing but don't think they will tell me the truth. Thus, I sent it to the author who wrote the paper I wrote a lay summary about. He should give me a good idea of what I should correct. I just hope he has the time to read my writing and correct it.

I have to write one more lay summary for the course, then I will finish it. I think it is quite an accomplishment since the course is not easy. I'm not receiving any credit for it, but it was good practice to polish my writing. I think I learned a lot from the course. I wish I had more time to absorb the material but have limited time- only one day a week to read and master the material. I think I did a better job than I expected. I did not expect that I would finish the course.

After this course, I'm going to tackle writing my application essays. I think they will be easier than writing lay summaries about research papers. I can't wait to start writing them.