Hey there!
Long time, no talk. My apologies for having not written in a while… I mean I know that you must have been clinging to your seats waiting to see what would happen next in this college life of mine… (just kidding). But I will say that the number of people that tell me they’ve read my blog is constantly growing.
Anyway, it seems I start almost every blog off the same way by saying I have been so busy lately. And… I’m happy to report that this week is no different! Between my current classes, scheduling classes for next year, finding rec writers for med school applications, studying for the MCAT, RA everything and life por lo general… I am swamped! And I am thriving. I work so well when I have to juggle 4,305,399 things. Yes, I may get burned out and not be a very social human being, but when I sit down to work I have no choice but to get things done… so the whole concept of procrastination floats away on a cloud and I am met with multi-tasking.
About this multi-tasking thing… I’m pretty sure I’ve mentioned it before, but I think it is something that becomes pretty necessary in college. Some are better at it than others and I’m pretty sure I’m one of the better when under pressure. For instance I am currently on AIM, writing a blog and working on a paper… and I am legitimately juggling them all. When I get stuck here I switch to the paper and make some edits and then every time that little AIM icon starts jumping around on my screen saying “pick me! pick me!” I continue one of a number of conversations that I am having.
So anyway… if you’ve read the other blogs you have read either Christine’s or Tyler’s posts you have heard that the weekend before last was Rites. Rites of Spring, Rites to Play and Rites to Play Harder. Since Tyler and Christine have both done a great job writing about that I am going to direct you to their posts for information about all of that fun and I will leave you with a picture of some Mortar Board members (including myself) making cotton candy at Rites to Play.
Onward…
I met with Robert Koch in the Admissions office to talk about the blogs and I was saying how I hadn’t talked much at all about this whole medical school process. So I will brief you a little bit on all of that. Despite the fact that some believe that I may not be the best candidate for med school just yet, I have decided to apply for the 2009 cycle. I have a decent GPA, the motivation, the volunteer experience and I will be getting research and more clinical experience this summer. My past few weeks have been filled with finding the faculty members who I believe can and will write good recommendations for me. My advice to all of you pre-med hopefuls establish relationships with professors early; go to their office hours, speak up in class, be a genuine person. Talking to potential rec writers has been nothing short of a motivating experience as they want to see me reach my goals nearly as much as I do. (Except I secretly think my paintball playing advisor wants me to go into Neuroscience research!)
I invite you to ask me whatever questions about this process you would like. I am not the archetype of a pre-med student, but I am going through the process and hope to really engage you in both the highs and the lows as I take the MCAT on May 31st and apply in June.
As today was the last day of classes, I’m going to go celebrate with a good dinner off-campus… yum! We’ve reached the final stretch…. bring on the finals; I’m ready. (I think.)
Signing off,
Sarah
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