I am so over...
...2009
got rejected from UCI...which got me thinking:
Looking at the upcoming 6 months, I cringe...and start to hyperventilate a little. My second MCAT is fast approaching. In about a month. And then, immediately after that, the primary applications open up, with submissions starting in JUNE. Which means, all immediate secondaries flood in by the end of June, and should be returned no later than July. There is also the grueling research. The research I SHOULD be doing on the schools I actually want to go to. The research that should start, again, immediately after I finish my MCAT. I had had this fantasy idea that once my MCATs were done, everything else should be more laid back, more relaxed...OH BOY AM I WRONG. It's like a marathon, a cyclic, never-ending marathon. And the application process is just as tough, if not MORE INTENSE than the MCAT. I am convinced I did not know enough about the whole application process before I began. Which explains why I have no interviews. It's not just the MCAT. It's how I go about applying. I need to do better this time around. On everything. And that's incredibly incredibly stressful.
Things to improve:
1. MCAT score
2. more clinical/ patient interaction
3. actually get published
4. research the schools...research research research
I am pretty lucky tho, this time around. I've got two buddies applying this cycle, two other support systems and cheerleaders to lean on who will be going through the entire process with me. Thank god. I don't think I could do it alone. And it's not like I don't appreciate the support from my friends and family, because I do. I don't think I could survive without them. But at the same time, having others who are going through the SAME process, understanding the same feelings of rejection, stress, and emotions...I'm just glad I have that too...
On a total side note: I think it's hilarious that my boss is convinced that I will get into medical school...I think he just thinks I'm more capable than I actually am. I also feel lucky, though, that I have a boss who is pushing me to accomplish this goal.
Anyways, that's my Friday ramble.
Have a super weekend, everyone!!!
got rejected from UCI...which got me thinking:
Looking at the upcoming 6 months, I cringe...and start to hyperventilate a little. My second MCAT is fast approaching. In about a month. And then, immediately after that, the primary applications open up, with submissions starting in JUNE. Which means, all immediate secondaries flood in by the end of June, and should be returned no later than July. There is also the grueling research. The research I SHOULD be doing on the schools I actually want to go to. The research that should start, again, immediately after I finish my MCAT. I had had this fantasy idea that once my MCATs were done, everything else should be more laid back, more relaxed...OH BOY AM I WRONG. It's like a marathon, a cyclic, never-ending marathon. And the application process is just as tough, if not MORE INTENSE than the MCAT. I am convinced I did not know enough about the whole application process before I began. Which explains why I have no interviews. It's not just the MCAT. It's how I go about applying. I need to do better this time around. On everything. And that's incredibly incredibly stressful.
Things to improve:
1. MCAT score
2. more clinical/ patient interaction
3. actually get published
4. research the schools...research research research
I am pretty lucky tho, this time around. I've got two buddies applying this cycle, two other support systems and cheerleaders to lean on who will be going through the entire process with me. Thank god. I don't think I could do it alone. And it's not like I don't appreciate the support from my friends and family, because I do. I don't think I could survive without them. But at the same time, having others who are going through the SAME process, understanding the same feelings of rejection, stress, and emotions...I'm just glad I have that too...
On a total side note: I think it's hilarious that my boss is convinced that I will get into medical school...I think he just thinks I'm more capable than I actually am. I also feel lucky, though, that I have a boss who is pushing me to accomplish this goal.
Anyways, that's my Friday ramble.
Have a super weekend, everyone!!!