writing for...FUN??
I haven't updated forever. Blogging and application essays feel a bit too similar. I ended up exhausting all desire to talk about myself, so I've been entertaining myself by writing fiction lately.
I've finished 26 applications so far. I feel really exhausted lately, and I suspect the workload may be part of it. On the bright side, I've interviewed at Tufts lately, and I have MD/PhD interviews at UCLA, University of Rochester, and Case Western coming up. Seeing the sentence in writing still hasn't quite helped me comprehend the fact. I've thought of myself as a really mediocre applicant, and I don't think it's just classic premed anxiety. I think I've got some strengths, but that I also had different priorities in college, resulting in very little of a paper trail of whatever I may be good at. The application process is really bringing out the Asian in me. Example: These schools I've listed... I thought they take SMART people! I'm really not that cool, dudes.
I guess if I'm having such dynamic reactions to the application process, that means I can learn from it. Always a good thing, especially if I'm signing myself up for a profession that has a non-negotiable requirement of maturity and self-awareness.
I've attempted being a big kid for over a year now. I'm still startled by how tiring I find it! And how worthwhile it feels--gym time, cooking, laundry, commuting, bills, and all. Maybe I will become efficient at it someday.
Sorry this post is mostly application stuff. I guess that's a reflection of my life still. :)
I've finished 26 applications so far. I feel really exhausted lately, and I suspect the workload may be part of it. On the bright side, I've interviewed at Tufts lately, and I have MD/PhD interviews at UCLA, University of Rochester, and Case Western coming up. Seeing the sentence in writing still hasn't quite helped me comprehend the fact. I've thought of myself as a really mediocre applicant, and I don't think it's just classic premed anxiety. I think I've got some strengths, but that I also had different priorities in college, resulting in very little of a paper trail of whatever I may be good at. The application process is really bringing out the Asian in me. Example: These schools I've listed... I thought they take SMART people! I'm really not that cool, dudes.
I guess if I'm having such dynamic reactions to the application process, that means I can learn from it. Always a good thing, especially if I'm signing myself up for a profession that has a non-negotiable requirement of maturity and self-awareness.
I've attempted being a big kid for over a year now. I'm still startled by how tiring I find it! And how worthwhile it feels--gym time, cooking, laundry, commuting, bills, and all. Maybe I will become efficient at it someday.
Sorry this post is mostly application stuff. I guess that's a reflection of my life still. :)