Sell Out
Applying for jobs...Sears, restaurants, etc. was cake next to this whole Med. School thing. How do I sell myself to a group of people that have been doing this for 30 years? In high school it wasn't an issue of "am I qualified to sell tractors?" Really, what the hell is a 17-year-old kid qualified to do? Afterschool job...not tricky. Trying to convince a group of attendings that I'll pass boards, get licensed, won't fail, won't kill somebody, and that I have a deep desire to do this is tough.
Why do I want to do this and not nursing? Why do I want to be a doctor? How do I answer all of these things without sounding pretentious or cliche? I don't know if I'm smart enough to pass M1 year...I don't know what to compare against. I THINK I'm qualified for it. I really want to do this. I don't want to have to tell my life story and end up writing some entrance essay that sounds like 1000 others to be thrown in a pile with all of the other "thanks, you're good but we'll call you" pile.
I need a very short break from this. If anyone wants to chill sometime this weekend, even for just an hour or two...dinner or something...give me a call. Superbowl too? Eh? Go...Bengals.
Why do I want to do this and not nursing? Why do I want to be a doctor? How do I answer all of these things without sounding pretentious or cliche? I don't know if I'm smart enough to pass M1 year...I don't know what to compare against. I THINK I'm qualified for it. I really want to do this. I don't want to have to tell my life story and end up writing some entrance essay that sounds like 1000 others to be thrown in a pile with all of the other "thanks, you're good but we'll call you" pile.
I need a very short break from this. If anyone wants to chill sometime this weekend, even for just an hour or two...dinner or something...give me a call. Superbowl too? Eh? Go...Bengals.