Education (show your school pride, list major/s and minor/s) Where are you at in the process? I'm a senior at UW-Madison (Go Badgers!) and I'm majoring in Zoology and French. I'm really hoping to get involved in the health sciences field at some point either as a doctor or a physician's assistant. As far as "the process", I've done all of the easy fill in the blank stuff but I'm having a little trouble with some of the essays. I'm not really sure about what I should write about for the "adapting to a new culture" essay.
Where are you going to serve/are you serving/want to serve: I think that they would send me to Africa given my backgrounds in french and health but who knows?! I would really love to go wherever they wish to send me
When are you leaving/did you leave: I said I would be ready to leave after Sept 20, 2009. I'm applying to a summer internship at the Pasteur Institute in Paris. Its a long shot but you have to think positive, right?
What are you going to be doing/are you doing/want to do: I would really love to work on the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Africa. I grew up volunteering at an AIDS hospice so that's always really affected me. Also, I'm very interested in the prevention of cervical cancer in women in less developed countries. Death by cervical cancer is very painful, very preventable, and, sadly, very prevalent in these countries.
Question: So where was there something about height vs weight in the medical info? I looked over it twice and didn't see anything but if that is cause for deferment, I might want to hit the treadmill a little bit more before I finish applying!