Worst quarter yet? Maybe
Apparently, this quarter ended with me getting a bad case of the dumbs. It was tragic. I posted about my Calc II performance, but apparently my Genome performance far superseded Calc in terms of idiocy. I managed to leave two problems COMPLETELY blank because I ran out of time. I remember peering over towards the large wall clock and counting the minutes before pencils needed to be put down. No matter how hard tried to stop time, my efforts were futile. I left the examination room feeling defeated and completely worthless. What the hell is pre-med doing to me?! It's draining me of any remaining self-esteem I have left! Wow!
So despite my sub-par cognitive evaluation of genetics and the beauty that is integral calculus, I managed to do well in Developmental Neurobiology - a 3.8 to be exact. This class was a continuation from the Neurobiology course I took last quarter. The first course dealt mainly with a broad examination of integrative mechanisms in central nervous system function, with emphasis on sensory processing, plasticity, and control of behavior. Developmental Neurobio focused on the cellular and molecular mechanisms that underlie questions about the basis of neuronal diversity, axonal pathfinding and target recognition, synaptogenesis, and activity-dependent plasticity. The two courses were taught by the same professor, which, over the span of both quarters I got to know very well. End result? I managed to haggle a letter of recommendation from her!
I currently have 4 academic letters of recommendations, one from a DO I shadowed and scribed for, and one from my previous employer - Harrison Medical Center. The maximum number of letters allowed to send with your application is 6, so it looks like I've exhausted that requirement.
I have gifted myself with a moratorium on anything academic this week. Once Monday rears its ugly head next week, I will begin my summer-long MCAT study marathon, or as I prefer to call it "Pre-med self-castigation". All systems are a go!
Oh! I forgot to mention, come this Tuesday, I also will be shadowing a surgeon over at Harrison Medical Center. Here's hoping surgery is everything and more and that I don't end up having a vasovagal response to the sight of blood that ends in a syncopal episode.
So despite my sub-par cognitive evaluation of genetics and the beauty that is integral calculus, I managed to do well in Developmental Neurobiology - a 3.8 to be exact. This class was a continuation from the Neurobiology course I took last quarter. The first course dealt mainly with a broad examination of integrative mechanisms in central nervous system function, with emphasis on sensory processing, plasticity, and control of behavior. Developmental Neurobio focused on the cellular and molecular mechanisms that underlie questions about the basis of neuronal diversity, axonal pathfinding and target recognition, synaptogenesis, and activity-dependent plasticity. The two courses were taught by the same professor, which, over the span of both quarters I got to know very well. End result? I managed to haggle a letter of recommendation from her!
I currently have 4 academic letters of recommendations, one from a DO I shadowed and scribed for, and one from my previous employer - Harrison Medical Center. The maximum number of letters allowed to send with your application is 6, so it looks like I've exhausted that requirement.
I have gifted myself with a moratorium on anything academic this week. Once Monday rears its ugly head next week, I will begin my summer-long MCAT study marathon, or as I prefer to call it "Pre-med self-castigation". All systems are a go!
Oh! I forgot to mention, come this Tuesday, I also will be shadowing a surgeon over at Harrison Medical Center. Here's hoping surgery is everything and more and that I don't end up having a vasovagal response to the sight of blood that ends in a syncopal episode.