Category Archives: Student-hood
What Do a Multiples Pregnancy and the Medical School App. Process Have in Common?
Answer: Absolutely nothing, except my dreams/nightmares about them. Just to quickly comment on our Thanksgiving (especially because of the last post), it was pleasant! Pictures were intended, but the camera was totally forgotten amidst the hustle and bustle of the
What Do a Multiples Pregnancy and the Medical School App. Process Have in Common?
Answer: Absolutely nothing, except my dreams/nightmares about them. Just to quickly comment on our Thanksgiving (especially because of the last post), it was pleasant! Pictures were intended, but the camera was totally forgotten amidst the hustle and bustle of the
Do Quote Me on This
Some people, like Saad, don’t need a quote to inspire or motivate them. They’re just born awesome. Others, like myself, I assume, love a good quote so much that they write it on their arms until they can properly store
Do Quote Me on This
Some people, like Saad, don’t need a quote to inspire or motivate them. They’re just born awesome. Others, like myself, I assume, love a good quote so much that they write it on their arms until they can properly store
Seven Rules That Keep Me Sane As a Premed
Premed culture can be very passive aggressive or sometimes outright ridiculous. I’ve encountered classmates who don’t want to share or compare notes for a course to gain whatever upper hand they’ve conjured up in their medical school-crazed minds. There have
Seven Rules That Keep Me Sane As a Premed
Premed culture can be very passive aggressive or sometimes outright ridiculous. I’ve encountered classmates who don’t want to share or compare notes for a course to gain whatever upper hand they’ve conjured up in their medical school-crazed minds. There have
Scoring a 45 on the MCAT While Losing Your Soul: A How-To Guide
So you would like to achieve the perfect score on the MCAT? Despite doing so is statistically against you? Fear not, for there IS hope. This requires being extraordinarily proactive on your part— there is no room for doubt or
Scoring a 45 on the MCAT While Losing Your Soul: A How-To Guide
So you would like to achieve the perfect score on the MCAT? Despite doing so is statistically against you? Fear not, for there IS hope. This requires being extraordinarily proactive on your part— there is no room for doubt or
Early Bird? THE BIRD IS DEAD.
I’ve said this before, but one of the easiest ways for a statement to come back and bite me in the ass is to make some public declaration of it. In this case, I’m referring to how I raved on
Early Bird? THE BIRD IS DEAD.
I’ve said this before, but one of the easiest ways for a statement to come back and bite me in the ass is to make some public declaration of it. In this case, I’m referring to how I raved on
Test Date Set
Last night I registered for the March 24th MCAT test date. On one hand, this is great as it really drives up the motivation and pressure to stay on top of my studying. On the other hand, it also drives
Test Date Set
Last night I registered for the March 24th MCAT test date. On one hand, this is great as it really drives up the motivation and pressure to stay on top of my studying. On the other hand, it also drives
Mumbo Jumbo
The kids are slowly trying to annihilate me with their sleeping patterns. Wouldn’t you know that just as I was getting into the groove of this this new 9pm-4am schedule, so were the kids. As in they starting getting up at 4,
Mumbo Jumbo
The kids are slowly trying to annihilate me with their sleeping patterns. Wouldn’t you know that just as I was getting into the groove of this this new 9pm-4am schedule, so were the kids. As in they starting getting up at 4,
Early Bird
Studying for the MCAT while solo-parenting presented some challenges and left me feeling frustrated. Knowing that other pre-meds were devoting solid chunks of their day to studying made me feel at a disadvantage because oh, something about two kids two
Early Bird
Studying for the MCAT while solo-parenting presented some challenges and left me feeling frustrated. Knowing that other pre-meds were devoting solid chunks of their day to studying made me feel at a disadvantage because oh, something about two kids two
Essence of Pre-Med
Guess I may as well warn you: You are going to get really sick and tired of me for the next few months to a year because all I want and need to talk about is this med school application
Essence of Pre-Med
Guess I may as well warn you: You are going to get really sick and tired of me for the next few months to a year because all I want and need to talk about is this med school application
No Pain, No Gain
I planned to write a comprehensive post about this much-appreciated and well written piece on drudgery, but honestly, I think reading it for yourself is the best way to get to its message. If you’ve ever been frustrated by the
No Pain, No Gain
I planned to write a comprehensive post about this much-appreciated and well written piece on drudgery, but honestly, I think reading it for yourself is the best way to get to its message. If you’ve ever been frustrated by the
