Ugh. I hate applying to stuff. I even hate filling out those forms for a grocery store credit card- it's like when I was 12 and I'd send a cute boy a note with "I like you, do you like me? Check Yes or No." Just one day I'd like the note to come back with a Yes box checked. I've had enough rejection in my life, I hate to add to the pile.
But add I will, as I am beginning the applications to Specialized Master Programs. I have an upper and lower tier system, not unlike first and second stringers, and I certainly hope my first draft pick picks me. (Ok, enough with the sports metaphors.) I plan on applying to the second tier right after the new year, which is before I take the mcat; once scores are released in February, I will apply to the more competitive ones. I'm looking at mostly traditional programs, like Midwestern, Georgetown, Cincinnati, Robert Wood Johnson, Kirksville, etc. It doesn't matter whether its MD or DO, but (for now) I'm steering clear of relative unknowns, or starter programs, simply because I don't have time to try out a grad program. I want what's established, what works, what's been tested. I no longer have the luxury of making a mistake with a year of my life.
And speaking of the mcat, I will take my first full-length on Jan 3, or whatever day is after the day my extended family has returned home. I've decided that I'm giving myself two tests, and if I don't score at least 10 in all three sections on both, I will be postponing my exam until March. I don't want to do this again- I'll do it right this time, even if I have to wait two more months.
I spent about 5 hours yesterday studying gen chem and ochem, moving a little bit more forward. I plan on doing the same today, but with bio. (Fuck physics, that bitch can wait another day.)
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