November 25, 2010
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11.25/2010
So far, I have interviewed at four medical schools and gotten into one. Interviewing may seem like a painless process because I love conversation, but its actually extremely painstaking for two main reasons. First, because I enjoy relatively instant gratification. I would like to hear back from schools relatively quickly about what they think of me. However, schools seem to take a while to decide. The second reason that I hate this process is because I begin to think about all of the mistakes that I could have made with all of the lag time between the decision: Did I shake his or her hand firmly? Did I make sure to thank the receptionist for all of his or her help? Did I make sure to maintain good posture? Did I make sure to elaborate on my ideas if they did not make sense at first? All of these questions begin to eat at my ego and drive me insane. The only thing I can do to stop it is to consciously push acceptances into a void. I must not think about it, or it would consume me.
The admissions process is very grating.
Choosing which medical school to attend becomes difficult once in a relationship. How should one do it? Should one choose to be close to the person they're in a relationship with, or should one choose based on which school is a better fit for them? Suppose a person chose based on proximity to their partner or significant other. What if the person was miserable with the school they chose? Could that have a detrimental effect on the relationship? Also, what if the person chose based on the goodness of fit of the school? Could the long-distance-relationship nature involved with that choice be detrimental to the relationship?
I don't know what to do, but I assume things will become clearer as more acceptances come.
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