You may have noticed that updates on this blog have been few and far between. There are a couple of reasons for that, but the biggest one is that I've been having an unexpectedly hard to taking the plunge one more time.
Even though I've been in contact with AUA Admissions since December of last year, it's still a big decision. My pause it's due to a lack of motivation but I mean, there's no other way to say it, but my confidence has been shot... and it got shot a lot harder than I thought it did initially. The weirdest thing is that it only really hit after the first month after being back--after it really sinks in.
Honestly, after I've had all this time to think about it, I'm certain that if I never made it past the 1st semester at Ross, this wouldn't even be an option. It's that brutal out there.
But enough moping.
I'm happy to report that I *finally* got off my butt yesterday, drove down to my undergraduate university, talked to some of my old professors, and asked for some letters of recommendation. I think among all people (including friends and family) it's those people where it's most embarrassing. For the most part, they all know where their alumni all end up or at least they know the directions they're moving. And their lasting impressions of these students are those directions and little to no information about their fate until they report back.
So with hat in hand, I just let them know I want to apply to another school and that I don't think I'm done yet.
I haven't been doing a lot since I got back, but this isn't the only thing I've done. I've also lost all the weight I gained on the island and recently, I've been working on a new personal statement. And unlike my last personal statement, this time I have to explain what went wrong at Ross.
edit: I should add that I've known for a while that the earliest I would be able to start is August. So I haven't been dragging my feet blindly. I knew how much time I had to think about this, so I used that time to do exactly that. But now it's time to make a decision.
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I have been reading your posts (back from "Getting into medical school") to this recent one. I just want to say thank you for being an inspiring person and teaching me that dreams are reachable even if the route is unexpected or unconventional. Your perseverance is phenomenal. Keep on keeping on :).
ReplyDeleteHi Jonathan,
ReplyDeleteI feel like a huge creeper, but I came across your blog from your previous blogs. I'm going to be applying to med school this summer, and my GPA/MCAT are exactly what yours were when you first applied. I know my chances of getting into US schools are basically nonexistent, but do you think I would still have a change at Ross? Or any other Caribbean schools?
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ReplyDeleteI true admire your perseverance, but where is the limit? You have failed to pass the many filters made so that only certain people with high chances of success make it into medical school. You got into a school know for only teaching students for them to pass the USMLE, and you didn't even manage to go past 2nd year. Are you truly doing the best for you and your life? Or are you just holding on and refusing to really look at what the true possibilities are. Being accepted only to Ross and not being able to survive the rigor of the classes should've been a wake up call, not a challenge. I wish you luck in whatever you do!
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E-mail me and I'll let you know more about it, I don't want to hijack your blog and go off-topic. e-mail is contactgoingtomedschool *a*t* gmail d*o*t com.
Looking forward to hearing from you, hope you've been doing well.