Hello! As of writing this post, I am 29 years old. My mom came from NY last week to spend my birthday with me and will be staying until next Monday.
I have a lot of huge exams to study for so this post will be short and lacking details.
I had my physiology exam last week and I got 100%! Which was super exciting for me because I don't think I have ever gotten a perfect score in any college-level work or beyond and this is graduate school! 😀
We went to MS Pecan Festival on my birthday (yesterday), which was an adventure. It smelled kinda funky, but there were some nice booths (and baby chickens too!). We got a small pecan pie because how can you go to a Pecan Festival and not get pecan pie.
Okay, I think that's it for somewhat eventful things that have occurred in the last week.
I will fluff out any details (and maybe add photos) next week after I complete my exams! Biochem and Anatomy this week! 😱
Oh, I did spend some time yesterday playing League of Legends with my sisters and my boyfriend, which was lovely.
I started using Habitica, and also was given a free Cram Fighter account from my school which I will try to use more steadily going forward. We'll see how these things help me with productivity.
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Monday, October 1, 2018
Saturday, September 22, 2018
Busy but seemingly unproductive week...
So the end results of Block 1 are in, and I did well. My biochemistry exam score was 95%. Things are looking really strong going into Block 2, which is going to be really hard but I will do my best. I have 2 quizzes due on Monday that I need to work on and also have a paper for biochemistry due on Wednesday, but at least now I have my protein misfold disorder: retinitis pigmentosa.
The Dean of Admissions at the medical school came to talk to us and kinda scared the living bejeezus out of me. He made it seem like there's no chance in the world for a person with poor undergraduate performance to be admitted to their program. I went to speak to the head of the MBS program I'm attending to find out more information because I was led to believe that I would have a chance if I completed the program. I learned that my MCAT score was the pivotal factor that earned me admittance into the program; he told me they have a GPA requirement which they waived for only 5 students historically, and I was one of them. One of those students is now a practicing physician and a good one and he believes it's a result of the struggles that the student faced to get there.
I need to make sure that my application isn't just pushed aside for rejection since I didn't note that I was in the MBS program before I applied to the medical school.
My mom's A1C is done a lot since her last appointment. Her previous A1C was 11.2 and she's now down to 6.5 or something awesome like that. Her doctor said he only needs to see her every 5 months now since it seems the medication is working, which I am super excited about.
Patch 4.4 came out in Final Fantasy XIV this week and it seems okay at best. I'm not terribly excited about the raid (nor am I going to actually clear the hard mode this time around). The dungeons aren't that bad, but something about the game just isn't as fun anymore. I'm not sure if it's because I know my time is better spent studying or just because the game isn't good anymore. I'm sure plenty of people would disagree with me.
I need to get back to studying though, I've fallen behind this week for some reason. Have had a hard time keeping focused. Until next week.
"All you need is a little faith in yourself ... and the courage to see it through."
The Dean of Admissions at the medical school came to talk to us and kinda scared the living bejeezus out of me. He made it seem like there's no chance in the world for a person with poor undergraduate performance to be admitted to their program. I went to speak to the head of the MBS program I'm attending to find out more information because I was led to believe that I would have a chance if I completed the program. I learned that my MCAT score was the pivotal factor that earned me admittance into the program; he told me they have a GPA requirement which they waived for only 5 students historically, and I was one of them. One of those students is now a practicing physician and a good one and he believes it's a result of the struggles that the student faced to get there.
I need to make sure that my application isn't just pushed aside for rejection since I didn't note that I was in the MBS program before I applied to the medical school.
My mom's A1C is done a lot since her last appointment. Her previous A1C was 11.2 and she's now down to 6.5 or something awesome like that. Her doctor said he only needs to see her every 5 months now since it seems the medication is working, which I am super excited about.
Patch 4.4 came out in Final Fantasy XIV this week and it seems okay at best. I'm not terribly excited about the raid (nor am I going to actually clear the hard mode this time around). The dungeons aren't that bad, but something about the game just isn't as fun anymore. I'm not sure if it's because I know my time is better spent studying or just because the game isn't good anymore. I'm sure plenty of people would disagree with me.
I need to get back to studying though, I've fallen behind this week for some reason. Have had a hard time keeping focused. Until next week.
"All you need is a little faith in yourself ... and the courage to see it through."
-- Cid nan Garlond, Final Fantasy XIV Alphascape storyline
Friday, September 14, 2018
Block 1 Complete
So I completed the first block of my MBS program, which was primarily focused on the back musculature and then just basic introductory physiology topics, along with basic biochemistry (amino acids and simple polypeptides). We've already started the content for Block 2, but we were taking exams at the same time, which was intense.
The first year medical school students had a mock practical last weekend and the class representative, Zach, agreed to help the MBS students have one as well. This was super helpful and I'm genuinely grateful for this mock practical. I scored 30/37 on the mock practical, but I was able to isolate my weaknesses and as a result, I ended up scoring 29/30 on the actual exam. Physiology was pretty easy, I finished the exam in 15 minutes, but I wish I had gone back over my answers. I was pretty sure I knew the answers to all the questions, but apparently, I misread or pressed the wrong answer for a few because I scored a 94.3% on the exam. Biochemistry results are still pending, but the exam itself was a painful one. I feel relatively confident but you never know.
I spoke to the dean of admissions at my school and was able to discuss my application and how to strengthen it in order to bolster my chances at admission. He said my MCAT score was a solid one (I knew this already) and I just have to make sure I can prove to the admission committee that I am able to perform in the classroom and that my health problems are behind me. I'm fairly confident I'll get a 4.0 this term if I keep up my current performance, and if I get another 4.0 in the winter trimester I should hopefully be receiving a secondary application shortly afterward.
I also tried to speak to one of the academic counselors about CramFighter, because I heard that the school purchases it in bulk for its students and I'm definitely all about those types of apps and scheduling programs that help you not ruin your chances at passing because of ADHD or procrastination. I have to e-mail her because she wasn't in the office today, which I'll try to do over the weekend. I also need to complete some secondary applications for other schools this weekend if possible as well.
Southwest Airlines has a deal going on right now for flights so my mom is going to come down for my 29th birthday. She'll be staying around 6 days. She said she's going to cook me a bunch of food that we can freeze so I don't have to spend as much time cooking. I love my mom so much. 😍
In terms of my gaming life, League of Legends released a new game mode called Odyssey or something and it's actually really fun. It's almost like an RPG rather than RTS game. I got to play with my sisters and a few friends after my final exam was done and I really enjoyed it. My stream has also gotten a subscription button. My best friend Amanda gifted a bunch of people subscriptions to my channel as well, so now I have to try to design a subscriber badge and an emoji. I'm not sure what to make them, but I guess I should start brainstorming.
My schedule for tomorrow is a busy one as well, I have a lot of home errands to do, and I always need to return a book to Amazon so I'm going to drop that off at the UPS store tomorrow while I'm out. Going to get some organizational things as well to help alleviate some of the clutter problems I'm encountering. Anyways, I'm going to play some games now before bed. Tuckered out from my lab this morning and from the deep cleaning I had to do at my apartment today since I fell behind in tidiness during the mad dash to study for the quadruple exam week.
The first year medical school students had a mock practical last weekend and the class representative, Zach, agreed to help the MBS students have one as well. This was super helpful and I'm genuinely grateful for this mock practical. I scored 30/37 on the mock practical, but I was able to isolate my weaknesses and as a result, I ended up scoring 29/30 on the actual exam. Physiology was pretty easy, I finished the exam in 15 minutes, but I wish I had gone back over my answers. I was pretty sure I knew the answers to all the questions, but apparently, I misread or pressed the wrong answer for a few because I scored a 94.3% on the exam. Biochemistry results are still pending, but the exam itself was a painful one. I feel relatively confident but you never know.
I spoke to the dean of admissions at my school and was able to discuss my application and how to strengthen it in order to bolster my chances at admission. He said my MCAT score was a solid one (I knew this already) and I just have to make sure I can prove to the admission committee that I am able to perform in the classroom and that my health problems are behind me. I'm fairly confident I'll get a 4.0 this term if I keep up my current performance, and if I get another 4.0 in the winter trimester I should hopefully be receiving a secondary application shortly afterward.
I also tried to speak to one of the academic counselors about CramFighter, because I heard that the school purchases it in bulk for its students and I'm definitely all about those types of apps and scheduling programs that help you not ruin your chances at passing because of ADHD or procrastination. I have to e-mail her because she wasn't in the office today, which I'll try to do over the weekend. I also need to complete some secondary applications for other schools this weekend if possible as well.
Southwest Airlines has a deal going on right now for flights so my mom is going to come down for my 29th birthday. She'll be staying around 6 days. She said she's going to cook me a bunch of food that we can freeze so I don't have to spend as much time cooking. I love my mom so much. 😍
In terms of my gaming life, League of Legends released a new game mode called Odyssey or something and it's actually really fun. It's almost like an RPG rather than RTS game. I got to play with my sisters and a few friends after my final exam was done and I really enjoyed it. My stream has also gotten a subscription button. My best friend Amanda gifted a bunch of people subscriptions to my channel as well, so now I have to try to design a subscriber badge and an emoji. I'm not sure what to make them, but I guess I should start brainstorming.
My schedule for tomorrow is a busy one as well, I have a lot of home errands to do, and I always need to return a book to Amazon so I'm going to drop that off at the UPS store tomorrow while I'm out. Going to get some organizational things as well to help alleviate some of the clutter problems I'm encountering. Anyways, I'm going to play some games now before bed. Tuckered out from my lab this morning and from the deep cleaning I had to do at my apartment today since I fell behind in tidiness during the mad dash to study for the quadruple exam week.
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