Hey everyone! I just wanted to stop in and let everyone know what was going on for the end of the semester. As of last week, all of my recommenders had submitted their letters of recommendation for my MPA evaluation, I finished my application section, and the application as a whole was submitted!! Now we wait. I will be scheduled for an interview time in the next couple of weeks to be evaluated and hopefully receive a good enough score that it will help with my up and coming medical school applications. I will be taking my MCAT in May and applying in June whenever I get my scores back. My plan is to have my application completed save my MCAT scores, and as soon as I get those back, send the applications to the far corners of the continental US. I have continued to study for my MCAT (not nearly as much as I would have liked because of keeping up with the end of semester duties of other classes) but I have still been trying to make time for it. I have even postponed my summer job until after the test is over too, so hopefully that will give me some more time. I have been working hard for the last 3 years and it is relieving to see it start to pay off now. I am so excited for everything to come.
Well, thank you for reading and I will be sure to hop back on here again next semester to make you all aware of my Fall 2019 Collo Project. Until then...
Thursday, April 25, 2019
Sunday, April 14, 2019
Collo Update on Hours
Hey everyone! I just wanted to give an update for my Collo project this semester. So as a reminder, my project was to work on preparing for medical school. I was working on studying for the MCAT, filling out the application for the MPA Committee Evaluation, writing my personal statement, and gathering recommendation letters.
As of last week, I have completed my MPA evaluation, except for my recommendation letters. I have found all of my recommenders, but only one has submitted their letter for evaluation. I have also completed both my resume and my personal statement. Writing my personal statement was far more difficult than I thought it would be. Everyone always talks about their one defining moment where they knew they wanted to be a physician. That did not necessarily happen for me. My journey to medicine was a collection of experiences that continually ingrained in me the reasons I wanted to be a physician. Putting those out on paper is a lot harder than having your own understanding of their occurrence. Even so, I think I am finally happy with the end product. I have had several friends, family, and mentors read over it and give me their critiques. It is still up for alterations if need be, but overall I feel it is a good representation of me! Depending on the number application o have, my interviews will be somewhere between May 10-14.
I have also been studying diligently for the MCAT! I try to fit in studying whenever I can. The plan right now is the take the MCAT the last week in May so that I will have my scores back by the end of June. I will then submit my application through AMCAS as soon as my scores come back. My plan is to study for the entirety of May after my semester ends. My goal is to achieve over a 500. I will also be taking a summer class after the MCAT ends and I will be working as a PCT at my local hospital. This should be an eventful summer.
Overall, I have far exceeded my allotted Collo hours this semester by working on this endeavor. But it will all be so worth it when I start receiving those acceptances.
As of last week, I have completed my MPA evaluation, except for my recommendation letters. I have found all of my recommenders, but only one has submitted their letter for evaluation. I have also completed both my resume and my personal statement. Writing my personal statement was far more difficult than I thought it would be. Everyone always talks about their one defining moment where they knew they wanted to be a physician. That did not necessarily happen for me. My journey to medicine was a collection of experiences that continually ingrained in me the reasons I wanted to be a physician. Putting those out on paper is a lot harder than having your own understanding of their occurrence. Even so, I think I am finally happy with the end product. I have had several friends, family, and mentors read over it and give me their critiques. It is still up for alterations if need be, but overall I feel it is a good representation of me! Depending on the number application o have, my interviews will be somewhere between May 10-14.
I have also been studying diligently for the MCAT! I try to fit in studying whenever I can. The plan right now is the take the MCAT the last week in May so that I will have my scores back by the end of June. I will then submit my application through AMCAS as soon as my scores come back. My plan is to study for the entirety of May after my semester ends. My goal is to achieve over a 500. I will also be taking a summer class after the MCAT ends and I will be working as a PCT at my local hospital. This should be an eventful summer.
Overall, I have far exceeded my allotted Collo hours this semester by working on this endeavor. But it will all be so worth it when I start receiving those acceptances.
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