Wow. 6 weeks have gone by since I posted.
I thought it was 2.
But so it goes in postbac.
I was talking on the phone with my mom earlier and I said something about being super busy, and it occurred to me that I worked on school related stuff for about 14 hours straight yesterday...and it didn't seem strange to me.
I remember in the beginning of postbac (a lengthy 9 weeks ago), feeling like sustained effort for 6 hours was a marathon.
Isn't that funny.
Please hear me when I say that I have no complaints - this is simply what is required at this point, and I knew it going in. But maybe someone thinking about postbac doesn't, so I think it's worth mentioning.
So on to the highlight reel -
Last semester in Bio, we got to see our own DNA in a test tube by using super chilled alcohol. I think this is probably the coolest (no pun intended) thing I've seen so far in postbac.
All the learning. I really do love postbac and its structure because the things we're learning are almost seamlessly tied into one another and without much of a lag. Chemistry is now becoming relevant (not that it wasn't relevant last semester, but it's now becoming applicable). Cell Bio makes me ask questions that my professor can only answer with, "For more information, take Biochemistry" (I will next spring). So that makes me feel like I'm actually getting a grasp of these concepts from several angles.
Good, good people. I wasnervous terrified when I moved here that I would have no friends. I've met a few people that I've gotten close to in a hurry, which is fantastic, since we spend about 6 hours per day together.
An amazing opportunity for volunteering. I've been fortunate to be selected to volunteer as a Scribe at a local nonprofit that runs a primary care clinic for the uninsured here in Raleigh. I'm SO excited to get started with it in the fall (more details forthcoming).
While Chemistry lab has been less...explosive...than I was imagining, we did get to do an experiment where we submerged glowing splints into test tubes and heard them make the strangest, otherworldliest, popping noises I've ever heard.
Tonight, I bought the MSAR (Medical School Admissions Requirements) from the AAMC (Association American of Medical Colleges) - (hello acronym overload). It's basically a guide with a list of every medical school in America and answers to every question a pre-med could want to know about each of them. I geeked out over it for about an hour and I'm already formulating the list of medical schools that I will apply to (preview, so far, schools from 10 states have made the cut). It's sometimes good to remind myself of the bigger picture.
So that's where I am! Enjoy the weekend! You earned it.
I thought it was 2.
But so it goes in postbac.
I was talking on the phone with my mom earlier and I said something about being super busy, and it occurred to me that I worked on school related stuff for about 14 hours straight yesterday...and it didn't seem strange to me.
I remember in the beginning of postbac (a lengthy 9 weeks ago), feeling like sustained effort for 6 hours was a marathon.
Isn't that funny.
Please hear me when I say that I have no complaints - this is simply what is required at this point, and I knew it going in. But maybe someone thinking about postbac doesn't, so I think it's worth mentioning.
So on to the highlight reel -
Last semester in Bio, we got to see our own DNA in a test tube by using super chilled alcohol. I think this is probably the coolest (no pun intended) thing I've seen so far in postbac.
All the learning. I really do love postbac and its structure because the things we're learning are almost seamlessly tied into one another and without much of a lag. Chemistry is now becoming relevant (not that it wasn't relevant last semester, but it's now becoming applicable). Cell Bio makes me ask questions that my professor can only answer with, "For more information, take Biochemistry" (I will next spring). So that makes me feel like I'm actually getting a grasp of these concepts from several angles.
Good, good people. I was
An amazing opportunity for volunteering. I've been fortunate to be selected to volunteer as a Scribe at a local nonprofit that runs a primary care clinic for the uninsured here in Raleigh. I'm SO excited to get started with it in the fall (more details forthcoming).
While Chemistry lab has been less...explosive...than I was imagining, we did get to do an experiment where we submerged glowing splints into test tubes and heard them make the strangest, otherworldliest, popping noises I've ever heard.
Tonight, I bought the MSAR (Medical School Admissions Requirements) from the AAMC (Association American of Medical Colleges) - (hello acronym overload). It's basically a guide with a list of every medical school in America and answers to every question a pre-med could want to know about each of them. I geeked out over it for about an hour and I'm already formulating the list of medical schools that I will apply to (preview, so far, schools from 10 states have made the cut). It's sometimes good to remind myself of the bigger picture.
So that's where I am! Enjoy the weekend! You earned it.
