September 2009
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The First Two Weeks of Medical School
When I was an undergrad, I did not understand why we had to take the MCAT, or why medical schools looked for people with awesome G.P.A.’s. Now I do. Medical school is not for the light hearted, it is not for the lazy, it is not for the procrastinator, and it is not for the “I’ll just do enough to get by,” person.
I can honestly say that since my first day of school, and I...
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Medical School Being An AUC Student
I arrived in the island of St. Martin August 28, 2009. The climate was really hot and humid, 360 square miles, half French half Dutch, and an ocean full of blue water. Everything you can get in America you can get here, but way more expensive. The night sky is a deep dark blue. The stars are very much visible, unlike San Diego where you are lucky if you get to see one. Over all this place is...
July 2009
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The "Power"
We are taught as little girls that we should look forward to the day when we get married. This infamous day will make you a princess, it will give you anything you have desired your entire life, you will have hundredths look at you and admire your very presence. The reality is that a wedding is not about you. It is about you and your partner. It is the first time that you and your partner will...
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Wedding
Yesterday after I got off work me and Chrystian went to Michael’s. The mission was to find the party favors and the flower girl basket. We though having little bags with candy as party favors would turn out to be a cheap and cute idea. Little did I know I was going to end up spending 112 dollars on 108 little red bags, black m&m’s, white m&m’s, and 2 baskets. My heard...
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I Quit
Yesterday was the day I decided to tell my new boss that I was not going to stay beyon the month of July. I was so nervous. My hands were sweaty, my heart was pounding out of my chest, I almost ran away before knocking on his door.
I told him I was leaving for personal reason, which is not a lie. It was really hard to do it, but I did it.
The wonderful thing is tha I feel like I took one step...
June 2009
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New job
I recently obtained a job at UCSD. The job is only part time and it has benefits, in other words is a great job. The people are great too, they even took me to lunch my first day.
The problem here is the fact that I need to quit next month. Why? Because I am going off to medical school. A guilt is settling over me, this lab took me in, is training me, they thought I would stay for a long time, a...
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When You're Down Turn it Around
The other day I began to think about what makes a person who they are. Part of it is pure genetics, but the other, your environment. The weird part is that you can expose two people to the same environment and get two completely different personalities (I think that is where genetics comes in).
So, after pondering that for about 30 minutes I made up a list of things people should think about when...
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The Land of The Fat
The great American dream. There is plenty of us, yes including me, that come to American to fulfill what is so popularly called the American dream. Once we get here though we are overwhelm by the amount of food America has to offer. One dollar burgers, bottomless drinks, never ending fries, does this help us or just kill us slowly? We live in a country in which we can obtain food for a dollar or...
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Well, I like meat
So, I am a vegetarian, and no, I am not the kind that tells you to became one all the time, actually I have never really asked anyone to be a vegetarian.
Well anyway, every time I tell someone new I meet that I am vegetarian I get the same universal answer- “well, I like meat”. I never even ask if they did or care. It’s not like when I meet people who eat meat I say well I like...
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Wedding
Hello, this is Gloria, I am 22 years old, and I’m planning to marry my soul mate, Chrystian, on August 1, 2009. For any young brides reading this I’m trying to plan my wedding, but sometimes it gets a little overwhelming. I figured I’d give out a couple of pointers for those of you planning your own wedding. We’ll get through it together.
Here is a list of things you need...
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My Coffee Issues
A little more than a years ago I worked for Starbucks. Before I worked for them I would often get an ice coffee or a frap, and I enjoyed it. My experience was a pleasant one. Go to the cash register, order, wait for them to scream out your name- it was simple really. Then one bad summer, a summer which I ate pasta for months because it was the cheapest thing, I began to search for jobs like a mad...
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Thinking About Plan B
When I was in college I did research in two labs. One was in Organic Chemistry, the experience was fantastic, but Organic Chemistry was not something that sparked anything in me. Then I took a year off and went back to doing research, but this time in Molecular Virology. This was a very interesting subject, but well, the environment was not all that great.
At that time the thought of maybe...
“If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you. This is the principal difference between a dog and a man.” -Mark Twain (1835 - 1910)
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Getting In
First let me tell you a little about my experience with medical school so you can get a chance to see what it is I have been through. I took the MCAT’s when I was in my junior year in San Diego State University. I got a 16 on it. I know, very low score. I was very sad, but I could not give up on becoming a doctor, after all there is no plan B. I had to make a choice, do I stay in school for...
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