You'll soon figure out, that I am quite the thinker. I can never ever turn my brain off, and I am constantly contemplating various aspects of life,
What I am most contemplating lately, is...
"WHAT THE HECK AM I GOING TO DO FOR A WHOLE YEAR AFTER I GRADUATE BEFORE GOING TO MEDICAL SCHOOL?".
You see, I went into college with the aim of being a Child Psychiatrist so I majored in Biology. Throughout the three years I have been in school, I probably changed my career aims about 10 times.. from being a High School Biology Teacher, back to being a Doctor of various kinds, to becoming a Research Scientist..everything stayed in the science field but I just couldn't figure out what my ultimate goal was. I knew I wanted to be able to live a full life, have a family, and most importantly help people!
About a year ago, I decided Medical School was out of the question, that it was not something I wanted to do. So, I decided I would go to Graduate School, get my PhD in Neuroscience, and become a Biomedical Research Scientist. I then began taking the steps to make that happen. I applied for a summer internship at UAMS, and got it! I spent the last ten weeks living in Little Rock and working in the Dept of Geriatrics with a wonderful and crazy intelligent group of people on Alzheimer's Disease. It was a great learning experience in many ways, and my first big kid job where I actually got to use my brain! But, after this experience and an enlightening epiphany I had a couple weeks ago, I know this is NOT something I want to do for the rest of my life..
I have now happily and I'm pretty sure finally, decided going to Medical School is what I want to do! I feel called to work in Pediatrics! I LOVE KIDS!!
Unfortunately, I made this decision, a wee bit late, and I am not at all prepared to to take the MCAT since I have not yet taken a couple classes essential to doing well on this daunting exam, or even thought about studying for it. Therefore, I have decided to take a personal year off after graduating in May with the aims of going to Medical School a year late..
So, now there is this question of what to do during that year?
I know I want to TRAVEL, VOLUNTEER, and just LIVE LIFE.. but with who, what to do, where to visit, and, with what money???
Hmm.. definitely something to ponder about..
I confess I am a bit scared, but extremely excited about this opportunity to just live for a year and do whatever my heart desires.
Any Ideas? I'd love to hear! :))
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