Aspiring Docs Diaries
Stories: Gap Year
Patience Makes Perfect: Turning Med School Rejection into a Success Story
I’m pretty open about the fact that I was not accepted to any medical school the first time I applied […] Read More
Being Non-Traditional Is OK!
Now that I am a 25-year-college graduate, I don’t feel the pressure of “not being enough” quite as much as […] Read More
My Scribing Experience
Post-graduation was a difficult time for me, especially the first few weeks. My senior year of college was extremely stressful […] Read More
The Comparison Spiral
Premed students tend to be, by nature, determined, focused, and driven. It’s not surprising that the arduous medical education and […] Read More
A Recipe for Success
Sitting on my kitchen floor, I was curled up in tears over the sight of the cake I was making […] Read More
Freefall – Applying to Medical School
For my eighteenth birthday, my sister bought me a voucher to go skydiving. I remember sitting in the tiny airplane […] Read More
Health Disparities in Our Own Backyard
It has been quite some time since my last post. Qualifiers (the only thing close to finals at my school) […] Read More