The prompt is simple enough: Is trust overrated? My answer is even more simple: Absolutely not. I cannot fathom what would drive a person to genuinely believe that trust, one of the few things that *every* person unconditionally exhibits, could be considered anything aside from an absolute necessity. As children, we are raised learning that […]

First of all, I have to acknowledge the success of my peers who received or are in the process of receiving their medical school decisions this month. My highest praise and congratulations go out to each one of you as you accept the benefits of your hard work these past few years. It’s hard for […]

A friend recently presented me with a scenario and sought my opinion regarding the matter. This is my attempt at fulfilling her request. The situation: Person ‘A’ discovers that the person that he/she loves, Person ‘B’, is rather close-minded on the topic of religion. This was the only information I was given, so I actually […]

This entry goes out to Serrita for making me ponder the validity of the statement “all good things come to an end.” I’ll try to keep this short. From whatever cultural/religious upbringing an individual may possess, “good” and “bad” moments are an inherent part of reality. Now depending on the person, he or she may […]

About twenty-four hours ago, I was expecting today to quite possibly be the longest Saturday of my life. I anticipated taking two practice MCAT tests (approximately five and a half hours a piece) in the same day, but the second exam was *fortunately* postponed till a later date. Regardless, the first “real” practice MCAT CBT […]

So I’m sitting here at 2:30 AM (mind you, this is supposedly my “creative” hour in which I do most of my publication work) working on Genetics problems for a change and having abstract thoughts… again. After solving countless problems involving various physical facets of common fruit flies, I began to contemplate the purpose of […]

It’s been quite some time since I last updated due to a lack of topics to discuss aside from school; however, on Friday, I attended my first “garba” (sort of like a celebration involving dances from the part of India where my parents are originally from, Gujarat). Going into the event, I was rather skeptical […]

So I woke up today, wandered downstairs to be greeted by my dad watching CNN News, and gazed at the headline. =/. In my grogginess, the name “Steve Irwin” didn’t immediately ring a bell, but after hearing a single word from a previous video clip, I instantly remembered. This word, of course, was none other […]

Roughly one week of summer “break” remains, and I must say that overall, I’m satisfied with everything I’ve accomplished in its duration. Hopefully I can use the next few days to finalize my studies for the MCAT in anticipation for a preparatory course I’ll take this winter. Speaking of which, does anyone have recommendations for […]

This will probably be my most philosophical blog post ever but bear with me. If you don’t care to read about my irrelevant ponderings, then I recommend you leave immediately before I unintentionally offend your religious beliefs or notions regarding the topic with my cynicism. It seems like the more I think about the past, […]