Taking A Year Off
I know a lot of my peers are considering the possibility of taking a year off before graduate/professional school. While their reasons for doing so vary greatly, I want to share my outcome of doing the same before medical school.
Category: Journal
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Connections In Higher Places
When students are applying to graduate school, is it fair for some of them to already have connections to schools through family members, friends, etc. when the other applicants have to start from square one?
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Procrastination
I’ve spent the last few days doing nothing but going to the gym and playing computer games. My Baylor Med merit scholarship essay still awaits completion, but I have very little drive to work on it. This mentality is something which I prided myself in not having while applying to…
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Tracy McGrady – Wait… Isn’t He Injured?
For the last few seasons, it seems like the only thing Houston Rockets fans could count on was T-Mac missing significant portions of the season. Whether he injures his forefinger, his back, his knee, or some other appendage we haven’t even discovered yet, McGrady is the definition of a benchwarmer…
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NBA All Star Weekend 2009
Since the Houston Rockets have been having trouble beating anyone as of late, I’m glad the much anticipated NBA All Star Weekend didn’t fail me as well. Would Jason Kapono three-peat his 3-point shootout title? What crazy dunk would Dwight Howard conjure up this year? And of course, my favorite…
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Kobe Bryant vs. LeBron James
The Lakers just snapped the Cavalier’s 23 home game winning streak in a 101-91 defeat. Neither LeBron James nor Kobe Bryant had a stellar performance, but this was still a highly anticipated game between the two super-stars. Arguably, Bryant and James are the two best players in the league, so…
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UT Southwestern Changes Grading System
Students matriculating to Texas medical schools sure have a lot to look forward to this coming year. First, how will Baylor College of Medicine proceed with a new president? Next, how will the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) Galveston continue the recovery process post-Hurricane-Ike? And now, how will the…
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Internet Slang
I had a random flashback this morning. For those who are guilty of using “Internet slang”, i have sum news 4 u – it’s nonsense. In no way, shape, or form will using Internet slang get you anywhere in life. In fact, quite the contrary… you’ll develop bad grammar habits…
