Last Monday, I got a very special email ping from a med school I applied to. An invitation to interview at their school! I looked over the email, to make sure I was reading it right. I should call within 2 weeks to make a date... I called within 10 minutes. The other minutes were spent calling my parents. The other was trying to get some advice from my younger bro.

I called and spoke to a very sweet lady who informed me that a cancellation occurred for Monday, and I gladly took it. As I spoke to her, I was already looking up flight details. She offered two spots, morning or afternoon. At first I accepted the afternoon before I realized my blunder. Crap!! There's not many spaces left! I should take the morning! I politely asked to change the interview to the morning. Done. Bingo bango. I have an interview....

(to be continued).

Second, all my apps are in and I'm working on completing them. Sent in st. George...

Third, I got a new job at UCSF working in cancer research. After a month, I still love it.

That's it for a short update... More soon.

I found out that my biggest problem is that I "trip over my own feet". Either going too fast, not reading carefully enough, and just plain careless makes me lose the points I shouldn't have. But even despite these flaws, I've been able to reach 9 in my physical section (the other sections have been 10 and 9s). If I can reach 30s, I'd be ecstatic.

I feel all I talk about is exams. To be honest, that's all I do. Right now, I'm downloading a silent alarm so I can run some more mcat practice drills. I'll probably go over old exams and see what my mistake was. Tomorrow, I'll take a full length one. Spotty Internet today at the library, not cool.

And there are exactly 7 more days left...

So what does a person do, studying for the biggest exam of his life? 

Here's a breakdown of what happens. 

7:00 Wake up, hit snooze.

7:30 Actually get up, trip over dog, shower, brush teeth, etc

8:30 Get to UCSF library, remark whole seemingly empty it is.

9:00 After catching up on emails and wasting time reading, actually study

11:30 Pack up stuff, and grab books of the shelf to pretend someone is still there. 

11:45 Avoid eye contact with old people in the men's locker room. Change quickly to avoid glances.

12:00 Work out, run, etc, sweat

12:45 Go to Subway, order a blt, still sweaty from the work out because showering takes too much time.

1:15 Eat, text, listen to music...

1:30 Got to Library, and find that spot has been taken by some weird guy reading just a newspaper. 

1:45 Find a quiet spot and study.

3:00 Still studying

5:00 Still studying

7:00 Still studying

7:30 Security guy tells me the library is going to close soon. Better pack up.

7:50 Security tazes me

8:00 Carried out of the door and onto the bench.

8:15 Regain consciousness. Head home

9:15 Eat dinner, watch TV

11:00 Weep, that this is going to happen again for next 3 weeks. 

12:00 Sleep 

So far, it's been a month of this. It gets better right? RIGHT?!? =) 

It's the small things like this that makes studying enjoyable.

You've got residents, law students ( I could tell, because they were better dressed), and random people in one place. And they're all nuts.

The wifi here has been decent so far, but not great. Which is good for someone like me, who get tired of physics as circuits. Though, now, I can teach the damn thing now.

Still, I'm sure if I wait long enough, I'll have crazy stories about the people who inhabit this study haven of mine.

Back to studying.

P.S. Here's a pic of the "view"

I'm not really progressing as well l as I wanted in salsa, mainly because, i have no idea how to string a lot of spins and turns together.

I might have to find a different salsa instructor.

Things have been relatively quiet, salsa is picking up and I can't wait to do swing dancing at the Cal academy. Additionally, I haven't exercised in a while.

Yesterday, I did discover this really great and cheap place to get sashimi. Suruki market in San Mateo. Kinda far, but worth it.

Studying for 12ish hours is hard, I do get a roll sometimes, and finish some sections faster. Other times, i'm taking my time so I can really understand what I'm reading.

In June, I finally finished all the data I needed to collect. Yay. And I also submitted my application for med school. Double yay. Currently, I'm studying (again) for the MCATS. I know I can score a wee bit higher. My exam is in August 23. This time it's in state.

So what's up next? Finish thesis. Study for MCATS. Send out secondaries. Defend thesis. Get job.

Never a dull moment that's for sure, but I wish I didnt have all these things at the same time. Sigh. That's what I get.

Right now, I'm at the library working on physics, the section I'm most weakest on, doing problem sets. Let's see how much I can get done before the library closes.

FYI, this library is sooo amazing. I cannot believe how much work I can get done. It helps that I can maintain focus longer than I was in undergrad.

Back to work!
-R

Never ever do the hardest research project that has baffled post docs previously. Recipe for disaster. Much less tasty than a recipe for mac n cheese.

But I'm nearing the end! Soon. I will be done. Oh, yes. I will be done.

Went out last afternoon to enjoy some sun and brought the T2i with me to record in it's awesome glorious... I think it turned out really well!