If I wrote a book would you read it? I think a lot of people I know would read it just to tell me they could do better. True for some of them, but the rest are just bitches. I write. It is what I have always wanted to succeed at. Is it what I majored in? No. I majored in Biology. Being a doctor is what I have always wanted to want. The sheer and sincere dedication that goes into helping other people when their own loved ones are helpless to do what you can… It’s humanity at its finest.
People think I judge others on what their majors are. It isn’t true. I really don’t. I know that the stereotype that political science is a bull shit major is thriving but I have never believed it. I just believe that you need to be good at what you do. Yes. You have to enjoy it, but that’s only half the battle. This is for the stuff that you’re actually going to be doing in the future though. Like. If you’re going to get a job after your bachelor’s degree, I really think you NEED to be good at what you majored in. You may think I’m stating the obvious. But let’s be serious. There are kids EVERYWHERE who think they’re the shit cause no one has told them otherwise. I’m not even talking grades. If you’re going to be a political science major- you have to be eloquent, up to date, and a people person. That average person I-read-a-blog-once-and-watched-the-daily-show crap isn’t going to work in the real world if you’re bringing that kind of degree to the table. Grades don’t matter at all if that is who you are.
I would’ve been an English major if I was excellent at it and dedicated enough to write all the time. I’m not. I tried to start a journal early this year. I was going to write in it every time I had a Red Bull. The issue with that was that I only got Red Bull when I had exams coming up. Screw promises you made to yourself at that point. Prioritize things that matter, don’t let the rest get in the way…
What I am excellent at, and what I want to dedicate myself to is becoming a doctor. I am that kind of person. I am sincere, honest, caring and rational. Rational enough to know that if you are reading this after looking at my transcript then you’re probably just bored or wondering how I had the audacity to apply. Truth is, I am not full of myself. I know that I could have done better these four years of college and been one of those 4.0s that you put in the other pile. I am not saying that they aren’t sincere, honest, caring and rational. I am saying that what a lot of them want is acceptance into medical school. I want to be a doctor.
When I first came to college I was eight hours away from home. The longest I’d ever been without my parents was maybe 5 days. My brother had just moved home after attaining his bachelor’s in engineering with a secure job. I didn’t feel bad leaving my parents so far away. My mother called nightly. One day to let me know that she had cancer and was very sick.
I applied to transfer to VCU immediately trying to keep an eye on my grades- but they were already slipping. Being closer to home just meant that I would be home (and miss class and tests) more frequently. I cannot regret that. I do regret that what you see on paper is someone who is not ready to go to medical school. I am not that person. I want more than anything to keep up with my class and go to medical school Fall 2011. Medical school will not be a repeat of my first four years college. I know how I learn and I know how to apply myself to attain this degree. I truly believe that given this opportunity I will be able to prove that. I would be good at this.
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