And with that, the medical school application process is now over. I’ve heard back from most of the schools I applied to and completed my last interview today. It’s just crazy to think that a year ago, I was scrambling to find the right words for my personal statement, solidifying letters of rec, and just praying for that one in a million chance to get one interview to any school.
I didn’t have any self confidence when I submitted my primary application. With my stats and my writing skills, I knew that there were going to be applicants who were way more qualified than I was. I can even go back to my posts a few months back and see how doubtful I was of even hearing anything positive back from these committees.
So now, in retrospect, I just wanted to say that I am so proud of myself for achieving this goal that I have worked towards for so long. I never seem to recognize my achievements and brush them aside. This actually came up as one of my weaknesses in my interview and made me have a mini reflection in front of my interviewer. And although I didn’t have the most interviews this season, or the multiple acceptances as other applicants had, I still feel like I have achieved something.
I know that there is some element of luck to this process though. I mean, how else do you narrow an application pool of 7000 to a class of 100. But I like to think that I did have something unique about myself that became evident to the person reading my heart and soul on that computer screen. I may not be the smartest, but I can say that I put in a lot of hard work to get me here.
So now begins the waiting period.
But I can at least rest assured knowing that I’ve already surpassed the goal I set for myself last year and that everything will work its way in the end, all the while I sit here itching to begin my training as a physician. Quite literally, the dream.
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