An update on life..

okay..
so.
MCATs: didn't go as well as i would have liked, i was upset for a little while, but realized that this is a blessing in disguise. I will go through a Kaplan University course to help with my awful test taking skill for the MCATs and take them again in the spring! Then apply right after graduation. Essentially giving me a year off, to continue getting clinical experience and all that good stuff. I would really like to travel a little as well! ( ideally, Egypt..Italy, and Greece)But that is assuming i will have enough money to travel...anyway..thats off topic!!
I think will be a really strong applicant if i just wait a bit..which is what Ive wanted all along!

School: I took a 5-week Biochemistry class on campus in flagstaff this summer. I absolutely LOVED every minute of it. I learned a lot!( probably could have helped me a little on the mcat) I took it with Dr. Savage, who i previously had for General Chemistry my freshman year! Luckily, he recognized me..and i went into his office hours often to ask my crazy questions that are sometime off topic! lol. I got an A on all the exams!! and my final grade came out to an A as well ( i was a little worried i had done badly on the final bringing my grade down..but that wasn't the case!)

Clinical experiences: So I officially started Volunteering and Job shadowing this summer...after a LONG process of getting paperwork, and shots..and more paperwork. I spent an entire day with Dr. Marvel who is an anesthesiologist at Flagstaff Medical. It was a surprisingly slow day..so i got to see a lot of behind the scene stuff..without a lot of patients and people running around. Had really great conversations with him..about medical school, residency, applications, interviews. He let me in on some medical school inside jokes..(apparently ..I'm a while cloud, another story on its own) But most importantly he told me to start thinking about what i want out of the profession, and where i want to be in my life(not only as a doctor, but as a person) He said that if getting married and having a family and actually spending time with my family was important to me than maybe i should look into fields that will allow me to be flexible with my schedule compared to doctors that are always on call. So that was something interesting that ill have to eventually figure out. But as of right now, I'm just trying to get into med school!! lol

Volunteering has been interesting as well... some good stories here and there...but I'm just happy to be there and help as much as i can..even if it is for 4 hours a week. I'm starting to be recognized by some of the staff there..so they are asking me to do a lot more..which is cool. Just the other day..i got to stand and watch a doctor stitch up some man finger back together!! it was soooooooo cooool!! i could actually see the muscles of the finger..and i was watching how she was suturing..and its a lot more complicated than i thought...but i think with some practice in the future ill be able to stitch up a wound! SO COOL!

Life: So after the summer session was over in early august. I went home, and spent a good two weeks there. it was short and sweet( as i like to call my trips home) I saw tons of old friends..and a lot of time reminiscing :) It was great!
As of now.. i came back up to flag this past Sunday...and I'm happy some people are back in town like my awesome roommate. And i coincidentally found a good old friend from middle/high school here for her masters!! so its been great catching up and being in the same town again..and hanging out! Although there are some friends that are no longer coming back to flagstaff that i will miss VERY much! :) But such is life :)