2008 - I think this might be the right thing to do. Maybe I should check into this. Maybe I can get accepted. Maybe I can pass a test. Maybe I can get into a class. Maybe I can get health insurance. Maybe.
2009 - I think this is where my class is. I think this is the way to study. I think this is the way to black out on exams. I think this is why I flunked out the first time, 30 years ago. I think that PV=nRT. I think. I think I will never be a point monger like those "other premeds". I think they are obnoxious. I think it is rude to question the professor on his answer key. I think it makes me antsy and frustrated when those "other premeds" keep questioning for extra points.
2010 - I think I'm going to ask just one teensie question about why I got this answer wrong; which is completely and utterly DIFFERENT than asking for the point. I think. I think maybe if I can defend my one answer, perhaps I can defend this answer as well. I wish those "other premeds" would quit trying to get extra points on the exam. ALL I am asking is "Why?" unlike them who are asking for points. I think.
2011 - I think I'm going to go to school again. I think I'm going to try and understand how the tests are worked by using old exams during my final prep work. I think I'm going to do my exams in pen, "just in case". I think I want to know why this mechanism is wrong because it looks right to me and because I did the exam in ink, I'm able to ask "Why" more effectively - just in case the professor grants a point (just in case, I tell ya!). I think I'm not like those "other premeds" who mongers for measely points. Seriously. I think those measely points are not worth causing drama over. I think those "other premeds" should just well... stop being "other premeds" and quit questioning. Mostly.
2012 - I think the answers I put on the exam are right. I think I should ask for my points. I think if I get those points that puts me into the A range. I think I love the "A" range. I think I deserve the "A" range for my efforts and ability to defend my answer against an incorrect or at worst, indirectly worded question. I think I may have to write an email about my answers because that three point difference could be big when accumulated over the semester, and I think I like an "A". I think I'm typing an email to my professor to ask for my points. I think I got a response. I think. I think I like the three points added to my score for my valiant and diligent determination to understand the question correctly and even better, answer it.
I know. I've crossed over the "premed" bridge because I'm now one of those "other premeds" :D
LOL - I never, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, never, ever, ever NEVER thought I'd be one of them.
Premed morphology!
5 comments:
Haha! That is so great!
That is a good one.
I just thought I would tell you this blog is an inspiration to me. Currently, I am an X-ray tech with an Associate of Applied Science and am pursuing my BS in Radiologic Science, heading toward Med School. I open my Google Reader at least once a day to see if you have made a new post. Seeing you morph into one of those "other pre-meds" is an inspiration to me. It shows that myself, as a non-traditional student can achieve this lofty goal of MD.
Thanks so much for your inspiration.
Dax
@ Dax - do you read Dalai's blog? Thank you for reading!
Yes, I read Dalai's and Southern Doc (Caribbean Style) also. I have a friend who just finished didactic and rotations at Ross in Dominica and is currently studying for USMLE Step 1.
I wish I could either fast-forward to med-school or rewind to high school and make better decisions sometimes.
Meanwhile, I keep plugging along, trying to make A's in all my BS coursework because I was told a long time ago; wish in one hand, spit in the other and see which one fills up first.
Dax
You're inspirational! I think it's so great to follow your dreams, even if you're going down a path less traveled. I'm trying to go back to school as well (completely changing my career) and it's a tough enough decision to make at 27, let alone later in life. Good luck to you!
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