In the past several days so much has happened! I have been prepping for my med school interview at Emory on Monday by doing mock interviews with Franklin, who was much more keen on doing them than I was. As usual, though, Franklin was right about my need to practice, and I feel much more comfortable to my answers to common questions such as "Tell me about yourself." and "Why are you interested in medicine?". I also got a lot of great information about the school from a friend who goes there, and I am even more excited about Emory than I was before. It seems like such a great fit for me, and I can't wait to see the campus and hospital in person.
On top of the interview coming up next week, I also got an invitation to interview at UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH)! That invite has started a firestorm of planning for an engagement party while I'm home, which will be a lot of fun. That interview is happening the Friday before my interview at Tulane, so I will have a lot of action in that short amount of time. It will be exciting but potentially overwhelming, so I will have to constantly remind myself to relax and enjoy the ride.
In addition to exciting plans for my medical school future, our engagement photo shoot will be in a few weeks. It will be a lot of fun to put together some photos that represent us as a couple, and to give me something to worry about rather than the results of my Emory interview.
I feel so lucky and blessed that so much is happening for me right now. It is such a difference from a month or so ago when it seemed like my life was at a standstill and I was waiting for ANYTHING to happen. I am going to try to enjoy being busy without getting stressed out, which for me is a tall order. However, with so much good news I think it should be quite easy, even for someone as cynical as me.
