Pre-Med, Please

Readers,

I made it through this week, therefore I have made it almost until spring break. I took a test in almost every class last week and had all of my lab work for the semester due (written up) due in about a 48 time period. It's a good thing I kept up on it over the first part of the semester.

Today I had a great opportunity. I helped incoming freshman at the interview sessions for our school's most prestigious scholarship. I got this scholarship last year, and felt a lot of respect coming from everyone when they saw my nametag and who I was.

I was thrilled to help everyone I saw. They had the questions, I had the answers. Frequently I was asked what my major and plans were (the stereotypical college questions). Pre-med seemed an odd choice to many of the applicants. Most asked why on earth I would want to be a doctor.

I admit I have a very long, hard, uphill journey before me. This last week was only a brief preview of that. What is it that makes me want to spend 12 years in the prime of my life learning more information that most people will ever learn? My answer is simple, and possibly naive.

I want to help people.

There are two things you should know about me.

1) I like to fix things and help people. A lot. This sometimes drives my gf crazy because she doesn't want me to fix everything. Many times she just wants sympathy and compassion when things go wrong. Regardless, that's how I roll.

2) I am pretty motivated. I currently have about an hour until my gf gets off work, and this downtime is driving me crazy. I have the energy and ability to do lots and lots of things (and run a half dozen a miles a day on top of that). I'm absolutely certain I can get into med school, make it through, and become an excellent doctor.

And I'm itching for my shot at it.

So for now, I continue working through my Cell Molecular Biology work and volunteer and think about the future. I have many more weeks like this one ahead.

Bring it on.