As you guys know, I recently wrote an article questioning the importance motivations should play in the medical school admissions process.
I wrote that article because it’s one of those issues that is often very one-sided, and I think there are definitely some valid points to the perspective I tried to share. I think the issue is way more complicated than it’s often made out to be.
I knew that article was going to rile some people up, and I’m glad it did. I like hearing other perspectives, and I like debate. I feel like discussing and debating ideas with other people is how I learn best. Being able to understand different sides of an issue is invaluable because then you’re able to see a much larger part of the picture.
For those of you who have been involved in debate, you know that often times you have to argue for a side that you won’t necessarily agree with. Yet, most of the time, the reason you are even debating the issue in the first place is because the issue simply isn’t clear cut. Because, if the truth was obvious, where is the debate?
I think some people might read my articles and think that I’m right a lot of the time just because I wrote it. On the contrary, I think you should question what I write. That’s where the real learning comes in.
I like to write a lot about personal experience and advice. But I also want to write things that challenge you to stop and spend some serious time thinking. I think stuff like that might be even more cool and more valuable than plain old advice (which of course, might be wrong!)
So if you think I’m wrong about something, or if there’s another side to the coin I haven’t shared, let me know!