Archive for February, 2009
One Interview Down, Two to Go!
So my mom and dad drove me to Kingston yesterday afternoon, and we stayed in a hotel overnight. I had to be there at Queen’s at about 10:45am this morning, and our hotel was just a 5 minute drive away from the place. I’m not much of a morning person, but didn’t want to have [...]
So I’m leaving for Kingston today…
I know I’ve been super quiet the past week or two. Ever since school started, I’ve just been very busy catching back up with things. And although my exam period started last Friday (and I only have one exam this Saturday on the 28th), I’ve been pretty busy preparing for my Queen’s interview tomorrow. I [...]
And so the Real Preparation Begins
This week has been pretty crazy. I stayed up till 5:15 am to write an essay for my philosophy course on Wednesday. I actually could have handed it in as late as Sunday, but I knew if I didn’t hand it in on Wednesday (during my last philosophy lecture), I would procrastinate it till Sunday, [...]
One of the Proudest Moments of my Life
I know I’m mentally healthy when I am able to honestly re-evaluate myself in all aspects – that I am able to get rid of all external factors and really reflect deeply about my thoughts, motivations, desires, etc. It’s only through personal honesty that we are able to make the decisions that really are best [...]
And So the Dates Are Set…
Over the weekend, York’s exam schedule came out and my only exam (Molecular Biology 1) ended up being on the evening of Saturday, February 28th. I was really hoping that the exam would occur earlier so I could get it over with and focus on preparing for my interviews, but alas, it was not meant [...]
University of Toronto Interview
I heard invites started going out yesterday, and I honestly wasn’t expecting to here anything so soon (if at all)… February 4, 2009 Dear Joshua, I am writing to inform you that the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto has selected you for an interview. Your interview will be held on Saturday, February [...]
A bit of good news on the York front
As many of you know, I have been worried a bit about how the strike at York might affect my medical school eligibility if my final transcripts cannot be sent on time (in the event that I do get in). Fortunately, I got a nice response the other day: “Hi Josh, An email just came [...]
Rollercoaster of a Day: Queen’s Interview, Ottawa Rejection
Although the title of this post sort of spills the beans, I still think the story of how I found out about the news is still pretty interesting. I heard that Queen’s had tried to send out all interview invites as well as rejections last Friday, but many people (including myself) didn’t receive one. So [...]
What IS a Good Doctor?
Hmm, This is an interesting debate. For those who don’t know me my name is Jerome, and I am Joshua’s brother. Currently I am studying first year medicine at UofT. I figured I would give my two cents on this topics because it is a very controversial one. Unfortunately I am more of an idealist [...]
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