Archive for August, 2009
And so Medical School Begins… Day 1
So yesterday I am wearing the T-shirt I got in my orientation week package. I am showing my dad the front, which says “Canada’s Next Top MD”. My dad responds by unbuttoning the front of his shirt and revealing the T-shirt he has underneath: “So You Think You Can MedSchool”. Oh, and then he says [...]
UofT Meds Orientation Week Day 1
Wow what a tease that title is. Came home super tired, and unable to type. Will probably end up doing some really long write up at the end of the week, unless I find some odd time during the week when I’m not completely exhausted.
The Transition
Today marks the transition as I begin my journey to becoming a physician. Though I guess you could say that my journey really began years ago when I was fascinated by the surgical operations I saw on TLC. Or maybe it was when I did my first ever major school project on the brain and [...]
Major Change Coming and Pre-Med School Update
I’m sorry for not having written so long, and for my writing being quite sporadic this summer. After writing a ridiculous amount during the three month strike last fall, you’d think that with another three months off I would be churning out a ton more content. As it turns out, I’ve admittedly been quite lazy [...]
Mastering the University of Toronto Medical School Essay – Part 5: Putting it All Together
Disclaimer: I will be a University of Toronto medical student starting this fall, but I am not on the admissions committee and never have been. All of the advice I will provide here is based on my own opinion and personal experience with the application process, so please take anything I say with a grain [...]
Mastering the University of Toronto Medical School Essay – Part 4: How Your Premedical Studies have Prepared You for Medicine
Disclaimer: I will be a University of Toronto medical student starting this fall, but I am not on the admissions committee and never have been. All of the advice I will provide here is based on my own opinion and personal experience with the application process, so please take anything I say with a grain [...]
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