Control and Comparison: Thoughts from a Recovering A-type Medical Student

This summer passed quickly and quietly, and we came back to medical school far less enthusiastically than we did last year. Within days of starting, second year proved to be a bizarre coalescence of didactic monotony, quasi-clinical applications, anxiety-provoking spiels about board exam preparation, and discussions of rotations that are just close enough to excite... Continue Reading →

August 17, 2019 1

To the Pre-Med Students Who Feel Discouraged

I remember the phone call from my college advisor the summer before school started, asking me if I was sure I wanted to be Pre-Med. "You know, less than 10% of students stay pre-med, especially girls. It's just too hard. You'll waste a lot of time, and have to start over when you drop out.... Continue Reading →

March 3, 2018 4