So I got 77.5% on my final exam and ended up with a 76 in the course.
I really thought I was going to get at least 80% in the course. I
looked at my exam breakdown and I got way more questions wrong on the
multiple choice than I had thought I did. Once again I did quite well on
the short and long answer sections though but for some reason I didn't
do too well on the multiple choice. I guess the course is done with now
and there isn't anything I can do about this course. This is a big
surprise though as I thought I would've got above 80% on the final,
judging by how I felt after I wrote the exam. I didn't study for long
enough and this might come back to bite me.
My average isn't that bad after the AGPA calculation is used to drop the lowest year, however, the biggest
hurdle right now is me completing 90 credits after my worst year has
been removed. I would need to complete 34 credits by June 1st 2016. This
is complicated because I have been sick recently and I am not writing
my 3 UBC course exams this December, but instead I am writing it
sometime in the new year because I have been sick for a while. I am 100%
writing my two TRU course exams in January though. So those will be out
of the way which leaves me with 28 credits remaining. If I could write
my 3 UBC course exams in February, that would leave me
with 19 credits remaining. Then if I do 2 courses per month in March, April and May, then I can do a 1 credit course and I will have met the credit requirement. However, I've determined that this is nearly impossible given that I also have to complete a few cardiology courses for my BCIT program (see blog post 'Backup').
This is why my hopes for an application to UBC medicine in 2016 are fading. The only way I can complete the credit requirement for the AGPA to take effect is if I write my two TRU courses at the end of December and then write my 3 UBC course exams in January. This would be really pushing it though. And for one thing, I don't even know when I am allowed to write my UBC deferred exams. It could be anywhere from January to August of 2016. Obviously if it is after June 1st then I won't be able to make it in time, as that is the cutoff for courses that will be considered in the AGPA.
I haven't calculated my GPA for any other school, but McMaster and the University of Calgary were on my radar as well. McMaster however also requires 90 credits by May 2016 in order to apply, so applying there would require a similar amount of work as to UBC, although slightly less by having to complete 2 less classes. I cannot apply to University of Calgary because last I checked, they require 2 separate years of 24 credits from September-April. And I actually don't even have 1 year yet.
So now my options are dwindling for 2016. I haven't checked many other requirements for other schools, but I will be doing that soon.
Although there is still technically a chance I can apply to UBC if things line up right, I'm not banking on it. I've just started to find out about new extracurricular activities that I can do given that I am living on Vancouver Island now. Speaking of which, I'm not sure if I posted this, but I've decided not to return to UBC in January, but instead to live at home on Vancouver Island and complete my bachelor's through TRU with online classes while concurrently doing my diploma at BCIT. I feel that this is the best scenario for me to be happy. Not to mention there are some pretty cool extracurricular activities I'm looking at doing that are in or close to my community.
I knew that even if I could apply to UBC this year, it would still be a long shot given my low grades. But now I'm super optimistic on applying in 2017. I've done some rough calculations and I'm almost guaranteed to be above 80% for UBC and I will have a lot of meaningful ECs if I land all of the ones I'm looking at. I'll post more about my EC's later.
Now it feels like 2017 is a long ways a way but I still have to put in a lot of work towards my non academic activities for UBC as this is 50 percent of the pre-interview score. Also, part of me has hope that I can somehow, someway complete 34 credits by June and send in an application to UBC. If this was the case, I might be able to apply to McMaster as well if my GPA is over their 3.0 requirement. Right now I just have to take it one class at a time and one day at a time. My main goal is to write my TRU exams by the 2nd week of January, and then re-evaluate after that.
Wednesday, 9 December 2015
Sunday, 22 November 2015
High Impact
So for my birthday my brother got me a subscription to the scientific journal Nature. He didn't know I wanted that but I told him that's what I wanted this year. I'm actually so excited to get a full subscription to Nature as a present. I think this is something I'll continue to subscribe to for the rest of my life. I find science so fascinating. Once you put the work in to understand it, it's so rewarding to be proficient in different areas of science.
I'm kind of a rookie when it comes to the scientific world, but I really think that Nature is the most influential scientific journal in the world. That is just the sense I get. 'Science' and one called 'Cell' I think are pretty up there too. I'd say it goes Nature as number 1 then Science at number 2. If I find something particularly fascinating in Nature then I think I might post a brief synopsis of the research and why it's important. Of course, this is all assuming that I'll be able to understand it lol. I'm hoping I can at least get the gist of most articles.
For my birthday I just hung out with some of my friends. It's Saturday night, technically Sunday now but my birthday is technically tomorrow on Sunday. Me and my friends are getting together tomorrow too. Me and my friends have so much fun that part of me is going to be sad once I get into med school (hopefully at UBC) that I'll have to move away and I can't really hang out with them. I know that I shouldn't feel bad because every year that I'm not a physician I am losing out on a lot of income (and of course I want to save lives but that goes without saying). And I do want to be board certified before I'm 50 at least lol. I just turned 24 so I guess I have plenty of time but I'm reaaalllllyyy hoping it doesn't take me too long to get into medicine. I'm thinking I might apply to McMaster and University of Calgary med schools too because they are both 3 years and it would be super nice to finish a year earlier. However, Vancouver is my favorite city in Canada so obviously UBC is my first choice. I have personal reasons for wanting to be in Vancouver and I might share those reasons in the future, but for now I'm not going to.
In other news, I wrote a final exam for my biopsych course that I took in the summer. I was sick for the final in the summer so I had to write a deferred exam. And I believe I said I was going to post on why I loved that class so much, so I will try to get on that soon! I'm not really sure what my mark in that class is going to be. I know it'll either be in the 70's or in the 80's, but I'm not sure how I did on the final exam. This is actually a very important class because it was a 6 credit class condensed in the summer. So obviously it has double the weighting of a regular class and will affect my admissions average for UBC by that much more. I think I would kind of freak out if I got a mark lower than 75. That would mean that my chances of applying to UBC medicine this year would be much lower. I actually haven't completed that many classes so even one or two classes can affect my average more than you would think (which is really a double edged sword). I'm hoping my mark will be posted by the end of next week, and then I can get a better idea of where I stand.
I'm kind of a rookie when it comes to the scientific world, but I really think that Nature is the most influential scientific journal in the world. That is just the sense I get. 'Science' and one called 'Cell' I think are pretty up there too. I'd say it goes Nature as number 1 then Science at number 2. If I find something particularly fascinating in Nature then I think I might post a brief synopsis of the research and why it's important. Of course, this is all assuming that I'll be able to understand it lol. I'm hoping I can at least get the gist of most articles.
For my birthday I just hung out with some of my friends. It's Saturday night, technically Sunday now but my birthday is technically tomorrow on Sunday. Me and my friends are getting together tomorrow too. Me and my friends have so much fun that part of me is going to be sad once I get into med school (hopefully at UBC) that I'll have to move away and I can't really hang out with them. I know that I shouldn't feel bad because every year that I'm not a physician I am losing out on a lot of income (and of course I want to save lives but that goes without saying). And I do want to be board certified before I'm 50 at least lol. I just turned 24 so I guess I have plenty of time but I'm reaaalllllyyy hoping it doesn't take me too long to get into medicine. I'm thinking I might apply to McMaster and University of Calgary med schools too because they are both 3 years and it would be super nice to finish a year earlier. However, Vancouver is my favorite city in Canada so obviously UBC is my first choice. I have personal reasons for wanting to be in Vancouver and I might share those reasons in the future, but for now I'm not going to.
In other news, I wrote a final exam for my biopsych course that I took in the summer. I was sick for the final in the summer so I had to write a deferred exam. And I believe I said I was going to post on why I loved that class so much, so I will try to get on that soon! I'm not really sure what my mark in that class is going to be. I know it'll either be in the 70's or in the 80's, but I'm not sure how I did on the final exam. This is actually a very important class because it was a 6 credit class condensed in the summer. So obviously it has double the weighting of a regular class and will affect my admissions average for UBC by that much more. I think I would kind of freak out if I got a mark lower than 75. That would mean that my chances of applying to UBC medicine this year would be much lower. I actually haven't completed that many classes so even one or two classes can affect my average more than you would think (which is really a double edged sword). I'm hoping my mark will be posted by the end of next week, and then I can get a better idea of where I stand.
Thursday, 5 November 2015
Backup
In a prior post of mine last month I mentioned that I have a new thing on my plate. Well here it is...with mixed feelings.
So for the last few years I've been really concerned what my backup would be if I'm finished my first bachelor's degree and haven't been accepted into a Canadian medical school after 1-3 years, or potentially longer. My understanding is that a lot of jobs that just require a bachelor's degree can be hard to get, especially in BC where there are a high number of job seeking applicants that want to move to Vancouver. My worst fear would be if I was unemployed for a long time and accumulating interest and becoming late on my student loan payments. I also don't think it would be a good use of my time to work a near minimum wage job either. The main problem becomes paying for my 2nd bachelor's degree. Student loans don't cover the full cost of all of my education, in my experience. I'm already getting a little bit of family support and it's been like this for over 6 years now, and while my family said they would continue to support whatever I do, I think they are getting skeptical that I will never get in to medical school. It's this pressure that made me look at other options I can do to make a decent wage, but at the same time to pursue my dream of going to medical school. At first I thought I could switch into biomedical engineering, which would fulfill my medical school requirements and still give me more options to pursue a fantastic career in engineering. But then I found out it would take me 5 years to get my biomedical engineering degree at UBC. I thought about going to the University of Washington where it would only take me 3.25 years but tuition is significantly higher and the program is ultra competitive to get into as it is one of the best of its kind in North America. Plus I would have to move to somewhere in Washington where I would have to take community college classes for two semesters. This would be a tough sell to my family if I was going to invest everything into doing community college courses for a year in the U.S. just so that I have a tiny chance at getting into a really expensive school. My mom is alone because my dad passed away when I was young and so I didn't want to leave her alone. Plus I actually love spending time with my mom lol, as lame as that might sound to some. So unless I get a decent paying job somewhere else so that my mom can move with me, we are stuck on Vancouver Island or potentially Vancouver.
What started to make more and more sense was looking into medical technologist programs at BCIT. The reasons are that I want to work in healthcare before I get into medicine and those programs generally give their graduates a good chance at finding a job. The cardiology technology and EEG technology programs sounded the most interesting to me. It seemed like there were more jobs in EEG, but I'd have to do two years of full time studies, where I would likely be unable to do very many undergraduate courses for medical school. UBC Medicine does not use grades from diploma programs in their GPA calculation, which was a serious blow to me optimizing my time. But I looked at Cardiology Technology, and it is 3 years part time (or 2 years full-time), and it is online. That sounded great because I would love to do an online program that would give me a good job one day AND also have the flexibility for me to pursue undergraduate courses for medical school admissions. Plus I love the cardiovascular system and this career has room for advancement into invasive procedures with more schooling. So long story short, I applied for the program at BCIT and I got accepted just the other day to start the program this January.
While I don't think doing the Cardiology Technology Diploma program is going to give me any advantage in seeking medical school admissions, I do think it is important that I start paying back my debt and become self-sustaining. I could be debt free after 1 year of working as a cardiology technologist, however it would take me 3 years if I worked minimum wage. What I love about the program is two-fold; firstly, it's great that it is online which means I can live with my mom, and secondly it is really convenient that it can be done part time which means I can still do undergraduate courses at the same time. I'm going to be doing most of my undergraduate courses through TRU Open Learning. However this will be my greatest challenge to date, as I will have to do everything a normal premed does ( ECs and maintaining a high university GPA) while also doing the BCIT program part time, which doesn't really count for anything in my application process. It frustrates me because I could be using that time for ECs like research, but instead I'm spending all of that effort to complete the Cardiology Technology program, which I don't think will help my application. The only way it'll help me is that I will be making money so that I can eventually go back to univeristy to get a second bachelor's and/or a master's. Anything that will improve my chances of getting into medicine.
I have to admit that at the beginning of me writing this post, I wasn't sure if I was going to do the Cardiology Technology program full-time in 2 years or part-time in 3 years. But I've managed to convince myself that I need to dedicate most of my time to getting into medical school. This is because of ideal and practical reasons. Ideally, I would rather be a doctor than any other career. And practically speaking, in the long run, every year that I am not a doctor, I am losing out on hundreds of thousands of dollars that I would otherwise be making as a physician. These years of income lost affect my bottom line a whole lot more than a few tens of thousands of dollars right now. But all in all my the money is a lot less important to me than the job I would be doing, which is saving people's lives. That is what I want to do for the rest of my life is save people's lives as a doctor.
So for the last few years I've been really concerned what my backup would be if I'm finished my first bachelor's degree and haven't been accepted into a Canadian medical school after 1-3 years, or potentially longer. My understanding is that a lot of jobs that just require a bachelor's degree can be hard to get, especially in BC where there are a high number of job seeking applicants that want to move to Vancouver. My worst fear would be if I was unemployed for a long time and accumulating interest and becoming late on my student loan payments. I also don't think it would be a good use of my time to work a near minimum wage job either. The main problem becomes paying for my 2nd bachelor's degree. Student loans don't cover the full cost of all of my education, in my experience. I'm already getting a little bit of family support and it's been like this for over 6 years now, and while my family said they would continue to support whatever I do, I think they are getting skeptical that I will never get in to medical school. It's this pressure that made me look at other options I can do to make a decent wage, but at the same time to pursue my dream of going to medical school. At first I thought I could switch into biomedical engineering, which would fulfill my medical school requirements and still give me more options to pursue a fantastic career in engineering. But then I found out it would take me 5 years to get my biomedical engineering degree at UBC. I thought about going to the University of Washington where it would only take me 3.25 years but tuition is significantly higher and the program is ultra competitive to get into as it is one of the best of its kind in North America. Plus I would have to move to somewhere in Washington where I would have to take community college classes for two semesters. This would be a tough sell to my family if I was going to invest everything into doing community college courses for a year in the U.S. just so that I have a tiny chance at getting into a really expensive school. My mom is alone because my dad passed away when I was young and so I didn't want to leave her alone. Plus I actually love spending time with my mom lol, as lame as that might sound to some. So unless I get a decent paying job somewhere else so that my mom can move with me, we are stuck on Vancouver Island or potentially Vancouver.
What started to make more and more sense was looking into medical technologist programs at BCIT. The reasons are that I want to work in healthcare before I get into medicine and those programs generally give their graduates a good chance at finding a job. The cardiology technology and EEG technology programs sounded the most interesting to me. It seemed like there were more jobs in EEG, but I'd have to do two years of full time studies, where I would likely be unable to do very many undergraduate courses for medical school. UBC Medicine does not use grades from diploma programs in their GPA calculation, which was a serious blow to me optimizing my time. But I looked at Cardiology Technology, and it is 3 years part time (or 2 years full-time), and it is online. That sounded great because I would love to do an online program that would give me a good job one day AND also have the flexibility for me to pursue undergraduate courses for medical school admissions. Plus I love the cardiovascular system and this career has room for advancement into invasive procedures with more schooling. So long story short, I applied for the program at BCIT and I got accepted just the other day to start the program this January.
While I don't think doing the Cardiology Technology Diploma program is going to give me any advantage in seeking medical school admissions, I do think it is important that I start paying back my debt and become self-sustaining. I could be debt free after 1 year of working as a cardiology technologist, however it would take me 3 years if I worked minimum wage. What I love about the program is two-fold; firstly, it's great that it is online which means I can live with my mom, and secondly it is really convenient that it can be done part time which means I can still do undergraduate courses at the same time. I'm going to be doing most of my undergraduate courses through TRU Open Learning. However this will be my greatest challenge to date, as I will have to do everything a normal premed does ( ECs and maintaining a high university GPA) while also doing the BCIT program part time, which doesn't really count for anything in my application process. It frustrates me because I could be using that time for ECs like research, but instead I'm spending all of that effort to complete the Cardiology Technology program, which I don't think will help my application. The only way it'll help me is that I will be making money so that I can eventually go back to univeristy to get a second bachelor's and/or a master's. Anything that will improve my chances of getting into medicine.
I have to admit that at the beginning of me writing this post, I wasn't sure if I was going to do the Cardiology Technology program full-time in 2 years or part-time in 3 years. But I've managed to convince myself that I need to dedicate most of my time to getting into medical school. This is because of ideal and practical reasons. Ideally, I would rather be a doctor than any other career. And practically speaking, in the long run, every year that I am not a doctor, I am losing out on hundreds of thousands of dollars that I would otherwise be making as a physician. These years of income lost affect my bottom line a whole lot more than a few tens of thousands of dollars right now. But all in all my the money is a lot less important to me than the job I would be doing, which is saving people's lives. That is what I want to do for the rest of my life is save people's lives as a doctor.
Wednesday, 28 October 2015
Aforementioned Good News
So I was debating whether to post this now or to post it in January of 2016 or April of 2016. But it's no secret that I'm closer to applying to medical school than I have ever been before. But the good news is that I have a very strong chance of being able to meet the 75% admissions average cutoff for UBC medical school in the 2016 application cycle.
As it currently stands, for my completed courses, my average is below the 75% average, due in large part to the namesake of the blog, which are my 11 failed courses. However, UBC med school removes the lowest academic year if an applicant presents 90 or more credits after the worst year is removed at the time of application. They call this an adjusted GPA or AGPA. So because of the AGPA, I may just have a shot at applying next summer. Of course, it is also contingent on all of the courses I'm taking this semester, and any courses I might take in January. But I was messing around with some calculations, and if I get an A- (82%) average in all of my current courses, then I will be a mere 0.5% away from applying. Of course that is below the cutoff, but I think an 82% average is a low estimate for me this semester. Also add in the fact that if I take 5 courses in January, then my average will shoot up if I get all As and A+s in those courses. And of course I'll be able to apply if I exceed my own expectations this semester and get say an 85% average or higher. So basically, this semester right now and whatever courses I take in January could very well put me over the top and make me eligible to apply.
Even if I get an 82% average for all of my courses until May of 2016, I will still be able to apply. That is a very low estimate for me. But I have to be wary because one 70 can change things in a hurry. And let's not even think about one botched final exam.
The reality is setting in for me. Academically I feel like I'm capable but I need to push myself to the next level. For non-academically I feel like there is so much I still need to do. But I want to start my application next summer and get my average as high as it can be for next May. I would be honored to even apply to UBC medical school, and once you apply, you never know what could happen. Despite the uncertainty for next summer, I'm so excited and I'm so happy for my future.
As it currently stands, for my completed courses, my average is below the 75% average, due in large part to the namesake of the blog, which are my 11 failed courses. However, UBC med school removes the lowest academic year if an applicant presents 90 or more credits after the worst year is removed at the time of application. They call this an adjusted GPA or AGPA. So because of the AGPA, I may just have a shot at applying next summer. Of course, it is also contingent on all of the courses I'm taking this semester, and any courses I might take in January. But I was messing around with some calculations, and if I get an A- (82%) average in all of my current courses, then I will be a mere 0.5% away from applying. Of course that is below the cutoff, but I think an 82% average is a low estimate for me this semester. Also add in the fact that if I take 5 courses in January, then my average will shoot up if I get all As and A+s in those courses. And of course I'll be able to apply if I exceed my own expectations this semester and get say an 85% average or higher. So basically, this semester right now and whatever courses I take in January could very well put me over the top and make me eligible to apply.
Even if I get an 82% average for all of my courses until May of 2016, I will still be able to apply. That is a very low estimate for me. But I have to be wary because one 70 can change things in a hurry. And let's not even think about one botched final exam.
The reality is setting in for me. Academically I feel like I'm capable but I need to push myself to the next level. For non-academically I feel like there is so much I still need to do. But I want to start my application next summer and get my average as high as it can be for next May. I would be honored to even apply to UBC medical school, and once you apply, you never know what could happen. Despite the uncertainty for next summer, I'm so excited and I'm so happy for my future.
Tuesday, 20 October 2015
What is this phenomenon called?
On Saturday night I felt a bit off and wasn't sure if I was coming down with some sort of cold or flu. Well when I woke up on Sunday, I was definitely pretty sick. It might be some sort of flu, but I'm not really sure because I don't know if I had a temperature. Luckily I didn't miss out on too much over the last few days because I had completed all of the work for my immediate deadlines in the paced courses. But this brings me to my next point...
For some reason, whenever I have period of sustained work to do, which is then followed by a relatively long period of where I have no deadlines to meet, I almost always get sick right after I've completed the period of sustained work, which then ruins the following time where I could be relaxing or doing work at a lighter pace. For example, usually after exam time in December, I may get a bit sick not long after my last final exam. It is almost like my body knows that the work period is too important to get sick for, so my brain/body pushes through that period and maintains my immunity, but then once all of the deadlines and commitments are over, it is like my systems just start to relax and I get sick. It is pretty strange. I remember it all started when I was in grade 11 or 12, and I managed to get sick after school finished for the Christmas break in December, and then right at the start of Spring Break, and even at the end of the school year in June for the summer break. There was also a time where I got sick at the start of a 4-day weekend in between there somewhere. This period of work-followed-by-sickness doesn't happen as much as it did that year, which was after the start of every single break, but it just happens once in a while now. Does anyone know what this is called? I'm pretty curious about it.
Anyways I'm starting to feel decent now (*knocks on wood*) and hopefully I will be 100% in the next 2 days. This also makes me glad I'm in online classes because I literally didn't miss a thing. Although I do have some deadlines coming up next week and I wasn't able to start the readings for those yet, so I'll be busy at the end of this week and this weekend so that I can complete those. It should be manageable though.
And there are still no marks put up yet for some assignments and quizzes I did. This actually reminds me of the last time this happened, which was my first semester back at school after a year long hiatus. That was the same semester I started this blog and I ended up with an A average. I know that the time it takes for a prof/TA to mark my stuff isn't a function of my grades, but I just got reminded of it and it made me think of how I did well that semester academically. I know I shouldn't get ahead of myself as I haven't even written the final exams yet, but I can't help but wonder if I'm going to do better this semester than I did in that good semester that I had.
For some reason, whenever I have period of sustained work to do, which is then followed by a relatively long period of where I have no deadlines to meet, I almost always get sick right after I've completed the period of sustained work, which then ruins the following time where I could be relaxing or doing work at a lighter pace. For example, usually after exam time in December, I may get a bit sick not long after my last final exam. It is almost like my body knows that the work period is too important to get sick for, so my brain/body pushes through that period and maintains my immunity, but then once all of the deadlines and commitments are over, it is like my systems just start to relax and I get sick. It is pretty strange. I remember it all started when I was in grade 11 or 12, and I managed to get sick after school finished for the Christmas break in December, and then right at the start of Spring Break, and even at the end of the school year in June for the summer break. There was also a time where I got sick at the start of a 4-day weekend in between there somewhere. This period of work-followed-by-sickness doesn't happen as much as it did that year, which was after the start of every single break, but it just happens once in a while now. Does anyone know what this is called? I'm pretty curious about it.
Anyways I'm starting to feel decent now (*knocks on wood*) and hopefully I will be 100% in the next 2 days. This also makes me glad I'm in online classes because I literally didn't miss a thing. Although I do have some deadlines coming up next week and I wasn't able to start the readings for those yet, so I'll be busy at the end of this week and this weekend so that I can complete those. It should be manageable though.
And there are still no marks put up yet for some assignments and quizzes I did. This actually reminds me of the last time this happened, which was my first semester back at school after a year long hiatus. That was the same semester I started this blog and I ended up with an A average. I know that the time it takes for a prof/TA to mark my stuff isn't a function of my grades, but I just got reminded of it and it made me think of how I did well that semester academically. I know I shouldn't get ahead of myself as I haven't even written the final exams yet, but I can't help but wonder if I'm going to do better this semester than I did in that good semester that I had.
Saturday, 17 October 2015
Higher Marks
So now that it's mid October, I'm figuring it's now basically the mid point of the semester. I'm doing 3 paced online courses through UBC and two non paced online courses through TRU. I actually haven't received that many of my marks back yet for my UBC classes, which is odd because some of the stuff I submitted was almost a month ago! Some of the marks I got back are 95% and 80%. Pretty sizable weightings too at about 10%. And I feel as if I did good on my other things that I submitted over the past month. They are things like discussion posts and assignments. For my TRU classes I'm around the same mark at 87% and 88% respectively for chemistry and psychology. I'm estimating being done about 30-40% of my classes, so I guess it's not quite the midway point yet. It's not all good news though because I did get one 75% mark back and one 14.65/20 mark.
I'm currently figuring out what to do for next semester. I have a new thing on my plate (this new thing is not related to the big news I was talking about in a recent post) which I may or may not pursue. It is tough to balance my academics, my earning potential, my social and family life, and any extra curriculars I might do. In all likelihood, I'll pursue a combination of those in January, though I'm not sure of the logistics of the aforementioned 'new' thing that I might pursue. I'll post more about it soon, but right now, I'm off to the gym to do some anaerobic activity.
I'm currently figuring out what to do for next semester. I have a new thing on my plate (this new thing is not related to the big news I was talking about in a recent post) which I may or may not pursue. It is tough to balance my academics, my earning potential, my social and family life, and any extra curriculars I might do. In all likelihood, I'll pursue a combination of those in January, though I'm not sure of the logistics of the aforementioned 'new' thing that I might pursue. I'll post more about it soon, but right now, I'm off to the gym to do some anaerobic activity.
Wednesday, 7 October 2015
Thanksgiving Extension
So in one of my online classes I had one discussion and one quiz due on Monday. With this being Thanksgiving week I knew I had to get them done by Thursday night. I wanted to do all of my readings for the quiz so I knew it was going to take me a while to do. Well, today my professor emailed the class saying both items have been extended, with the discussion due Tuesday night and the quiz due Friday night. This was a big relief because during the past two weeks I've been pretty busy with school work as well as helping my mom. My mom decided to apply to some jobs in Vancouver so we were considering moving to Vancouver (we currently live on Vancouver Island). We have been kind of going back and forth between what we should do. My mom is very likely moving to Vancouver in the future, but we aren't exactly sure when that might be. Much of the discussion has been about financial issues, as my mom doesn't make very much money. She works as a care aide. I think part of the hesitation is that we are sort of waiting for me to get into med school. Once I get into a Canadian medical school, that would of course be an almost guarantee for a well paying job in the long term. I would also get a large line of credit that would help in the short and medium term. So basically once I am accepted, we would have a lot more autonomy on things like where we want to live and that sort of thing.
I'm getting excited about how I'm getting closer and closer to applying to UBC Medicine. I may have some very good news about my future within a month or two. I don't want to post exactly what that good news is just yet. Of course, I share a decent amount about my life on this blog, so I'm sure some of you can guess what that good news may be. Of course I'll leave it at that and leave it up to all of you to guess what that may be! Also as many of you know I'm superstitious, so I don't want to announce news that hasn't happened yet. It may or may not be good news, or it may be delayed from now until sometime next year, Now that I think about it, I probably won't be able to post good news about this secret thing until next year.
I also apologize for posting infrequently. My days have been so busy and in any down time I have I don't always feel like posting. But nonetheless, I do love this blog and love posting, and I promise I will be more active in posts for the rest of this semester.
I'm getting excited about how I'm getting closer and closer to applying to UBC Medicine. I may have some very good news about my future within a month or two. I don't want to post exactly what that good news is just yet. Of course, I share a decent amount about my life on this blog, so I'm sure some of you can guess what that good news may be. Of course I'll leave it at that and leave it up to all of you to guess what that may be! Also as many of you know I'm superstitious, so I don't want to announce news that hasn't happened yet. It may or may not be good news, or it may be delayed from now until sometime next year, Now that I think about it, I probably won't be able to post good news about this secret thing until next year.
I also apologize for posting infrequently. My days have been so busy and in any down time I have I don't always feel like posting. But nonetheless, I do love this blog and love posting, and I promise I will be more active in posts for the rest of this semester.
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