I’ve lived in New York City for the past 11 years since starting college at New York University in 2008. Today, I reside in Harlem, New York as a third year medical student. Everyone I’ve met here states that I am the first person from Rhode Island that they have met besides watching the ‘Family […]
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What if school advisors spent more time building you up then kicking you down? Imagine how many dreamers turned doers we would have? If I took the advice and internalized all the negativity my past school advisors gave me, I wouldn’t be a medical student today. High School Advisor I realize looking back into my academic […]
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Disclaimer: please be advised that these views are based on my own experience compiled with commentary from my friends who attend other medical schools It’s October 3 and I had to make a Mean Girls inspired post about medical school because we’re all trying to make fetch happen! Upon entering medical school, I wasn’t exactly […]
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Once upon a time, this A and B student got her first D grade in Geometry. This made me hate math even more. I was devastated. It was my sophomore year of high school and I had never gotten a D in my life. From there, I knew I could not continue down that spiraling […]
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This post isn’t meant to scare you away from medicine or give medicine a bad reputation. It is simply an honest and transparent reality. This here serves as anticipatory guidance so that there are no surprises. Before you read, support the #strongcry movement by purchasing an item HERE. This movement was created to normalize crying as a […]
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Everyone knows how to study. But not everyone knows how to study effectively. I’ve always been someone who studied and probably studied less than most students but would manage to get good grades. It wasn’t until medical school, where I had to actually devise a study plan to allow me to accommodate the increased workload […]
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