Thursday, April 30, 2015

The End Of A New Beginning

Total Spring Semester Volunteering: 31 hours
Habitat for Humanity: 16 hours
Environmental Pharmacology Soil Sample Collection: 1 hour
Southern Eye Bank: 14 hours

     This is officially my last blog post for the Masters Program! We finished up our last Cell Control test this past Tuesday, and my last presentations were a couple of weeks ago. The year has really gone by quickly. Hard to believe we had our opening social nine months ago! 

     I'm currently studying for the MCAT that I take June 19th, and while studying I'm awestruck at how much material we actually covered this year. I was reading a chapter in biology about different receptors where it started talking about the insulin receptor, to my surprise I knew more about it than the chapter covered! This program has helped me in many ways, but mostly in my studying patterns. Before starting at Tulane, I never really needed to study much in undergrad. This year really taught me how to efficiently study, a skill I'm glad to have before starting medical school. It was also an amazing opportunity getting to explore so much in a year. I was able to take a course with the medical students, volunteer, socialize with new friends and try research. I'm looking forward to seeing what the next chapter of my life will entail!