In a month and a half we will be graduating. When my Dad
told my grandmother, she replied, “Again? Already?” This last month has gone by
quickly. After Mardi Gras came to a close, I spent a couple of weeks intensely
studying for the Shelf Exam. Not knowing exactly what to expect, I tried to
over prepare. My study time was interrupted because my groups presented in both
cardiobiology and advances the week before the Shelf, but we managed to get
through it. After doing some USMLE World practice questions, I was worried that
we would have a lot of questions dealing with diagnosing that we, not taking
all the medical school classes, hadn’t been exposed too. Luckily Dr. Clarkson
picked the questions, and while challenging, there wasn’t much I would call
unfair. Fortunately most of the material came back to me a lot quicker the
second time.
Now that the Shelf is done we just have some electives left. We
have a Cell Control test tomorrow, and then just one more and we will be done. Now
that we are in the home stretch, I need to start studying for the MCAT. Luckily
our schedule these last couple of months leaves plenty of time for studying for
the MCAT and for volunteering, with a little time left over to prepare for my
last Cardio presentation!
