To think, I'll start medical school in 6 weeks. 18 year-old me would genuinely laugh and think I'm taking the piss. Then again, 18 year-old me didn't possess a particular strong capability of foresight.
It's like been a child again, waiting for presents. The amount of times I've checked my application page, opened my letter of offer, read through it double checking for any key words to suggest that all this was actually a mistake. Maybe they offered it to the wrong person, or the offer was just a administrative process that confirms your application is been considered.
In retrospection, almost all my defining moments have been a surprised. Perhaps, it's a protective function of my psyche. Underestimate my capabilities so when I do fail, it's not too painful. It's hard to ignore the unique opportunity I'm faced with. No doubt I'll be cursing at myself in a few months time procrastinating anything and everything in favour of booze watching some redundant TV series in an effort to ignore my mounting workload.
Ideally, this blog serves as a reminder for me in the future. Whether I continue till graduation or decide this path isn't for me.
There's been quite a division of opinion on returning to university and pursuing medicine as a career. On one hand, I enjoy a great deal of independence and problem solving each and every day. Why give up a decent paycheck and an engaging/fulfilling job. On the otherhand, there's a massive world out there to learn and grow. At this point in time, the idea of never running out of things to learn and always progressing in the professional department is what appeals to me most. The first sparks of my ambition probably stemmed from that slightly surreal moment of nailing my anatomy and physiology exam. Sure the content, in hindsight, is pretty basic BUT, can't deny I never thought I'd do well in uni.
I'll put it out there that I'm quite proud of my achievements. I've done some stupid things, some smart things and some questionable things too but overall, I'm doing alright.
Attempts will be made to keep rambling to a minimum.
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