Hey this is cdl here. A little about myself: I am a sophomore business pre-med student at a large 4 year research university—I do attend a top 10 undergraduate business school (according US News—if that means anything at all). I am on track to take my MCATs during the spring of my junior year; I do intend to graduate in 4 years despite the non-overlapping nature of business and science courses. I also do not intend on taking a gap year between medical school (assuming I get in) and graduation. For me, I am certain I want to be a doctor and am not studying business as a ‘backup’ career. My reasons for my somewhat unconventional (but has been done numerous times before me) will be clarified in another post.
Some miscellaneous things about me: I am somewhat of a fitness nut but am not too crazy. I am a former swimmer that has moved on, but nevertheless, remaining in good shape remains a high priority for me. I am interested in healthcare systems, productivity, personal development, and sciences as well. I think part of my motivation in starting this blog is also to solidify or clarify some of my interests as well goals, aspirations, life philosophies, and ideas. I have always been a thinker and, perhaps by some delusional thinking, solidifying my ideas in writing will force me to make some ideas more tangible. I do want to preserve some degree of anonymity for various reasons and thus will censor certain details. Some more reasons I am beginning this blog:
1. To document my experiences in my ultimate goal of getting into medical school and becoming a doctor
2. To improve my writing skills which has always been a weak point for me…for some, you may have noticed already
3. To vent/muse/share my thoughts and observations on life/philosophies…of which I have many
4. To post miscellaneous topics that I find interesting
I will try to establish some sort of regular schedule but most likely this will be more of an opportunistic blog, meaning I’ll update if I have something interesting to say. I am currently on winter break where there are more opportunities and time to write, but I suspect that when school resumes, updates will be less frequent. It seems as though the word “I” has been used too many times already, and I have never been great at expounding my thoughts (hence one of the reasons for this blog). I started this post without a real direction besides the clarify purpose of the blog, so I’ll stop here.
