With the rising competitiveness of medical school, the level of anxiety students face increases as each year goes by. Many students are unaware of the specialty they want to pursue when entering medical school and even if they are sure, most end up changing their mind upon entering clinical clerkships. This, in turn, gives medical […]
Understanding Ubuntu
During my gap year, I had the privilege of working for an AmeriCorps organization called City Year. It is a one-year commitment to 1,700 hours of mentoring and tutoring inner-city kids. I was placed at South High School in a 9th-grade math classroom in Columbus, Ohio. It is difficult to describe entirely how this year […]
Consider a Gap Year
When I started college, for about a minute I had considered being pre-med. I mean, nearly 1/3 of our school intended to pursue medicine and our school was a powerhouse research institution. I will admit, considering the idea of taking a gap year (or two, or five) was the equivalent of not being serious about medical […]
