Miscellany
Chris Adkins September 22nd, 2008
Hey all! Sorry it’s been so long since my last post. These past few weeks have been a little bit crazy.
First off, I’ve had my hands full with crew activities. Since the team seemed to evaporate at the end of last year, what with people graduating and others going abroad, we decided to reduce the number of officers from seven to four. Unfortunately, we were four officers very committed to an aggressive recruitment strategy at the beginning of the season so now we have about thirty five people on the team, all to be managed by us four! Even though it can be a bit overwhelming at times, it feels great to look out at everyone in the pre-dawn hours out at Percy Priest Lake so excited to be rowing.
The other thing that’s been keeping me so occupied (besides tests and papers, those unrelenting burdens) is medical school interviews. As the UC Berkeley career website says so matter-of-factly, “applying to medical school is costly and time consuming.” Preparing for them - not to mention actually getting to them - has proven to require much more time than I had imagined. Just like so many people rowing, though, this “problem” is more of a blessing in disguise. It’s not even October yet and I’ve already received six interview invitations, so I’m feeling really loved right now. And, maybe even luckier for me, my parents are being awesome enough to pay for all the travel costs associated with the interviews. Given that the average cost of applying to med school is around $3,000 to $5,000, I couldn’t be happier!
I’ll try to think of a good Vandy issue to delve into next time a la my previous alcohol post. Let me know if you want to hear about anything!
And, last but not least: Go ‘Dores! 4-0!
