I'm back home from California. The first thing I noticed when walking out of the airport were clouds and the smell of recent rain. Ah, the Midwest. California was really nice, but I do miss the "wetness" in the air, clouds, and green lawns. And also the lack of smog, or visible air pollution, that's always a plus.
On the plane home, I was typing 6 damn essays for my secondary applications (at least these are the last of them, for now . . .). There went 2 very unpleasant hours. After a while, my essays tend to become "Franken-essays," or basically parts of other essays stitched together by transition sentences and such. It actually works pretty well when the prompts are similar. Oh, I already got rejected from Chicago-Pritzker. Oh well, I don't think I expected to get an interview from them anyway. But it would've been nice . . .
Two more days before I return to college! I'm so excited, but alas I'll miss the first football game of the season. Oh well, at least I gave my ticket to my brother's roommate, however crappy that consolation is. But before I can move into my apartment, I need to take a stupid Chinese placement exam tomorrow so I can (hopefully) keep my seat in a class I enrolled in. At least I'll get a chance to hang out with a good friend of mine that I hadn't seen since school ended in May. That ought to be fun.
On the plane home, I was typing 6 damn essays for my secondary applications (at least these are the last of them, for now . . .). There went 2 very unpleasant hours. After a while, my essays tend to become "Franken-essays," or basically parts of other essays stitched together by transition sentences and such. It actually works pretty well when the prompts are similar. Oh, I already got rejected from Chicago-Pritzker. Oh well, I don't think I expected to get an interview from them anyway. But it would've been nice . . .
Two more days before I return to college! I'm so excited, but alas I'll miss the first football game of the season. Oh well, at least I gave my ticket to my brother's roommate, however crappy that consolation is. But before I can move into my apartment, I need to take a stupid Chinese placement exam tomorrow so I can (hopefully) keep my seat in a class I enrolled in. At least I'll get a chance to hang out with a good friend of mine that I hadn't seen since school ended in May. That ought to be fun.
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At least here in California we know we're alive because we can see what we breathe. I find that reassuring.
Applying to med school is always a harrowing experience. All the very best to you!
Hey Mike, if I had my choice, I'd probably want to live in northern California actually. To each his/her own.
I miss "wetness" in the air, too.
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