Updates

So it's been awhile since I've last written on this. I guess the most effective way to just jot down what's been going on with my life would be to break it down.
Boards (step 1):
Last time I wrote, I began studying for the boards. It was seriously the most intense 5 week period of studying I've ever been through. There were also a number of instances when I really questioned my desire to become a physician. I'm glad I was able to make it through though. I actually got my score two days ago. Ended up getting a 236, which is semi-respectable I guess(?) but it was also slightly disappointing considering how much I studied and how I did on the practice exams. But I'll take my score any day. Now that that component of my residency application has been determined, I'll just have to work hard on the components I can fix.
School/Third Year:
I started my rotations two weeks ago. I wanted to start off with a not as demanding rotation, and a rotation I wasn't too interested in...so I started with pediatrics. I haven't seen too many interesting cases, also because the hospital I'm working at is...kinda crappy. There aren't that many patients on the floor (i'm doing inpatient first) so it's just a lot of standing around. I'll probably comment on the politics of third year/rotations as the year goes on (trying to impress people, always been cautious, etc.). In general though I am happy that I started third year and can actually work with patients now. I am pretty exhausted though at the end of the day, but supposedly we should be studying a couple of hours a day to perform well on the shelf exam =/.
Personal Life/Love Life (or lack thereof):
For some of the rotations, I'm actually living at home in Queens so I guess there are more options to meet guys/go on dates...but the limiting factor is still lack of time. The only free time I get is the weekends...and even then I should be studying or sometimes I have weekend calls...so yea it's been difficult. I am glad that I get to see my hometown friends a lot more though cause I've always been out of the loop for the past two years while living near my med school. I'm just hoping that my dating life actually starts off sometime soon...here's to wishful thinking!

Four weeks!

After finishing my last set of finals last week (I'm officially done with second year!!....assuming that I passed all my classes), I had to dive straight into studying for Step 1....and it has not been fun for the past week. I'm not sure if it's because I'm still exhausted and mentally drained from finals or if I don't have enough endurance, but I just feel like I'm not cut out for this. Supposedly most people study a good 12-14 hours every day for step 1 and it makes sense because there is just so much material on this dang exam, but I've barely managed to do ~10 hours. It also doesn't help that my shoulder is STILL injured from three weeks ago and I haven't had the chance to go to the gym since then. I'm hoping I don't turn into a blob of fat during the next four weeks because I am planning to go to Punta Cana right after taking the exam...and I would like to be able to wear a swimsuit haha.
I'm still hoping I can find a good rhythm and I'm praying that I do well enough to rock this exam. It's sad that there's so much riding on this one exam, but I guess that's the reality of it and all I can do is try my best. Alright back to studying.