Thank you for your email. Preparation for my first MCAT was juggled with working as an EMT for Rutgers Emergency Services. During that time I was able to budget for an extended Christmas break (6 weeks of limited work to study), but with the knowledge that I'd have to pick up extra shifts before and after the break to make sure I was able to make rent and pay for other necessities. I had planned to take this MCAT during my senior year, knowing that I’d take a gap year to attend graduate school. While I was disappointed with my first score, it was not until my acceptance into Oxford that I decided to try another time. Oxford’s semester started in October, while other graduate programs started in August – allowing for a September MCAT date. For this …show more content…
attempt, my parents had decided to offer financial assistance and I was able to live home during the summer to prepare. I stilled worked two shifts a week, but my time studying was less boggled down with financial stress. I scored well during the practice exams, above a 30, and felt confident that I’d be able to repeat this for the test. I focused heavily on physical science, but did not finish the section during the actual exam (I had to guess on at least ten questions). I received my results while in England and was devastated with the low improvement. However, I was able to reflect on having a year of study without having to work – an experience that enlightened me to the lingering stress of financial obligations (a stress that persisted despite no longer being responsible for rent). In conclusion, I believe the worries of having to meet financial obligations throughout my undergraduate career were not removed during a summer of living with my parent rent-free.
That type of stress continues to linger and affect lifestyle choices long after situations change. While I have seriously considered re-taking the MCAT, I decided that the financial commitment of the MCAT paired with a further delay in applying to medical school would seriously compromise my life (I’d have to start paying back loans while limiting my work-hours to study). Further, it was only in the last year that I started to believe that I actually have the capacity to do well on such tests and succeed in challenging programs. Even while at Oxford I suffered from imposter syndrome - constantly wondering how a first-generation working-student gained acceptance into such a graduate program. Low confidence was definitely a factor in my performance. Increased reflections on my experiences have allowed me to be proud of my accomplishments and establish a clear vision on how to improve in the future. My experiences have also made me very compassionate towards people who work hard but do not always receive the outcomes that they prepared
for. I want to thank you again for taking the time to read this email. I am aware that my MCAT is low and that students who have been in my situation have scored higher, so I greatly appreciate this opportunity to present my thoughts.
I’ve read that statistics show that those who are the first in their family to go to college will get more discouraged and think that they can’t do it because their parents weren’t able to do it for some reason. However, since reading part of Cox’s book and doing other research I know that I can do this because I know how to manage my stress and for the most part I am able to keep my stress levels down and keep up with school. When I feel stressed I get too distracted from the assignment at hand, when this happens I typically have to step away from the assignment or essay and go take a walk or pray about the situation. I always pray about whatever situation I am in before I even do anything but sometimes I do have to take breaks from an essay because I typically get frustrated thinking that I am a bad writer or something. The student anxiety and fear management are the sections that really stood out to me in Cox’s book because I know that it relates to me especially when she had put some testimonies from other college students, this is relatable to me. From reading the fear management section and going over this book excerpt in class, I know that I am not going to avoid any formal assessment just because I am too afraid my writing will suck because I know that some peoples strong suits is in writing but some is in other areas, mine is working with
The dichotomous keys show process of elimination taking place and several steps that were performed to the two unknown bacteria. Bacteria number one was concluded to be either S. aureus or E. faecals. As shown, a gram stain was performed to bacteria 1, because it helped in separating the bacteria into Gram negative or positive. Bacteria 1 was Gram positive bacteria, so the next step was to eliminate the bacteria that were bacilli, because under the microscope the bacteria was shown to be cocci. Then a lactose test was performed, because it helped me in determining the bacteria metabolism (if lactose was utilized as a sugar by the bacteria) (“Phenol Red Broth”, n.d). Lastly, with the help of process of elimination a MSA test was performed to
When I first came to college, I did not have a solid idea of what the experience would be like, but I was excited for this new chapter in my life. I enrolled in courses I though I would excel in but a couple of weeks into the quarter, I felt unprepared for the fast-paced courses that I seemed to be struggling in but that my peers seem to of been excelling in. Early on this cause me some hardships suddenly I did not feel that I was as smart or accomplished as they were. As a result of this my grades in my courses suffered early on. As time progressed, I became friends with a group of people who were also in my similar situation, they were first-generation college students, students, this great support network of students allowed me to gain more confidence in my academic ability and with the help of my lab work, I began to see that I could excel in college.
Obesity a risk factor in which excess body fat accumulates and can have negative effects on your health. Here we identify how the hormone insulin reacts in 3T3-L1 fibroblasts and its role on adipogenesis. Adipogenesis is the development of fat cells from pre adipocytes. Insulin is an important factor in the differentiation of 3T3-L1 pre adipocytes to mature adipocytes. Oil Red O (ORO) is used to demonstrate the presence of lipids in each different treatment. A spectrophotometer is used to get the optical density of liquid at the different insulin concentrations. One factor CREB is revealed from preadipocytes to mature adipocytes. By demonstrating how insulin triggers transcription factors. When cells are insulin induced CREB is activated in differentiation. Insulin increased the rate of differentiation and the amassing of triglycerides in 3T3-L1 cells . Insulin was able to induce adipogenesis by observing cell morphology and optical density of liquid from ORO stain. Insulin at 1 µg/ml had the optimal rate of differentiation compared to the other insulin concentrations. Morphology of cells changed significantly from Day 0 to Day 7 at 1 µg/ml and appeared larger and
Furthermore, I will be applying to medical school for Fall 2018 as well; therefore, the process of completing applications while managing the coursework of a MCAT prep course and biostatistics will be demanding. Furthermore, I expect the difficulty of these courses to be more ambitious than my undergraduate coursework at A&M due to the extreme preparatory nature for professional school. I’ve also been informed that the classes are regarded like UNT’s Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine program, but that will be an obstacle that I look forward to confronting, so that I may be thoroughly prepared for medical
The everyday stress that I had should not be added to my stress living environment. Attending college is tiresome enough without having to worry about having the opportunity to study because he/she does not know when it will be quite. Change is traumatic enough without having to worry about all of these things.
I went to college right after graduating high school, and jumped right into the work field after graduating college. I couldn’t find a job in my field, so I decided to go back to graduate school after stressing about bills and whatnot. All of these things are stressful. While school is important, I’ve already pointed out that I tend to hold onto the stress. My friends have taken me out for some vacations, but it’s pretty much a constant life of work. (“My Virtual Life” Emerging Adulthood) The biggest impact of this is, again, the stress catching up with me. So all in all, my biggest problem throughout Emerging Adulthood is stress
I observed an IEP meeting for one of my students who has a TBI, traumatic brain injury. She just moved to this school district last year, so this was a follow-up IEP meeting to see how she was doing on her short-term objectives and overall goal. They also talked about transitioning her into high school, because she is in 8th grade now. The People who attended the meeting were the DAPE teacher, the mom, the student, the three special education teachers, the para-professional, and case manger.
This summer, after I was informed that I had been offered a teaching assistantship, I was terrified. I was not sure that I was capable of teaching students about a discipline in which I still possessed such a conscious doubt of my own abilities. For most of my life I was what you might call a non-achiever. When my parents strongly suggested that I enroll in college (the other option being to leave the house) everyone around me just sort of held their breath waiting for my inevitable failure. Then a strange thing happened. I passed my classes, and even enjoyed them.
I come from a family of immigrants, my cousins and I are the first generation born here, and so for our family going to school was a most. I always wanted to make my mom and family proud, but I started to feel pressured of attending school and knowing what I wanted to major straight out of high school. I was going to school but I didn't have interest in learning so I started to not turn in my homework, to skip class, and surely by the middle of spring 2015 I completely dropped out of college and there my mentality changed to a fixed mindset. I remember thinking about how scared I was to go to school, I was scared of failing everything. Dropping out of college was such a disappointment for my entire family, they put me down so much saying that I wasn't going to make it far in life, and that not going to college was such a disappointment. I was happy with my decision of not going to school; I knew I needed time to think of what I wanted to do with my life. I heard about the adult school having the medical assistant program, and I looked into it and when I least expected it I was
For instance, i had bad habits, like not sleeping enough or planning terribly my studying for an exam and also high anxiety. Especially nowdays,stress is apparent in our everyday lives. It can come down hard on us sometimes, or not so bad. Psychology explains us why stress happens or how to handle it. When it comes to me, cannot say i am not stressed anymore since i started studying psychology. But i can say that i am now familiar with what it really is and know how to handle it, for example with breathing exercises. I have understood why too much stress can harm, the different types of stress, and i can say for sure that before i got to have a taste of this study it was a lot harder to understand these
Junior year I took the early childhood course and got my certification. I knew from 8th grade that would be the career I wanted. Junior year I got my first job at subways and it was working out but just as I was getting used to the scheduled I had I was in a terrible hit and run accident and I missed a lot of school. That accident set me back a lot I had finally an SAT testing. When I went back to school I had to wear a neck brace, already having ADHD made school hard enough but being restricted by the brace made it harder. Suddenly studying and focusing in class seemed impossible. When sat came around I still had the brace while I was recovering from head trauma as well so that didn’t make matters easy. I was uncomfortable and couldn’t concentrate and I became more aggrieved and annoyed and giving up seemed like my best option at that point. When the end of the year came I was relieved but I knew coming back senior year how hard school would be. Work wasn’t easy either I
At times I find it difficult to manage my stress, but I have found that I am able to overcome the source of my stress when I take control of the situation and seek solutions. For instance, I found myself under a lot of stress during my senior year of high school. In addition to managing school, work, and sports, I was also trying to figure out my plans for college and the future. During the beginning of the school year I thought I had a pretty clear idea of what I wanted to do as far as college. However, after doing an overnight visit at the college I thought for sure I would be attending in the fall, I suddenly realized I couldn’t see myself attending a big college or living in a dorm. After that experience I was starting to stress out and worried I wouldn’t have a plan after graduating high school. To help manage my stress I talked to my parents and guidance counselor about other college options. Ultimately, I came to the conclusion that attending CCC was my best option. By attending CCC I wouldn’t have to worry about large class sizes or staying on campus. Using problem focused coping helped me overcome my stress and allowed me to make my final college
I will continue to overcome as I apply motivation to help create a positive attitude. I enjoy being relaxed and honest with myself. I can hold my head up high and actually feel good about who I am. As I picture my success to create healthy habits, and being positive with confidence in the process.
Those obstacles have made me a stronger person than I was before and I am thankful for them. I also have God to thank because without him, I wouldn 't have made it through these past four years. He was with me the entire journey, even in the moments where it seemed like he wasn 't. With college I will further my computer career making more successful in the field I enjoy doing. The gateway to a good future is college and that is why I plan on going to college. College is the most important goal of my life. It is the goal that I mostly focused on throughout my entire career. This year is the most important year of my life: it is the turning point of my life. The way I act, what I do, the classes I take. Everything matters. My future is before me and I am not sure if I can walk the road which I plan. As Ralph Waldo Emerson once said "Life is a journey, not a