I started this blog 1 year ago. I’m ready to become a medical doctor.

On September 1, 2007 I began this blog. It's (already) 1 year later and what have I accomplished?Finished 2 semesters of classes. So close to finishing my undergraduate degree.Put in some volunteer work in a free dining hall run by St. Vincent de Paul.Shadowed an Emergency Room doctor. (The same field I want to go in myself.)Finished the Kaplan MCAT Classroom Course over the summer.Took the

"Shift Happens" - November 8th, 2009 [November 8th, 2009]
Getting Started With Your Personal Statement - November 8th, 2009 [November 8th, 2009]
Poll Results: "What is your GPA?" - November 8th, 2009 [November 8th, 2009]
Why Ross University School of Medicine? - November 8th, 2009 [November 8th, 2009]
Why Ross University? (Continued) - November 8th, 2009 [November 8th, 2009]
Filling out applications with the last 4 years in mind. - November 8th, 2009 [November 8th, 2009]
"Active and Passive Euthanasia" - November 8th, 2009 [November 8th, 2009]
300 Word Personal Statement - First Draft - November 8th, 2009 [November 8th, 2009]
300 Word Personal Statement - 2nd Draft - November 8th, 2009 [November 8th, 2009]
"Where did you do EMT training at?" - November 8th, 2009 [November 8th, 2009]
"is this jonathan that went to brazil in the summer of 2006?" - November 8th, 2009 [November 8th, 2009]
First Application is Away - Ross University - November 8th, 2009 [November 8th, 2009]
AMCAS—The American Medical College Application Service - November 8th, 2009 [November 8th, 2009]
The Student Doctor Network - November 8th, 2009 [November 8th, 2009]
Crime Incident - Public Safety Announcement: STUDENTS - November 8th, 2009 [November 8th, 2009]
AMCAS Deadlines & Delays - Answered - November 8th, 2009 [November 8th, 2009]
Headstart on Secondary Applications - The Student Doctor Network - November 8th, 2009 [November 8th, 2009]
The Complete Medical School & Admissions Guide - Revisited - November 8th, 2009 [November 8th, 2009]
Interview Status - Ross University - November 8th, 2009 [November 8th, 2009]
Finished my first interview. - November 8th, 2009 [November 8th, 2009]
"You have a 95% chance of acceptance..." - November 8th, 2009 [November 8th, 2009]
"I was just wondering if I have to go to medical school i will have to start college allover again." - November 8th, 2009 [November 8th, 2009]
Interview Feedback - Allopathic Medical Schools - Ross University School of Medicine (Dominica Caribbean) - November 8th, 2009 [November 8th, 2009]
ACCEPTED! - November 8th, 2009 [November 8th, 2009]
Step 1 Revisited - November 8th, 2009 [November 8th, 2009]
A Few More Thoughts On Moving - November 8th, 2009 [November 8th, 2009]
Update - November 8th, 2009 [November 8th, 2009]
Closing In - November 8th, 2009 [November 8th, 2009]
Internet/Computer Hell - November 8th, 2009 [November 8th, 2009]
Back On The Net - November 8th, 2009 [November 8th, 2009]
1 More Day - November 8th, 2009 [November 8th, 2009]
Loan Deferment Blog - November 8th, 2009 [November 8th, 2009]
Graduated! - November 8th, 2009 [November 8th, 2009]
What Happened? - November 8th, 2009 [November 8th, 2009]
Interesting Case - November 8th, 2009 [November 8th, 2009]
What Made Me Stupid? - November 8th, 2009 [November 8th, 2009]
Blah. - November 8th, 2009 [November 8th, 2009]
Call - November 8th, 2009 [November 8th, 2009]
Medicine in the Media - November 8th, 2009 [November 8th, 2009]
Was Medical School Worth It? - November 8th, 2009 [November 8th, 2009]
Off I Go... - November 8th, 2009 [November 8th, 2009]
Is It Worth It, Part 2 - November 8th, 2009 [November 8th, 2009]
Oriented - November 8th, 2009 [November 8th, 2009]
GLBT in Medical School - November 8th, 2009 [November 8th, 2009]
GLBT in Residency Applications - November 8th, 2009 [November 8th, 2009]
I Survived - November 8th, 2009 [November 8th, 2009]
Reflections on the First Week - November 8th, 2009 [November 8th, 2009]
All Good Things Must End - November 8th, 2009 [November 8th, 2009]
The Lone Coyote is Back - November 8th, 2009 [November 8th, 2009]
Pre-med student switches gears to teach in Chicago school - Chicago Tribune - March 8th, 2010 [March 8th, 2010]
Old-school barbecue coming to spot near Fort Worth medical district - Fort Worth Star Telegram - March 8th, 2010 [March 8th, 2010]
Nursing home drug use puts many at risk - Boston Globe - March 8th, 2010 [March 8th, 2010]
Dr. Anita Figueredo, first female surgeon in San Diego, dies at 93 - Los Angeles Times - March 8th, 2010 [March 8th, 2010]
Stimulus funds pay for monkey research in NC - MiamiHerald.com - March 8th, 2010 [March 8th, 2010]
Medicine as an economic engine - Buffalo News - March 8th, 2010 [March 8th, 2010]
UM medical school feels the squeeze - MiamiHerald.com - March 8th, 2010 [March 8th, 2010]
HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL ADVISER Bell's palsy not as serious as it appears - Detroit Free Press - March 8th, 2010 [March 8th, 2010]
Baylor medical school works to get back on track - Houston Chronicle - March 8th, 2010 [March 8th, 2010]
From community college to Amherst College and Yale Medical School - WalletPop (blog) - March 8th, 2010 [March 8th, 2010]
Man questions merit of coke monkey study - UPI.com - March 8th, 2010 [March 8th, 2010]
School Board has questions it wants answered about onsite medical clinic - Terre Haute Tribune Star - March 9th, 2010 [March 9th, 2010]
Stimulus Funds Pay for Monkey Research - NewsMax.com - March 9th, 2010 [March 9th, 2010]
Babylon schools head: Teen's collapse unrelated to athletics - Newsday (subscription) - March 9th, 2010 [March 9th, 2010]
Cost Of Medical School Rises In Recession - NPR - March 9th, 2010 [March 9th, 2010]
Flu Shots in Children Help People of All Ages - New York Times - March 9th, 2010 [March 9th, 2010]
A prescription for improving science education - Scope (blog) - March 9th, 2010 [March 9th, 2010]
Live kidney donors do not die sooner: study - Reuters - March 9th, 2010 [March 9th, 2010]
UW football player suspended after alleged assault - Seattle Post Intelligencer - March 10th, 2010 [March 10th, 2010]
More Comparative Studies Needed to Guide Physicians Study finds less than a ... - ModernMedicine - March 10th, 2010 [March 10th, 2010]
Conservationists worry about Mo. med school plan - KOAM-TV - March 10th, 2010 [March 10th, 2010]
Dr. William D. Lynn - Baltimore Sun - March 10th, 2010 [March 10th, 2010]
Suspect in North Dallas shootings became reclusive after parents died, family says - Dallas Morning News - March 10th, 2010 [March 10th, 2010]
Drinkers Gain Less Weight - Harvard Crimson - March 10th, 2010 [March 10th, 2010]
Long-Term Health Risks Low for Kidney Donors - WebMD - March 10th, 2010 [March 10th, 2010]
School resource officer remains in critical condition - Middletown Journal - March 10th, 2010 [March 10th, 2010]
New Lucian Leape Institute Report Finds That U.S. Medical Schools Are Falling ... - PR Newswire (press release) - March 10th, 2010 [March 10th, 2010]
Dual degrees program expands for Mayo Medical School students - Post-Bulletin - March 10th, 2010 [March 10th, 2010]
Comparative Effectiveness Research is a Must - TopNews United States - March 10th, 2010 [March 10th, 2010]
Long Beach OKs medical pot ordinance - Contra Costa Times - March 10th, 2010 [March 10th, 2010]
Time for Grown-up Talk - Southern Maryland Online - March 10th, 2010 [March 10th, 2010]