Posted by alexandra_k on May 1, 2015, at 22:25:53
In reply to Re: not doing so well » baseball55, posted by alexandra_k on May 1, 2015, at 22:20:23
anyway... i just need to make it to interview.
they aren't entirely transparent about the process... i think because they build in a lot of discretion, basically... but i guess i just have to have some kind of hope / trust / faith that they will use their discretion for good...
i just need to make it to interview.
i hope they ask me again 'what do you think is the main thing standing in your way of getting a place / of success in medicine'. because now i've worked it out. the appropriate answer is: you. i've made it thus far. i've made it to interview. and now... the interview will decide my fate. and i know i've done my best to get to this point and i'll do my best if i'm selected but basically what is going to determine my fate is this freaking interview and whatever it is that you decide.
whereas before... i said that my not having much of a science background was probably the thing... and so, yeah, that is a hurdle that i'm having a go at now... and i need to make it back to interview...
i think i'll be okay if i really work very hard between now and the end of the semester. do my UMAT prep in the holidays... keep on keeping on...
i'm really enjoying the classes. most of the lecturers are great. some of the students are great. i can't wait to be in smaller classes with them... currently... there are still lots of not very focused ones... i can't wait to get away from them... lecturers still... lots of pressure to teach to the masses / mass evaluations. showing movies and so on...
sssssh. i don't think we have an education system, either. not really. i think maybe... maybe... 10%? less? of this university actually functions as a university. the rest of it... making money...
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