As some of you may already know, my first quarter (trimester) of school is coming to a close. It was a time defined by transition- from living at home to sharing a room in a dorm, from eating home cooked meals to eating meals that may or may not be cooked, from a 'frats are not for me' person to a 'rush-er', from a non-sports medicine person to an sports medicine person. Some of these transitions required a bit of adjustment; some may define a good deal of my entire career here at Northwestern.
Looking back at my classes, I realize that I really don't have any complaints. I can honestly say I enjoyed the small class discussions in my 'Values of Biodiversity' seminar, and cutting down blackthorn one Saturday afternoon wasn't bad either. My psychology class was more of a standard college class, and although we went through the material pretty quickly, the lectures weren't too bad and I think I learned a lot (I'm actually considering minoring in psychology, but I don't have to decide for some time). The meat of my time spent here, though, has been given to the study of Organic Chemistry, which I knew going in was going to be a challenge (and a requirement for Med School). Fortunately, I have been pretty successful (i.e. ahead of the curve) in the class up to this point, which gives me some confidence going into the next two quarters.
Looking to the next few weeks, I'm excited to end the quarter and enjoy the holidays at home for a while (speaking of transitions, our home itself is one big work-in-progress). Now, about the holidays- I guess just Chanukah for this blog- I was thinking about maybe incorporating some part of the cousin exchange into the blog. Of course, everything would be done anonymously, but I think it might be nice for each cousin to post something relating to their person- be it in writing or a picture or whatever. If anyone has any ideas, I would like to hear about them (hint...comments).
Anyways, I hope everyone is doing well and I am looking forward to seeing and/or hearing from everyone in the coming weeks.
Matt
Thursday, November 29, 2007
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
my interviews
Due to popular demand I am back to tell you all about my interviewing experiences!
On Tuesday night I drove to Augusta, GA for my interview at the Medical College of Georgia (MCG). I stayed with a med student that I was set up with by the admissions department, however, it turned out that her roommate is a girl that I knew in high school, so it worked out really well! We went to dinner and I got to ask a bunch of first years LOTS of questions!
The interview day started at 8:30 the next morning. First we spent some time meeting each other (there were 11 people in the group) and making sure our files were complete. I had my first interview at 11:00 with a pediatrician. We had a nice conversation and I think she liked me. I told her lots of good stuff and it didn't feel like an interview at all.
Then we had lunch (chicken parmesan!) and got to relax for a little longer. At 2:00 I had my second interview, this time with an Anatomy Lecture and Lab professor. She was slightly more intimidating than the pediatrician, but still very nice. Honestly, I don't feel that my second interview was very strong, but you never know, she may have liked my answers!
Immediately afterwards I changed out of my suit and heels and drove back to Athens.
Thursday night I drove to Atlanta/home. It was really nice to get to hang out with my mom, Jamie, and Paige for a little bit. I don't remember the last time we got to watch a new episode of Grey's Anatomy together!
Friday morning I woke up at 5:30 and was in the Emory admissions office by 7:30. Ouch. It was slightly annoying that we were there so early because we sat around, waiting anxiously, until about 8. Then we spent at least an hour meeting each other and watching a powerpoint presentation about Emory. However, the admissions staff were incredible and I had a great time during all of that! There were students from the most impressive colleges and backgrounds (Harvard, Johns Hopkins, Wash U, MIT, you name it). We split into two groups of about 9 each. My group went on our tour in the morning. A third year student showed us the Emory campus, Grady Hospital (the largest hospital in Atlanta and an affiliate with Emory), and Emory University Hospital. The tour lasted almost 3 hours (I brought along walking shoes!) and then we had lunch.
I had a lot of waiting around, so I had ample opportunity to meet and chat with current students, which was great. My first interview was at 2:30. It was a group interview, so there were 3 of us, two doctors/professors, and the third year from our tour. The other students I was with seemed nervous and didn't speak very well, but I thought I did great! haha...let's hope they thought so too! Then around 4 I had my individual interview and by that point the professor was just ready to leave, so it was short and painless and he actually did more talking than I did.
There is no way for me to tell when I will be hearing from either school, but I really hope it isn't too long! Emory will be at least mid-December and I could potentially not hear anything until the end of March. Yikes.
And I have not heard from other schools yet, so I have nothing to do now except wait.
If you really read this, thanks! I would love it if more of you would write about the actual goings-on in your lives. I hope that you all have a very HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!! I wish we could be there with you, but I will for sure be seeing you in December! YAY!
Love you sooooo much!
~Kim
On Tuesday night I drove to Augusta, GA for my interview at the Medical College of Georgia (MCG). I stayed with a med student that I was set up with by the admissions department, however, it turned out that her roommate is a girl that I knew in high school, so it worked out really well! We went to dinner and I got to ask a bunch of first years LOTS of questions!
The interview day started at 8:30 the next morning. First we spent some time meeting each other (there were 11 people in the group) and making sure our files were complete. I had my first interview at 11:00 with a pediatrician. We had a nice conversation and I think she liked me. I told her lots of good stuff and it didn't feel like an interview at all.
Then we had lunch (chicken parmesan!) and got to relax for a little longer. At 2:00 I had my second interview, this time with an Anatomy Lecture and Lab professor. She was slightly more intimidating than the pediatrician, but still very nice. Honestly, I don't feel that my second interview was very strong, but you never know, she may have liked my answers!
Immediately afterwards I changed out of my suit and heels and drove back to Athens.
Thursday night I drove to Atlanta/home. It was really nice to get to hang out with my mom, Jamie, and Paige for a little bit. I don't remember the last time we got to watch a new episode of Grey's Anatomy together!
Friday morning I woke up at 5:30 and was in the Emory admissions office by 7:30. Ouch. It was slightly annoying that we were there so early because we sat around, waiting anxiously, until about 8. Then we spent at least an hour meeting each other and watching a powerpoint presentation about Emory. However, the admissions staff were incredible and I had a great time during all of that! There were students from the most impressive colleges and backgrounds (Harvard, Johns Hopkins, Wash U, MIT, you name it). We split into two groups of about 9 each. My group went on our tour in the morning. A third year student showed us the Emory campus, Grady Hospital (the largest hospital in Atlanta and an affiliate with Emory), and Emory University Hospital. The tour lasted almost 3 hours (I brought along walking shoes!) and then we had lunch.
I had a lot of waiting around, so I had ample opportunity to meet and chat with current students, which was great. My first interview was at 2:30. It was a group interview, so there were 3 of us, two doctors/professors, and the third year from our tour. The other students I was with seemed nervous and didn't speak very well, but I thought I did great! haha...let's hope they thought so too! Then around 4 I had my individual interview and by that point the professor was just ready to leave, so it was short and painless and he actually did more talking than I did.
There is no way for me to tell when I will be hearing from either school, but I really hope it isn't too long! Emory will be at least mid-December and I could potentially not hear anything until the end of March. Yikes.
And I have not heard from other schools yet, so I have nothing to do now except wait.
If you really read this, thanks! I would love it if more of you would write about the actual goings-on in your lives. I hope that you all have a very HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!! I wish we could be there with you, but I will for sure be seeing you in December! YAY!
Love you sooooo much!
~Kim
Friday, November 09, 2007
interviews!
hello all!
i would just like to let everyone know that i was just offered an interview at Emory School of Medicine!!!!
i have my Medical College of Georgia interview on Wednesday and then my Emory interview on Friday... I am very nervous, but SO EXCITED!
i will update with how they go and hopefully i'll have some more interviews to announce in the near future!
LOVE,
kim
i would just like to let everyone know that i was just offered an interview at Emory School of Medicine!!!!
i have my Medical College of Georgia interview on Wednesday and then my Emory interview on Friday... I am very nervous, but SO EXCITED!
i will update with how they go and hopefully i'll have some more interviews to announce in the near future!
LOVE,
kim
Tuesday, November 06, 2007
Lizzy's Bat Mitzvah & Jeni and Robs' visit to ATL!
We had so much fun at Lizzy's Bat MItzvah and wanted to share some of our pictures. Also, Jeni and Rob came to visit us in Atlanta this past weekend. We went to Athens for a UGA game! We won! yay! (So did Michigan, wahoo Devin) [PICTURES BY JULIE, POSTED BY PAIGE]
Friday, October 12, 2007
What's new at NU?
Greetings from Northwestern, bloggers-
A lot has happened here since I last posted on Dummyline a week or two ago. Classes are now in full swing- in fact, I had an organic chemistry test this morning- not much fun, but it's good to get it over with and be able to enjoy the weekend.
I also recently interviewed, was offered, and accepted a job here as a sports medicine aide. It's actually a fairly exclusive position, and I feel very fortunate to be able to take part in the program. Although I don't know all of the specifics, the SMA program mainly involves the sports medicine staff training students to do emergency and basic physical therapy and injury prevention as well as observe surgeries and doctor appointments. No it's not that glamorous- but I do think it would provide invaluable experience to any aspiring doctor (such as myself). And being on the sidelines during an NU football game is pretty neat, too.
Not much else to really talk about. I am looking forward to the Bat-Mitzvah celebration and I will see you all soon.
Matt
here is a short preview of the montage- enjoy:
A lot has happened here since I last posted on Dummyline a week or two ago. Classes are now in full swing- in fact, I had an organic chemistry test this morning- not much fun, but it's good to get it over with and be able to enjoy the weekend.
I also recently interviewed, was offered, and accepted a job here as a sports medicine aide. It's actually a fairly exclusive position, and I feel very fortunate to be able to take part in the program. Although I don't know all of the specifics, the SMA program mainly involves the sports medicine staff training students to do emergency and basic physical therapy and injury prevention as well as observe surgeries and doctor appointments. No it's not that glamorous- but I do think it would provide invaluable experience to any aspiring doctor (such as myself). And being on the sidelines during an NU football game is pretty neat, too.
Not much else to really talk about. I am looking forward to the Bat-Mitzvah celebration and I will see you all soon.
Matt
here is a short preview of the montage- enjoy:
Sunday, October 07, 2007
Saturday, October 06, 2007
i would just like to share that I have been offered an
interview at the Medical College of Georgia!
i have completed all of my applications (to 11 schools) and hopefully I will be hearing from some more throughout the fall!!!
2 WEEKS UNTIL LIZZY'S BAT-MITZVAH!!!!
i am so excited to see you all so soon and to celebrate with Lizzy!
LOVE, kim
interview at the Medical College of Georgia!
i have completed all of my applications (to 11 schools) and hopefully I will be hearing from some more throughout the fall!!!
2 WEEKS UNTIL LIZZY'S BAT-MITZVAH!!!!
i am so excited to see you all so soon and to celebrate with Lizzy!
LOVE, kim
Saturday, September 29, 2007
An hour at the lake
I took these pictures yesterday at NU's shoreline of Lake Michigan. Some of them turned out pretty good. (You can click on an image to get a closer look)
Matt
Matt
Monday, September 24, 2007
Sunday, September 23, 2007
What they call a dorm at Northwestern
Brought to you by popular demand, a video of my half of the dorm:
Matt
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Moving Day
Hello from Northwestern!
Today was a pretty hectic day. In addition to Phil (our contractor) carving our garage wall, I had to move into my new home at Northwestern. It's a quaint little place in south campus, but it's home for now. After moving in and rearranging some furniture, we (a group of 15 or so students) met our peer advisor and we had dinner later in the dining hall in my dorm. After that, we had a meeting with all the people on our floor and played a few games. Next, we went to an auditorium in a place called norris university center and watched a quite comical orientation video.
Of course, I will not be posting everyday, but every so often I would like to keep you guys informed. I hope everyone is doing well and I might see you all soon.
Matt
Today was a pretty hectic day. In addition to Phil (our contractor) carving our garage wall, I had to move into my new home at Northwestern. It's a quaint little place in south campus, but it's home for now. After moving in and rearranging some furniture, we (a group of 15 or so students) met our peer advisor and we had dinner later in the dining hall in my dorm. After that, we had a meeting with all the people on our floor and played a few games. Next, we went to an auditorium in a place called norris university center and watched a quite comical orientation video.
Of course, I will not be posting everyday, but every so often I would like to keep you guys informed. I hope everyone is doing well and I might see you all soon.
Matt
Tuesday, September 04, 2007
THANK YOU!
I would like to thank each and every one of the Whites, C. Slaws, Langermans, and Ettlesons for being so thoughtful and generous to me for my birthday!!!
The watch is PERFECT! I couldn't have picked out a better one myself, and the extra gift card will definitely come to use! I really appreciated all of your messages and phonecalls...my birthday was wonderful and i felt so loved!
I LOVE YOU ALL SOOOOO MUCH!!!!!!
love,
your 21-year-old niece/cousin,
Kim
Monday, September 03, 2007
My dorm!
Hello everyone! Thanks for all of the birthday wishes! U of M is fantastic so far...I start classes tomorrow morning so I'll let you all know how they go! Anyway, here are a few requested pictures of my dorm! Enjoy!
My Desk:
My Bed:
Birthday Balloons:
My Dresser
My Desk:
My Bed:
Birthday Balloons:
My Dresser
Saturday, September 01, 2007
Happy Birthday Kim, Devin & Jessie!!!
On this fine Labor Day weekend, I'd like to post a birthday shout-out to 3 very lovely ladies: Kim (21), Devin (19), and Jessie (25). Did I get the ages right?! I hope so! Happy Birthday, cousins 'o' mine. I love you!!!
Love,
Sara Rianna
Love,
Sara Rianna
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
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