What is everyone doing in the meantime to pass the time?

[IceMan0824]

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Before I ask the question, I should briefly introduce myself

I graduated May '06 with decent gpa and good mcats, but I was so stressed out and fatigued from college that I decided to take a year off and so I didn't apply with my classmates. Instead, I took a job and one final crack at mcat(where I got the good score). Due to fatigue, I didn't start my aamc application till about August after MCATs and finished it pretty quickly. I submitted it late August, and was applying for the 2007 year, when I got the letter from aamc. This is in October (7th I believe), and aamc told me they rejected my application because of error (I didn't put in my grades accurately apparently...it was my responsibility to read the manual, get to pg 81 and find out how to enter grades properly). Being a little too late to fix and go through another 4-6 weeks of review, I threw in the proverbial towel. I just didn't want to apply later, get looked at after many acceptance had already gone out... So now, Im a reapplicant... 1 year suddenly becomes 2 years and even though I have a job and I'm killing time, I find that I miss school and miss knowing that I'm working towards my goal. That single thought is killing me right now... I know how many years I have to study for, but now that I've suddenly gotten an extra year off, I'm starting to miss it so much that I've actually started reading my gf books (shes also pre-med..still in school), studying for the gmat (now that I've heard of md-mba).

I was just wondering if anyone else just has any trouble knowing that they're not doing what they want to do...and what to do to relieve that *pain".😕 😕 😕

 

[IceMan0824]

P.S.

I'm sent e-mail to a cardiologist who is willing to let me shadow him on the weekends...and I'm also looking into volunteer positions but I still isn't enough. Still doesn't feel the same as sitting in class, studying anatomy, and knowing more and more...

 

[AlkaIL]

I know how you feel...like your brain is slowly deterriorating from not studying! Take a class as a student-at-large at a public university (something 300 or 400 level) be it anatomy, business or something else you like at night and you'll find that should stimulate your brain a bit.

 

[RxnMan]

There are positions available for research assistants at most universities. Look on departmental websites, and especially hospitals with SOM affiliations - they generally post jobs online. You can get some $, some connections for the next cycle, and maybe learn something in the process.