Weddings weddings everywhere...

No, I'm not talking about my own wedding.

Here I am, blogging instead of studying. Typical. I've got my biochem test coming up on Thursday but all I want to do is watch ER and think about all the weddings I'll be going to this year. I've got Jenny and Will's on 5/22, Kristin and Tom's 5/29, Julie and Ray's 7/30, Andy and Erin's 10/2...and who knows how many more people will get engaged soon. Today is Kristin's bridal shower- perfect weather for it too. Now what am I going to wear...

Anyway, for anyone who is curious, school is going well. In fact, I thought this semester was going to be harder than last semester but I seem to be doing better. Maybe the classes are more interesting, or my study habits have finally settled in. Either way, I'm glad that my grades are good because that means I can get a guaranteed interview at Stritch, Loyola's med school.

Over spring break, I took tours of the Urbana and Peoria med school campuses and I have to say I was NOT impressed. If it weren't for the fact that taking that route will let me get married sooner, I would probably not consider it at all. I mean, I'd have to get IN first anyway. Stritch's med school building on the other hand...gorgeous. The building is about 10 years old but it looks brand new and I really like the layout of the whole place. Plus, it's connected to the hospital which is also very nice from what I've seen the two times I shadowed there.

I've been working on getting my med school application ready for this time around and I have a really good feeling about it. I think being in MAMS at Loyola with a smaller student body helps because then the advisors actually get to know you unlike at U of I where I saw two different pre-med advisors and one of them was completely useless while the other one was minimally helpful. My personal statement/essay is completely different than when I first applied and I like this version a lot better. I've signed up to re-take the MCAT in June and I've been slowly studying for it over the course of the semester. Compared to how I study now in general, I feel like I might as well have not studied the last time I took the MCAT. If I studied in undergrad the way I do for MAMS, I wouldn't NEED MAMS because I probably could have pulled off a 4.0 and gotten a better score on my MCAT. But who wants to study in undergrad when you can have fun, right? Anyway, pray for me/wish me luck with this round of applications. I REALLY don't want to have to go through this again.

So I've been looking for jobs for the upcoming year. Since I have my nurse assistant certification, I've been applying to those jobs at hospitals all around the Chicagoland area. I think with these positions, they are looking to hire people to start working right away and it may be too early to be getting calls to start working in late May/early June. Hopefully I can get a job close by at a big hospital with lots of patient contact. Maybe I'll even work at Loyola and get my foot in the door...or at least be AT the door. If worst comes to worst, I will apply to be a CNA at nursing homes but that will be at a last resort.

Okay, I should probably study for reals. Who still reads this anyway??