Back in the Saddle

Ok, so one the reason I started this blog was to show that it is possible to balance medical school with life. For the last few months I guess I have been off balance because I have totally neglected this blog. My hiatus first began about one month prior to my first MCAT in May. After that I attempted to resume, but about 15 minutes into a post my comp turned off and I lost it, so I stayed away for another 2 months. So here is a quick update. When I took the MCAT in May I ran out of time on the Physical sections and then freaked. Realizing I couldn't have tied my shoes if asked at that point, I knew that getting a successful score was not possible so I voided the exam. I then continued to study for 6 more weeks and retook on July 8. Different day similar story. I ran out of time on physical again, but felt confident until that point and was able to keep my focus. I continued with the test and had it scored knowing that it would be a couple points lower than if I had finished. One agonizing month later I received my scores. While it wasn't what I was hoping for it was still good enough to barely keep all of my options open. My score will make it difficult to be accepted to the state MD schools, but that is close to the average for the southeastern DO schools. Since I am very interested in DO schools anyway I am content with where I am and will be submitting applications to both services shortly. I am disappointed with my score because I feel like I had the knowledge to do better, but couldn't overcome my speed issues. So, given the circumstance of putting C on almost 10% of the test I am pleased with my 25 and think it will help get me into school this year. I will begin posting regularly again now and won't take such a long absence again. Goodnight.