Light Up the Sky

I was just talking about this new Yellowcard song before writing, so that's the reason for the title (among others).

Anyways, I went to Ben and Jerry's today for Free Cone Day. I didn't get any pictures unfortunately, since I forgot. Otherwise, I was impressed with the turnout and the service. I waited 20 minutes and 40 minutes for two scoops on the day and the turnover time was exceptionally better than last year's mess. Happy to say I enjoyed a nice scoop of New York Super Fudge and a classic cone full of Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough. Yum.

After B&J2, Maggie and I went to this Pre-med workshop hosted by P. Review and some Admissions advisory group. We got some information about the MCAT and the AAMC admissions process, which was really good to think about. In response I thought of a moderately decent idea for a personal statement.

The personal statement is really a way to say why you want to be a doctor, why you want to practice medicine, and I think it's hard to pinpoint an exact moment, or an exact reason you want to save lives, but one idea is thematically seductive.

Heroes and the hero complex. I grew up swimming in the culture of the superhero. The myth of the savior stood above all other hopes and dreams. The simple ability to save a life, provide hope in times of dire need, and engender strength to stand up against the injustices of the world , just by being a hero, seemed so attractive. But I didn't have superstrength, spider senses, or Green Lantern's ring. Instead, I had a desire to help the world in whatever way I could, and that was to strive for the opportunity to benefit the individual lives of patients through medicine. I felt that if I could be a doctor, then I could satisfy that inner desire to be a hero and save the world. I felt that I could save the world one patient at a time.

Just an idea, I suppose.