San Antonio

I had my interviews at UTHSCSA today. It was very laid-back, and apparently designed to tone down the pre-med panic. Lots of nice new buildings and happy students.
I hate traveling alone. I constantly feel like I'm seconds away from being mugged, losing my luggage, or just forgetting how to read and getting on the wrong plane. But these rocking chairs in Charlotte's airports made me feel all warm and fuzzy.

I'll be missing all of tomorrow's classes while I travel. The weird part is I don't need to let anyone know. I don't need to ask permission or give an excuse to an instructor. Creeping adulthood isn't all bad.

And another AMP student was accepted to some med school! So that's 2 down, 18 to go. I wonder if she'll follow through with the program since she already has an acceptance, or if she'll bail and save herself a semester and $14,000.

UTSA

I received my first invite to interview at a med school the other day. This is my second med school application cycle so it won't be my first interview ever, but it's still way exciting. I didn't get an interview last year until almost Christmas.

The AMP directors were psyched about my interview. They told me to set up a time with each of them for a practice interview, so by the time I head to Texas I'll be all pumped up.

But who knew it was so hard to get around this part of the country? I grew up 10 minutes from an international airport and now I have to take a cab, train, and shuttle bus to get to JFK or La Guardia. It will literally be a 12 hour journey to San Antonio.

Fortunately I have tons of friends there to stay with. Hopefully one of those friends will escort me to the pre-interview social happening at an establishment known as The Flying Saucer. A school that encourages partying the night before the interview...gotta be a good sign, right?