Well, my file is complete at KU, meaning they have received my application, my secondary application and my letters of recommendation, and now I wait until October/November when they start conducting interviews. Blah!
This summer has been going by way too fast! I haven't done much but I'm still busy - and I don't understand that. :o) I have been working out pretty religiously for the past three weeks and am already seeing a difference, which only motivates me to do more. I am just about finished with my last afghan for Brad's family and will probably start on my side next. I have a few small things I want to do in between though.
Work has been going well since all the changes, it's still a little weird, but good. In a couple months Brad's friend is going to be visiting from Montana for a week and my sister and her family are going to come down for a weekend to go to the fair, so we will have a full house! I'm pretty excited to see everyone though. It should be a good time. I am hoping to have a ceiling fan installed in the living room before then to help keep that room cooler. With the temperatures being in the 100's this summer it gets quite warm in there, especially when the tv is on.
So yeah, this is my exciting life as of right now! ha ha ha. KU started their classes this week and two of my friends are a part of it. I am so happy and excited for them. It's nice to know that if I need help next year I will have someone to go to that I actually know. Plus they are super smart so that's a plus for me. ;o)
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Friday, July 15, 2011
Follow me!
I had a reader ask me about e-mail updates when I post, which got me to look at my design. I have now added a new link so you can get an e-mail update when I post! Hopefully it works! :o)
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Secondary
Wow, it's been awhile since I've posted anything and I apologize, but things have been pretty crazy lately.
First, I mentioned in my last post that I received my secondary application already. Well I spent most of the last two weeks filling out the essay questions and I was able to submit it on Friday. Yay! I'm glad to have that done and out of the way, but now comes the waiting. Interviews don't start until October, so I have a lot of sitting around to do. :o) Some schools have already started interviewing! In a way it would be nice to have the option to apply to a dozen different schools to increase my chances at getting into medical school, but the downside is the cost and I really really like KU. I have a better feeling about it this year than I did last year, and I really hope that this feeling knows what it is talking about!
Second, my new boss started at work last week. I am the assistant to four development directors (fund raisers) and we did a little switching around of personnel - I lost one director and gained another. Since I gained one new director, and one "new" director, I have been busy organizing myself and trying to figure out what they need from me and what projects I need to finish that the other assistant started. It's been keeping me pretty busy at work, but I feel so discombobulated! (what a fun word!) My new boss is great and I think she will fit in with the group just fine, and the reassigned boss is one that I was assistant to when I first started here, so I know her and have worked with her before, which makes things easier.
Third, I have started working out again. Yay! Boo? I have been doing the P90X program, which is awesome, but boy does it kick your butt! I have been pretty good about doing it everyday too, with the exception of Sunday. Brad and I went over to his ex's house to finish installing a sliding glass door and it took aaall day long to do. So Sunday ended up being my break day and I started up again last night.
Saturday night Brad and I went out to celebrate our anniversary, which was really last month but we never had a chance to go out. We went to Jillian's Italian Cuisine restaurant and it was delicious! I had the fettuccine alfredo with chicken (my absolute favorite dish!) and Brad had a steak. We also found out they serve wood-fired pizza so I have a feeling we may go back and try that out. It was really nice to get all dressed up and have a date night with my honey. It was a very nice time.
First, I mentioned in my last post that I received my secondary application already. Well I spent most of the last two weeks filling out the essay questions and I was able to submit it on Friday. Yay! I'm glad to have that done and out of the way, but now comes the waiting. Interviews don't start until October, so I have a lot of sitting around to do. :o) Some schools have already started interviewing! In a way it would be nice to have the option to apply to a dozen different schools to increase my chances at getting into medical school, but the downside is the cost and I really really like KU. I have a better feeling about it this year than I did last year, and I really hope that this feeling knows what it is talking about!
Second, my new boss started at work last week. I am the assistant to four development directors (fund raisers) and we did a little switching around of personnel - I lost one director and gained another. Since I gained one new director, and one "new" director, I have been busy organizing myself and trying to figure out what they need from me and what projects I need to finish that the other assistant started. It's been keeping me pretty busy at work, but I feel so discombobulated! (what a fun word!) My new boss is great and I think she will fit in with the group just fine, and the reassigned boss is one that I was assistant to when I first started here, so I know her and have worked with her before, which makes things easier.
Third, I have started working out again. Yay! Boo? I have been doing the P90X program, which is awesome, but boy does it kick your butt! I have been pretty good about doing it everyday too, with the exception of Sunday. Brad and I went over to his ex's house to finish installing a sliding glass door and it took aaall day long to do. So Sunday ended up being my break day and I started up again last night.
Saturday night Brad and I went out to celebrate our anniversary, which was really last month but we never had a chance to go out. We went to Jillian's Italian Cuisine restaurant and it was delicious! I had the fettuccine alfredo with chicken (my absolute favorite dish!) and Brad had a steak. We also found out they serve wood-fired pizza so I have a feeling we may go back and try that out. It was really nice to get all dressed up and have a date night with my honey. It was a very nice time.
Friday, July 1, 2011
Application Update
I am happy to say that I submitted my application last Friday and I already have my KU secondary application! However, my application has not yet been verified, so I am wondering how I got the secondary already.
The process goes something like this:
Fill out primary application and submit it.
Wait for them to verify everything
Get verification status - they then send application to selected medical schools.
Selected medical schools send out secondary application.
Even though it's weird, I'm happy that I got it! So now I have to fill out about 10 essay questions. :o(
In my last post I mentioned that my score was higher the second go around, even though it wasn't exactly what I wanted. I didn't really explained how KU figures in multiple MCAT scores. KU combines the highest scores of each section. So lets say I got a 10 9 10, and a 9 10 9, they would combine them to make 10 10 10, which would give me a 30. So my combined score is where I want to be, and the only people to see my individual scores are the interview selection committee and my advocate who takes my file to the selection committee. Everyone else sees a letter score. Not every med school does this, but it sure works in my favor for KU!
The process goes something like this:
Fill out primary application and submit it.
Wait for them to verify everything
Get verification status - they then send application to selected medical schools.
Selected medical schools send out secondary application.
Even though it's weird, I'm happy that I got it! So now I have to fill out about 10 essay questions. :o(
In my last post I mentioned that my score was higher the second go around, even though it wasn't exactly what I wanted. I didn't really explained how KU figures in multiple MCAT scores. KU combines the highest scores of each section. So lets say I got a 10 9 10, and a 9 10 9, they would combine them to make 10 10 10, which would give me a 30. So my combined score is where I want to be, and the only people to see my individual scores are the interview selection committee and my advocate who takes my file to the selection committee. Everyone else sees a letter score. Not every med school does this, but it sure works in my favor for KU!
It's done!!!!
I finally finished sewing on all the leaves and the flowers onto the afghan! Now I get to take it to Brad's grandma, and hope she likes it!
Friday, June 24, 2011
I'm Baaack!
My trip to Montana was fast, but so nice. I got to see a lot of people I haven't seen in awhile, and the wedding was beautiful. The first three days were pretty crazy since we had to set up for the rehearsal dinner, have the rehearsal, and the dinner, then decorate the church then get our hair done then pictures and finally the wedding! It was pretty nonstop until the reception where I finally got a chance to see a lot of people I haven't seen in years. It was really nice to catch up with everyone. The day after the wedding my sister Jess, her two kids and I drove all day to North Dakota to see my mom. I haven't seen my mom or my brother in about six years, so it was really nice to see them again. We sat around the first night playing games and telling stories. It was a lot of fun. About an hour or so after we arrived, a storm started to roll in and mom said that we were in a tornado watch! I went all the way from Kansas to North Dakota to be in a tornado watch! I thought this was quite amusing. The next day we went to a little "lake" and went fishing. I was busy taking pictures of everyone so didn't fish much, but it was still fun and relaxing. That night we sat around talking for a bit and the next day I had to leave. I got home around midnight and then went out in the truck with Brad for the next few days. We got home late Saturday night and then Sunday we did some errands and went to Pirates of the Caribbean 4. I was so worn out! I finally went back to work Monday, but on Tuesday I my stomach started feeling weird. I wasn't very hungry and was really tired. I went home a little early, but came back on Wednesday. I didn't last the whole day and went home sick. I finally felt better Thursday and was able to actually eat something! Today is Friday and for the first time all week I am having coffee! I'm so excited! -yes, I'm easily amused. :o)
And now for the news you have all been dying to hear.... I received my MCAT score and it was higher than last years. :o) I'm still not crazy about the score, but I think combined they will put me where I want to be. It was in the range of my practice scores, so I wasn't too surprised. I am finishing up my application and will be submitting it today! I haven't really been in the mood to write much lately, so I really need to pull together and get this thing done!
And now for the news you have all been dying to hear.... I received my MCAT score and it was higher than last years. :o) I'm still not crazy about the score, but I think combined they will put me where I want to be. It was in the range of my practice scores, so I wasn't too surprised. I am finishing up my application and will be submitting it today! I haven't really been in the mood to write much lately, so I really need to pull together and get this thing done!
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Vacation
I haven't really talked about this, but my sister is getting married this weekend - in Montana, so I get a little vacation! I leave in two days and will be gone for one week. Brad isn't able to come with me, which really sucks, but I am looking forward to seeing my family. It's been YEARS since I've seen my brother and my mother, and even though I saw my three sisters and my dad last year at my wedding, we didn't really get to hang out much, so I'm really looking forward to spending time with everyone.
I fly out of Wichita on Thursday at 6am and get to Billings at 10am, then it's about a three hour drive to Malta. I have a feeling it will be a long day considering I will have to wake up at 4 to get to the airport! The rehearsal is on Fri, the wedding's on Sat, then an all day drive to my moms on Sun, stay with my mom Sun and Mon and then drive to Billings to fly out at 1:30pm on Tues. I won't get into Wichita until 11pm and then an hour drive home. I decided to take Wed off of work since I will be getting in so late on Tues., plus it will give me time to unpack, unwind and finish sewing the leaves on the afghan I recently posted pics of. :o)
By the time I get back from Montana I will only have a week left to wait for my MCAT score. I am fine tuning my personal statement and application, and will have a week to make sure it's perfect. I plan on submitting my application as soon as I get my MCAT score. I am keeping my fingers crossed that it is as high as my practice tests.
I fly out of Wichita on Thursday at 6am and get to Billings at 10am, then it's about a three hour drive to Malta. I have a feeling it will be a long day considering I will have to wake up at 4 to get to the airport! The rehearsal is on Fri, the wedding's on Sat, then an all day drive to my moms on Sun, stay with my mom Sun and Mon and then drive to Billings to fly out at 1:30pm on Tues. I won't get into Wichita until 11pm and then an hour drive home. I decided to take Wed off of work since I will be getting in so late on Tues., plus it will give me time to unpack, unwind and finish sewing the leaves on the afghan I recently posted pics of. :o)
By the time I get back from Montana I will only have a week left to wait for my MCAT score. I am fine tuning my personal statement and application, and will have a week to make sure it's perfect. I plan on submitting my application as soon as I get my MCAT score. I am keeping my fingers crossed that it is as high as my practice tests.
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