Missionary Orthopod in the Making

Hey everyone. Today I leave for Nashville to fly to Maryland for that UMBC thing. I made another entry because I remember some other things that Dr. Hadley from LLU said. On Sabbath, Dr. Hadley was invited to the chair of our Biology department’s house for dinner. The chair, Dr. Paul, in turn also invited […]

Wow, I really do want to thank all those who gave me encouraging comments regarding my MCAT score. I was almost sure that I’d get flamed because on SDN even a 34 on your MCAT is considered low, LOL. But yeah, anyway, a good amount of stuff has been happening. I guess I really have […]

Life has been good so far. I’ve kind of gained my drive back. Gross anatomy is getting kind of hard since the teacher only believes in essay tests, not multiple choice. Anyway, Plant biology is actually becoming bearable, so yeah, we’ll see how things go. The MCAT scores came out on Friday, but I left […]

Ah yes, a lot of time has passed since I last posted and I have to admit that I’ve been a little busy. I’ve been perusing the MCAT forum on SDN and I found out that the August 2005 MCAT scores will be viewable online on October 14, 2005!!!I’m actually really excited but also scared […]

I think I’ve lost my mojo. You know that drive and excitement that you have at the beginning of school to get all your work done and go to class? It’s gone for me. I’ve talked to a bunch of my friends, and we’ve all agreed that the culprit is the MCAT. We studied ALL […]

Life is good. This post won’t be too long; I just wanted to update you all on what’s happening. I moved in with my Aunt who lives down here in Huntsville. Even though I’m paying $50 more in rent, it’s a much better spiritual environment, and its closer to campus. I won’t have to worry […]

IT’S OOOOOOOOVVVVVVVVVVVVEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I’m a tad excited to say the least that the MCAT is finally over. I truly felt the prayers of my family, friends and readers because I had absolutely no anxiety while taking the test. For some reason, it felt like just another practice test. I had test form DG, and honestly, the […]

Twas the night before the MCAT, and all was at rest…. Everyone was asleep so they could do their best…. Lol, naw I’m not that bored. Anyway, the MCAT is tomorrow for me and I’m actually pretty calm. I’m going to treat it like any other day. Today we had a potluck with everyone that […]

I know I said I wasn’t going to write until the MCAT was over but this crap is pissing me off. This is why I and most black guys hate cops, because of sh!t like this. An hour ago, I get a call and this is what I hear. There was a drug bust going […]

Studying for the MCAT has been the most humbling experience in my life. I’ve been to Africa and helped baptize 803 people; I’ve gone to national research conferences and won the highest prizes in neuroscience; I’ve aced Organic, Physics, G.Chem, Genetics, Microbiology, General Biology, etc; but this MCAT process has taught me so much. All […]

3 ½ weeks until the MCAT and I’m feeling very scared right now. I feel like I’m not studying enough. I’m studying consistently, but I feel like I should be waking up at 4 a.m. and studying till 10 p.m. I’ve just about given up on improving on the PS section. I’m just not going […]

Well, I was too anxious to wait for Kaplan to send my scores back, so (since I always circle my answers on the test booklet), I just plugged those answers in our online Kaplan accounts, and it graded it for me. And the score is…………………..DRUM ROLL PLEASE, lol……………….: PS: 8, VR: 8, BS: 9 = […]

Well I took my first full-length practice MCAT today, and it was pretty interesting. I tried to treat it as much as I would treat the real MCAT day. I woke up around 6:30, had my devotion, watched CNN, bathed, dressed, made lunch, ate a nice big breakfast, etc. The Kaplan test started at 9 […]

Although I’m horribly behind by Kaplan’s standards, I feel pretty good about the way my studying is going. I’ve got a pretty good thing going right now. My strategy is to do the Kaplan subject tests first. Each one of these tests is about 30 to 40 questions, in the format of the discreet questions […]

Well, the studying has been going pretty well so far. On Monday I did 17 AAMC verbal passages. Needless to say, by the end of the day, I was exhausted, but at least I’m pretty confident about verbal passages. I’m realizing that practice truly does breed confidence. I was almost terrified of organic passages, and […]

 I took the comments from my readers in my last post seriously, and I think I’m going to change my strategy. You see, first when, when it comes to actually attending the Kaplan classes, I’m finding that they are pretty useless. Not because all the teachers are bad, because some are good. But because the […]

 Sorry I haven’t written in a long time, but I’ve been kind of stressed lately. I started my training at Bennigans on Tuesday, and it was pretty fun. Being a waiter was cool, but since I was training, I wasn’t allowed to get any tips. At the same time I’ve been studying for the MCAT […]

Well, it looks to me like I’m probably not going to get my Kaplan Higher Score Guarantee. Kaplan has a higher score guarantee, where if you attend all your classes, do all your homework, and take all the tests, and still aren’t satisfied with your MCAT score, they will let you take the course again […]

This MCAT studying thing is actually going pretty well. Yesterday, I went into the Kaplan center and watched one of their tapes, MCAT Strategy and Skills 1 . It was actually pretty cool. It basically expressed again how important this how MCAT thing is. And that you will only get out of it what you […]

Well I took my Kaplan Diagnostic test, and it was pretty hard. We were in the lecture hall, and the head guy at the Birmingham office was talking to us. He told us how lucky we are because all of our teachers are actually teachers, and not fellow students who have been hired by Kaplan. […]

Was I the first writer on Premeddiary.com? Its either me or Orlando. I was just wondering and couldn’t remember. Its amazing to see how this site has grown. So yeah, I told you all in my last post that this post was going to be very informative in regards to the premed journey. First I’m […]

Today was my LAST DAY OF SCHOOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I can’t believe that it ended so fast. The past two weeks have been from hell, but I made it. I got about 1 ½ hours of sleep last night, because I had like 3 reports and a test due today. I didn’t think I would get it […]

Ah, yes, two more days of school, then finals next week. Today went really well, probably because I took time to have devotion this morning, but also, this day was just overall good. We had a genetics test today at 9 a.m. The test was pretty fat, but it was relatively straight forward. The information […]

Today has brought a mixture of feelings for me. As you all know, I was really worried about Organic in terms of me getting an A in that class. I hadn’t been doing so well this semester, and I was on the edge between a B and an A. I knew that on this upcoming […]

I was reading BK’s diary ( I just started) and I feel so sorry for her. Some of the readers on student doctor really attacked her. Meh, can’t say it hasn’t happened to me, but they really went after her. I guess most people don’t like the fact that she is going into medicine for […]

LOL, my my my. I wonder if anyone still loves me. I probably lost 70% of my readers with my last post. Anyway, this post is going to be short because all hell is breaking loose right now. I have 3 Physics quizzes due online at 10 p.m. central time tonight, a Health Principles Final […]

Hey everyone!!! Thank God its Friday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This week has been absolutely hectic. Next week is going to be even worse. We have 2 weeks have class left, then finals start. I have like 4 tests next week, and even more tests next next week. I don’t have too much to say today, but I did […]

Hey everyone. So far, my week has been alright. They had a memorial service for T.J at the Oakwood church on Monday. I didn’t go, partly because I don’t like to being at big mourning sessions and partly because I had a lot of homework to do. Anyway, from what I heard, they had a […]

Man, this was really a rough 2 weeks. Last Monday, I had an Organic Chemistry test. I got a C on the last test, so I really worked hard this time. I studied really hard the day before, and was understanding the mechanisms to the best of my ability. I was ready for this test. […]