BEWARE of the GLAMOROUS Gap Year!

hi friends! in today's video we have the a work in progress podcast episode number 24 where I talk about my second (spring) semester in my pre-medical school program at meharry medical college, aka med school bootcamp! I’ll discuss everything from my program being virtual, my first impression vs end of semester thoughts and feelings, study groups, the program schedule (daily, quiz, exams), the classes I took and their difficulty, the professors, GPA, the MCAT and more!

For those of you all following in my footsteps or taking advice from my journey, it is my duty as your digital big sister and mentor to share with you, what I wish I would’ve known before entering into a new season, especially these pivotal gap years. It may not be perfect, or pretty, but you don’t have to have all of the answers right now and that is okay. It may not be good right now, but it will be good eventually because God causes all things to work together for our good and some of those ways are by how these experiences are shaping us for the professional student and ultimately the greater human we are becoming.  

timestamps

0:00 - Welcome to the A Work in Progress Podcast

2:20 - keeping it real about my MHS experience

7:33 - hitting the ground running spring semester

9:05 - spring class breakdown

23:52 - balancing volunteer work

24:35 - virtual schooling (pros and cons)

25:44 - professors at an HBCU

26:15 - spring vs. fall semester

28:36 - mentorship is key!

29:53 - preparation for the MCAT

30:51 - message to future/potential/hopeful MHS students

33:43 - BEWARE of the “glamorous” gap year

40:09 - episode affirmations

41:36 - what I wish someone would’ve told me!

episode affirmations

I am seeing the amazing results of my hard work.

I focus on progress, not perfection.

I am on the right path for my career and my future.

I am capable of achieving all of my goals.

I grow and learn everyday.

I thrive on new challenges and love to work hard. I put my heart into everything I do.

I have the power to follow my dreams and live my best life.

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