Day 1081: Hello from Columbus, Ohio!

Ohio from Ohio!

I am currently on my tour of the Midwest! For those of you who don't know, I have very little to do until school starts. As a result, I chose to visit all my friends who are dispersed throughout the states. The places I will be going include: Ohio, Indiana, Wisconsin, New York and Massachusetts. Lotsa states!

Anyhoo, here are some pictures from the flight and of the town. The second picture is of some sort of bridge heading into Ohio State University territory. My friend's friend told me to title it "the useless drawstring bridge," so that's the title it shall receive.

 En route to Columbus!

 The useless drawstring bridge

I am currently visiting my friend M, whom I met whilst in North Carolina. We've never actually hung out extensively, but we're getting along swimmingly. I feel so bad, she's in dental school right now and it is kickin' her butt. This is just a taste of what I have to look forward to in med school!

Speaking of which, I contacted my NoLa school to turn them down and they emailed me confirm the removal of my name from their school. Milwaukee--here I come!

Day 910: Good talk, good talk

I had the great fortune of catching up with an old high school friend this past Sunday. He is actually a fourth-year medical student at the school in New Orleans where I interviewed. It was great to get some insight from him about the school as well as get his honest thoughts and advice.

I suppose the moral of this story is to tell you that I have had the utmost pleasure of being given a choice of where to attend medical school. At this point, it is between a school in New Orleans and a school in Milwaukee. Given those cities alone, I can guess where a majority of you are pulling for. However, the talk with my old high school friend, let's call him Magellan, really helped make my decision easier.

And what is that decision? I'm leaning towards purchasing an all wheel drive vehicle for a cold, cold, cold environment. Honestly, the program in Milwaukee was more suited to my taste and I really enjoyed all the people I met while I was there. I was just more comfortable there.

I think I was leaning towards New Orleans, rather heavily, because they were the first school to accept me. I wasn't sure if I'd have any more options so I adjusted to the idea of a life in NoLa. Honest to blog, the New Orleans school was my least favorite of the four schools I saw. I don't think it helped I got sick and infected while I was there, but overall, the school just wasn't my favorite. It's that cheesy-but-true sentiment of "following my gut." Right now, my gut is leaning towards cold times, winter weight and an SUV!

Day 900: Has it really been 900 days?

The first one was something I was incredibly reticent about mentioning for fear it was a mistake. The second one is, well, a pleasant surprise.

I hate to spell it out for people, because it feels so crass laying all my "accomplishments" out on the line, but I suppose there's no harm in stating facts. I have, in fact, heard from cette school in Milwaukee and the prognosis is good.