the nmat is on saturday. i leave for LA early tomorrow morning. after reading forums and blogs of other med-school hopefuls who have already taken the exam, and as zero hour closes in, i'm starting to feel a little nervous. i am however, completely confident in my ability to do well. where does this belief come from? part of it is gut feeling - i've never felt more confident for a standardized test my entire life. even the SAT's had me feeling completely inadequate in my preparations. this time, however, i feel that i am ready. the other part comes from the stats - i've been reviewing for 4-5 months now. almost every week in that span of time was spent poring over the practice exams and review books. my entire undergraduate career was jammed into my brain since may 2009.
the feeling is growing. the feeling that it is possible. everyday, the feeling that i can succeed in this outrageous venture is growing stronger and stronger. i am beginning to believe that it is indeed possible. i am beginning to believe in me who believes in myself.
busy month - pupunta ako sa LA sa Sabado. susunod, pupunta kami sa Denver. pagkatapos, pupunta kami sa Maynila. also, dadating ang kaibigan ko sa dito sa Miercoles. hopefully, good times all around...
hope to see my brosephs up in D-town next week. blackhawk if possible. hopefully, you can make it, since i probably won't have a chance to come back to denver for a little while, depending on the situation.
wish me luck. it's through everyone's support that i have made it this far. i will do my best to honor it, by succeeding...
"Even if the universe is against us, our burning blood will cut through fate!" - Viral, TTGL
11.05.2009
9.09.2009
training
our first tagalog class starts today. i am quite excited as it will provide the basic framework upon which i can build using supplemental materials and an array of acquaintances with varying levels of proficiency. it should be a lot easier to make sense of the books i bought after i learn basic sentence structure and placement. vocabulary shouldn't be a problem, but i should probably get a more comprehensive dictionary. my friends who are taking the class with me are concerned that the class might be too basic and not cover anything more than basic greeting and words. this would be a disappointment. however, seeing that it is an adult education course, there's a good chance that it would aim towards a higher proficiency than what they would teach kindergarteners.
two of our escrima classmates who joined quite recently (only about two or three months ago actually) have been very hard on themselves recently. they are always worried that they aren't "getting it" or aren't as good as they should be. they feel they're not on par with everyone else in class. while i empathize with them, i have to make it clear that they just started - of course they aren't going to be at the same level as everyone else. not to mention, our class has gotten progressively more complex in terms of technique and skill sets. while most of us started at the same time and have gotten supplemental lessons from another teacher, they haven't had that benefit and can't be expected to perform at a high level right from the get-go. i think they just need to relax and not beat themselves up too much about it. the skill will come, but after a lot more practice.
my nmat studies seem to be wavering. it is hard to get the motivation to spend hours at a library (or anywhere for that matter) face deep in textbooks and review materials. however, i have less than a month and a half to fully prepare myself. i'm sure that when the time comes, i will be ready. however, i need to get out of this funk/rut and return to my studies at full force.
my portfolio is looking better. it's been a year since the whole economic crisis thing and it seems as if everything's starting to get back on track. however, the one thing that really pisses me off still is how low they are still keeping interest rates. the interest i'm earning on all my accounts is near rock bottom and it looks as if the rates are still dropping. i don't see how this can be possible - all other rates are more or less at 0%. what more could they do? what needs to happen is for the rates to start climbing as they should so that savers can be rewarded a little (since it's clear that spenders won't be saving the economy like they used to). the housing market's still a mess, wall street's still volatile, the only thing that's still growing is my savings account. however, if the rates keep dropping, i'm better off stashing all that money in a piggy bank. but that's that.
Shigure: "You young people, if you'd only stop struggling, you'd see that you float."
Haru: "Yes, but it's only after we keep struggling until we can't struggle anymore that we get to that point..."
currently: reading up on interview tips
two of our escrima classmates who joined quite recently (only about two or three months ago actually) have been very hard on themselves recently. they are always worried that they aren't "getting it" or aren't as good as they should be. they feel they're not on par with everyone else in class. while i empathize with them, i have to make it clear that they just started - of course they aren't going to be at the same level as everyone else. not to mention, our class has gotten progressively more complex in terms of technique and skill sets. while most of us started at the same time and have gotten supplemental lessons from another teacher, they haven't had that benefit and can't be expected to perform at a high level right from the get-go. i think they just need to relax and not beat themselves up too much about it. the skill will come, but after a lot more practice.
my nmat studies seem to be wavering. it is hard to get the motivation to spend hours at a library (or anywhere for that matter) face deep in textbooks and review materials. however, i have less than a month and a half to fully prepare myself. i'm sure that when the time comes, i will be ready. however, i need to get out of this funk/rut and return to my studies at full force.
my portfolio is looking better. it's been a year since the whole economic crisis thing and it seems as if everything's starting to get back on track. however, the one thing that really pisses me off still is how low they are still keeping interest rates. the interest i'm earning on all my accounts is near rock bottom and it looks as if the rates are still dropping. i don't see how this can be possible - all other rates are more or less at 0%. what more could they do? what needs to happen is for the rates to start climbing as they should so that savers can be rewarded a little (since it's clear that spenders won't be saving the economy like they used to). the housing market's still a mess, wall street's still volatile, the only thing that's still growing is my savings account. however, if the rates keep dropping, i'm better off stashing all that money in a piggy bank. but that's that.
Shigure: "You young people, if you'd only stop struggling, you'd see that you float."
Haru: "Yes, but it's only after we keep struggling until we can't struggle anymore that we get to that point..."
currently: reading up on interview tips
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