Conor’s graduation day seemed like it was ages away. Every year we’d feel a little better about having more time and years behind us and we were moving closer and closer to the finish line: graduation.
How to Juggle it All During a Pandemic
When the pandemic hit, my husband was just about to match into his residency program, so he’s a full-time medical student and I am a full time working mom. I’m the Marketing Coordinator at a nonprofit that aims to end…
Match Day 2020!
It’s been a long four years, more for my husband than myself but it feels like it’s been ages. This is the week that all fourth-year medical students have been waiting for. It’s Match week and today is Match Monday….
The Medical School Timeline
The most common questions we receive are “where are you in the process,” “how many years are left” and “what’s next.” I remember when we first started this journey, we thought that the most difficult part was getting in,…
Words of Advice to the Class of 2017
Congratulations Class of 2017! You stuck through it all and you made it across the stage! You have done it! You made it through four years of classes that seemed way too long, countless papers that were either too short…
Tips for Medical School Interviews
It’s officially interview season and while we have heard and read about the proper ways to interview for jobs, medical school interviews are a little bit different. During my husbands’ preparation for medical school interviewing he worked with an admissions…
Life is Moving Along
When you’re in college, you’re prepping for your future career. You’re setting up everything, so the transition to your job or more schooling goes smoothly and quickly. For us, a major discussion in our relationship concerned Conor’s dream to go…
Cycle Two for Medical School: Update
If you’re someone who is dating a pre-med applicant or are one yourself, you’ll know that medschool applications opened up a few weeks ago. If you’ve been following our journey, you probably know that we applied for cycle two of…
Medical School Application Limbo: The Hold Letter
The process of applying to anything tends to be grueling but for students applying to medical school it seems to intensify. If you have been following my blog you might know that Conor is in the process of applying for…
Moving Along: Steps Towards Medschool
The days and weeks following the holidays have honestly put us into a slump. Conor has been impatiently awaiting news concerning his applications and I’ve been slowly getting back into the motions of work. At this point its been a…
Becoming a DO
Today Conor decided to pick me up from work. I knew that this could only mean that something fantastic happened or something disappointing. Today was the day we would find out how well he did on the MCAT. For many…