This year:
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| I had an amazing birthday party with my closest friends, which included my first visit to Town Danceboutique and being called onstage in the middle of a Drag Show |
Attended a Hospice Volunteer National Conference, began seeing my first hospice patients
Continued doing immunology research under the best lab mentor ever
Served as the AMSA Virginia Tech's Chapter President
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| Studied for the MCAT at the beach and went running every morning there |
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| Spent a weekend at Claytor Lake with Ryan and his friends |
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| Ran my first 5k (without stopping!) - Color Me Rad in Blacksburg |
Dressed up as the Queen of Hearts for Halloween with Ryan as the Mad Hatter. Then celebrated Halloween both at Virginia Tech and with Joy and Vince at JMU
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| Thanksgiving with the Corner! |
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| Went to a 6 hour Armin Van Buuren Concert in D.C. on a Thursday night...and danced for 5 of them |
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| Went on a 3 day weekend trip to NYC for funsies...right before Finals Week |
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| Wore a Sari for Diwali |
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Cut my hair shorter than it has been since I was in elementary school
(and made it darker)
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Traveled abroad on a tropical resort vacation to CANCUN - swimming, snorkling, Xcaret adventures, and seeing Chichen Itza
Went to a life changing Medical Humanities Institute where I made amazing connections with medical students and wrote and read an illness narrative that I later incorporated into my personal statement for Medical School applications - Met Rita Charon , Attended the AMSA National Conference in D.C. and Got selected for a National AMSA position - Coordinator of the Humanities Institute
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| Worked on the Gough Scholarship Selection Committee and went out to lunch with the Goughs |
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Became a U.S. Citizen! |
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| Ran my second 5k - 3.2 for 32 Run |
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| Passed on my duties as AMSA VT Chapter officer |
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| Attended a Alice in Wonderland themed Masquerade Ball with Hillcrest |
Received the great honor of being chosen as the Virginia Tech Undergraduate Woman of the Year
Went to my first bonfire at the River with new friends from this school year
Did some artwork throughout the year
Went to Nina's Graduation Party in Norfolk
Attended the first Corner girl's Bridal Shower (and took pictures!)
Hung out with the Corner in D.C.
Submitted my primary AMCAS application to start applying to medical schools
Started shadowing my favorite physician, an orthopedic surgeon
Went on a mini road trip to Norfolk to visit Peterkin and played non stop hot seat
Took up tennis with my parents and frequently started to go on cycling trips with them
Started training for a Half-Marathon
Spent my first 4th of July with Corner people
Initiated Corner Sports!
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| First Girls Night! |
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| Rocked my "work for it dress" |
Went to a Fun. Concert on t
he lawn for my first time
Went to Colorado! Hiked, took pictures, climbed things
What an amazing year. This entire year has been full of accomplishments, adventures, activeness, and friendships. I am so thankful for every single opportunity that I've had and for all of the support I have gotten from all of my new and old friends.
(I may never do a post like this again - it took me two days only to organize the photos like this because Blogger is just not easy to use for photo placement)
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