Today, KR took the MCAT! Yay! We are so excited he's got that behind him! As most of you know, or if not, may be wondering, KR would like to go to OHSU for medical school (here in Portland).
He applied last year and made it all the way through the process and even made it to the waiting list!! Basically the numbers sort of look like this:
Of about 45oo applicants who are asked to submit a second application, only about 500 are asked to come for an interview. Of those 500, only about 100-130 or so make it in. And then a certain number make it to the waiting list, so if enough people decline their offer, they move to the waiting list. So that being said, KR is awesome! He made it SO far and achieved so much especially considering the following:
1. While he was applying, he was still doing his undergrad work; most medical students don't make it in their first year out of their undergrad. Several take multiple attempts.
2. He was taking 19 credits while taking his MCAT last year. 19! You have to have special permission to pass 18, which is the max load! That's a lot of work!
3. His MCAT was scheduled during FINALS week! That's a bunch more work added on top!
4. We were still dating and that's even more work :)
So. . . considering everything, I am extremely proud and I brag about it all the time.
But, he still has to reapply :(
So, he still really wants to go to OHSU. Not only does he have a history with the school (his father was the head of the Radiation Department, he was born there, he's had his eye appts etc there), he has residency in Oregon so the tuition is a lot cheaper (which is still relative haha. I don't know if the words cheap and medical school can be in the same sentence).
He is going to reapply for next Fall, but also try out some other schools as well. We're not quite sure where, but that's the plan.
Well, since we haven't been able to find jobs yet, he's had lots of free time to study, now that the apartment is more settled and there is no more wedding stress! haha.
So he's been working hard and finally took the MCAT this morning. . . back to my original reason for posting:
I got to go shopping while I waited.
We live within walking distance of the mall and Target and I had a few gift cards to spend at places he would definitely not enjoy tagging along with. So after making him a scrumptious breakfast and packing him a lunch (I felt like such a wife haha I loved it!) I headed over to Washington Square.
These are my awesome finds!!
I promised myself: NO BLACK. I love black because A) it's slimming, B) it's classy and C) you can pair it with almost anything and add color, any color you want so you get more use and wear out of it. BUT. It's summer! and I need to lighten up :)
Two cute white tops- one with some fun flowers on it and one just a simple white tshirt to go with. . . .anything :) White is just as versatile as black, even more so maybe. It's just not as slimming.
He applied last year and made it all the way through the process and even made it to the waiting list!! Basically the numbers sort of look like this:
Of about 45oo applicants who are asked to submit a second application, only about 500 are asked to come for an interview. Of those 500, only about 100-130 or so make it in. And then a certain number make it to the waiting list, so if enough people decline their offer, they move to the waiting list. So that being said, KR is awesome! He made it SO far and achieved so much especially considering the following:
1. While he was applying, he was still doing his undergrad work; most medical students don't make it in their first year out of their undergrad. Several take multiple attempts.
2. He was taking 19 credits while taking his MCAT last year. 19! You have to have special permission to pass 18, which is the max load! That's a lot of work!
3. His MCAT was scheduled during FINALS week! That's a bunch more work added on top!
4. We were still dating and that's even more work :)
So. . . considering everything, I am extremely proud and I brag about it all the time.
But, he still has to reapply :(
So, he still really wants to go to OHSU. Not only does he have a history with the school (his father was the head of the Radiation Department, he was born there, he's had his eye appts etc there), he has residency in Oregon so the tuition is a lot cheaper (which is still relative haha. I don't know if the words cheap and medical school can be in the same sentence).
He is going to reapply for next Fall, but also try out some other schools as well. We're not quite sure where, but that's the plan.
Well, since we haven't been able to find jobs yet, he's had lots of free time to study, now that the apartment is more settled and there is no more wedding stress! haha.
So he's been working hard and finally took the MCAT this morning. . . back to my original reason for posting:
I got to go shopping while I waited.
We live within walking distance of the mall and Target and I had a few gift cards to spend at places he would definitely not enjoy tagging along with. So after making him a scrumptious breakfast and packing him a lunch (I felt like such a wife haha I loved it!) I headed over to Washington Square.
These are my awesome finds!!
I promised myself: NO BLACK. I love black because A) it's slimming, B) it's classy and C) you can pair it with almost anything and add color, any color you want so you get more use and wear out of it. BUT. It's summer! and I need to lighten up :)
Two cute white tops- one with some fun flowers on it and one just a simple white tshirt to go with. . . .anything :) White is just as versatile as black, even more so maybe. It's just not as slimming.
Since the wedding, I have found that when you don't live by the beach and aren't living in your swim suit, you wind up wearing shorts and you have to have shorts long enough. . . If you want to know why, check this article out :)
Can you tell what my recent obsession is??
Story about those pink rose earrings dead center:
I found some on Etsy and became OBSESSED! They were only 12 dollars but that's 12 dollars too many to be spending on luxury items when we're unemployed. So, I have kept the web page open in my browser for over a week. While at Forever 21 (my faaaaavorite, even if I am now 24), I found them!!! I had to get them! and then it snowballed! Hey, it's a gift card, it's allowed!! Aren't they SO pretty?? SO feminine and classy and simple but beautiful!
I found some on Etsy and became OBSESSED! They were only 12 dollars but that's 12 dollars too many to be spending on luxury items when we're unemployed. So, I have kept the web page open in my browser for over a week. While at Forever 21 (my faaaaavorite, even if I am now 24), I found them!!! I had to get them! and then it snowballed! Hey, it's a gift card, it's allowed!! Aren't they SO pretty?? SO feminine and classy and simple but beautiful!
And of course it wouldn't be fair for me to be the only one to get all these new goodies! I had a gift certificate for See's from over 3 years ago and I thought it would be the perfect surprise after taking a long 5 hour test. Yum! I hope he shares :) haha
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I love your link :) very cute and awesome way to spread the gospel! i need to update my blog. excited to see you soon!
ps. LOVE all your new stuff!
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