leaving rutger's

The whole building is empty. It's only me and Cerise. The suite is devoid of life, the hallways deathly silent. No one is here! We're waiting for Cerise's dad to come pick us up. I'm done packing and have nothing to do. So I guess I'll reflect.

What's SMDEP done for me?

This might come in handy when I apply here. The best thing about SMDEP was that it exposed me to situations that I never thought about in daily life. The clinical rotations instilled in me a greater desire to study medicine and confirmed that I can get into medical school. For the first time I felt like there were othes I could relate to because their aims and goals were the same as mine. The staff went out of their way to help a student. Mr. Lonnie Wright met with 75% of the students that participated in the program regardless of other time commitments. The single event that changed my thought process regarding medicine was my trip to the medical examiners. I would probably do it again, but only if I absolutely HAD to. Although I'd never have to autopsy a body it was good to see what happens to the patient when doctor's cant' save them. Seeing how they examine the dead gave me motivation to be on the other end of the spectrum, dealing with live people and preventing them from getting to the medical examiner's. I see that it's possible to succeed and that medical students don't come in a cookie cutter mold. So far, I've never seen so many minorities in administrative positions. This spoke to me because it shows that...well I don't know what it exactly shows but it's good. It's not an unreachable dream, some remote fantasy. SMDEP equiped me with more information than I could ever get from a Barron's or Princeton review book.