I was really excited today because I knew that we had a lot of college related lectures planned. The college advice and information that i have learned from MedEx, has been extremely extremely helpful and I have just been a sponge, trying to take it all in.
Who Gets the Kidney? / College Fair
We started off the day pretending to be on a transplant committee. Our job was to decide who to give the kidney to. There were six "applicants" and they each came from different backgrounds. Our group struggled to come to a consensus because we each had different priorities. Some of us thought that the youngest applicant should get it, while others thought that person that contributes most to society should get it. There were pros and cons to both, and it truly showcased the importance of ignoring bias. In a hospital, you cannot have bias towards one patient or another because it is your duty to help them to the best of your ability. Putting my bias aside is something that I am going to struggle with, but I believe that with time and practice, I will manage to do it.
After that, we had a presentation about what to consider when applying to colleges (what are your preferences for colleges?) and scholarship opportunities. They gave us some suggestions for websites to find scholarships through and I went ahead and started applying to some of them. The scholarship websites will be great resources to find tons of scholarships, small and large, that I can and will continue to use throughout college as well.
After the presentation, we had a "college fair" type program. Tier III students went to different rooms to speak about their college. The three that I listened to were PC, Emory, and Anderson. It was cool to hear about the differences that a private school can offer. The main difference was scholarship opportunities and class sizes. My main interest was in Anderson university, so it was cool to hear Anderson Students speak about the programs that they are in currently. Alongside the Anderson courses, the students also spoke of life in Anderson itself. It was interesting to hear how the city I know so well is intertwined with the college.
Mentorship
Our final activity of the day was our Tier III mentorship. Five of Tier I's met with five Tier III's to discuss pretty much anything we wanted to. It was interesting to see the diversity of studies and ambitions in the upper-level tier. I enjoyed hearing the real-life (and very blunt) stories and advice from each student. They gave me some advice on how many colleges to apply to and how to balance life and school. (Including some tactics that will help me study and organize). I hope that we can continue to have mentoring with Tier III to continue to gain college advice. I am trying to keep a list of questions and concerns that I stumble upon, and I hope that I may have a chance to ask those questions to the other Tier III's and/or my interns.
Quote of the Day
"Just because you can't imagine something, doesn't mean you can't do it." - Hank Green, An Absolutely Remarkable Thing
Final Thoughts
The greatest part of my day was, by far, the college and scholarship lectures (which was honestly most of the day). I have gained an unmeasurable amount of college information over the past week and a half that I never knew were possible. I can't wait for day nine. I give day eight 5 out of 5 stars.
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