“Happiness can exist only in acceptance.” – George Orwell
Of course Orwell probably meant
something philosophically profound like loving yourself or the world around
you, but for me, at this moment in time, happiness is the fact that come
September I will be an undisputed medical student!
I certainly have not felt the level
of happiness as when I read the email subject heading: Warwick offer for Joint Degree of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery
Yes, that is correct subject to the submission of a Fitness to Practice form I shall commence my medical degree this autumn! My joy knows no limit!
The wait was agonising, but sooo
worth it! I got the email when I was in the library, supposedly revising for my exams next week. I received very weird looks from people around me because of the squeal I released when I got the email and the laboured breathing that followed. The sheer relief that I will never be plagued with the UKCAT and UCAS, and elation that I am to begin living my dream, was just so overwhelming. I wanted to laugh, shout and cry all at the same time. Needless to say I packed up sharpish and headed home, to let my family know and squeal to my heart's content. I got home to much jubilation and cake! I can always count on my family to celebrate properly, even with very little notice.
It has been a long journey, after three years completing a BSc
Neuroscience degree, a gap year slogging away in retail purgatory, a very
intense MSc degree, not to mention three failed UCAS attempts; Glory to God: I have made it! I
find myself within the hallowed circles of the initiated. Ok a tad
melodramatic, but seriously after going through the whole application process four
times over I feel like there should be some metaphysical manifestation of my
acceptance.
… No? Well ok then. I’ll content
myself with grinning like an absolute fool, dancing to no music and eating cake!
