This is for USMLE people . My resolution this year is to stay away from USMLE , So i thought may be i should write the last post on it. This has been my life for last 2 years. Started studying on jan 1st 2009.Syudies, exams, travelling, red tapism , awful paper work, Personal statement , Refrences it was a hell lot of things.
Lessons from Match 2010-
1. It is not the easy way- Dont try this if you think it is an escape from AIPGE. Trust me it is worse.
2.Believe you only need one spot. There must be a program who is looking for a candidate just like you. Be your best.
3.Whole profile matters- scores ,work experiences{active }, great letters, publications , an inspiring well written profound PS,impressive as well as genuine application, strategic list of places to apply, on time certification. You need everything .Try to build the best profile you can. Double 99 is a good base no doubt but you need more than that to match.
4.Inreview is a place to feel natural and relaxed. The more calm , comforting , confident you are ,better the chances. Beggars are not what US system needs or wants.
If you deserve it you will get it.
5.It is a long journey and you need lot of support system
6. At the end of the day it is worth the effort , time and money..Go for it.
But it is never worth leaving your loved ones behind ..So choose wisely.
Have a plan for your future and family too..you never realize how far you will come once the journey is over.

Tomorrow could be the most wonderful day of your life...the day you waited for which you waited so much , for all the things that you did so far. Remember why you started this all to grow as a person , Remember your parents..Remember the people who believe in you since your childhood..remember all those experiences that made you the wonderful "You".remember your passion defines you...who you are an optimist , enthusiast ,some one who warms hearts by her smile...just remember all those people who told you they want to be like you..You are not afraid , not any more..you are excited to date your destiny...You are the best, best that can be...you aced all those exams , worked your way , adapted too fast , impressed everyone earned honours in pediatrics..You didnt waste any time of life deciding what you want from life...you always knew..you have always been very focussed , making your parents proud for being the kind of person you are...You came from the smallest possible town to the biggest city of the world without any fear..Your spirit defines you and when you meet some one the way you take genuine interest in people ,the way you smile from your heart because you are happy with your life ..Happiness is your virue .
Pediatrics , the best possible patient care is what you want to do in life...You like to be the best...You have come so far to become the best..You love to shine...So when you wake up tomorrow remember all those times which made you so amazing..as a person , as a student as an applicant..So go out there and remember what Sir told you once...You know how brilliant you are...but your examiner will only know how brilliant your paper is...So tomorrow Just make your interviwer and people you meet realize how fantastically brilliant you are..and how rocking pediatrician you are going to be.

Picture this-
You look at your best...making the heads turn , in your crispy suit..Making people note that you take yourself seriously.. When you walk ...your calm and confident manner makes everyone wonder you must be some one really important ...And then you enter and you smile...it is evident you are warm..and you are sure about yourself...sexy yet casual...It is who you are not what you are trying...
You interview and make sure the person you talked to had one of the best conversations of the day...He couldnt help but be amazed by your passion and confidence..you are just the person he wants to work with in a team...It is been such a pleasure meeting you...
Go Dear! You waited so much for this fairy tale ...it is yet again your day to make papa proud :)

Even when i am mad at you, I still love you. Just listened to this dialogue.
That is how dads love :)

What i am going to write now only one person can understand, if you arent the one you will just get confused. You can never understand untill you have felt.

Truth can be stranger than fiction.It is amusing how some people just reach your soul even if you had just shared thirty minutes of life with them. And then there are people you spend your entire life with and they never discover the spirit in you.
It is comforting to know that in this universe , you touch certain lives. You are part of someone's most treasured memories. Someone can feel the warmth of your heart
not judge you by your successes and failures.It is a miracle. Miracle doesnt happen every day but they do happen once in a life time.
Some moments mean more than life. Some thoughts can make you travel in time..years back..wow!and you still feel those emotions as fresh as ever. Some people always make you smile by the way they touch your life even if it was just few minutes.

I am nervous a bit . Tommorow is my interview, an interview that matters.
Feeling the kind of feeling which I once had when i first went to the stage for speech competition in 6th standard.
Oh my God! My back muscles are all tensed. I am feeling tensed right now.
Breathe ! Breathe ! Breathe!

Life is all but a chance. It is the chances you take and what you make out of them.
A very important point in life is accepting the importance of events. You have to come out of Denial. I know so many people who never accept things matter to them and find an alternative.Truth is all path close ,when you chose a path. So dont be shy and tell yourself this matters in life. I want this thing to happen. Dont thing what if it doesnt happen. If never happens. Future is not ours to see. But today is ours to live . Live it with all your heart , follow your dreams and breathe with passion.
Life is your canvas , spill some colors , take that brush and go ahead write your destiny.

Coming back to the interview , it is a chance to meet some new good people.

Kyu dare ki zindagi me aage kya hoga , kuch nai to tajurba hoga!!! :) :) :) :)

Hazaron khwaishe aisi

Desires are fuel to achievement. Over the years i have observed there is no end of desires. You can have the whole world and still want more.Today was "Black Friday", a day dedicated to consumerism. Fashion , Electronics ,Utility items everything was on a grand sale. So I also went out and became a viewer of this shopping bonanza.
Though i have never been too good with money. I have been through the times when i would buy a pair of silver stiletos just because they were cute , ignoring the fact that i had another three pairs already. I have seen the times when i had so many clothes that i would shop and forget about it and not have the time to wear them for more than an year.I have been a shopaholic. I have had everything in abundance. And i dont know how today i am feeling like that i should accept that i have been a little spoilt..may be not just a little.
So if you are the small kid , who is always pampered you get an illusion you can have everything you wish. Luckily i get everything i wish, but it is hard to organize . So this black friday i didnt buy anything . When i dont need something, what is the point in buying it just because it is on sale. And honestly i have more stuff than i need. I have everything i want. I wonder when i gained this insight.
It is very amusing to see materialistic people. It is so eaay for them to be happy.
Most of the people who come to america get attracted to the scintillating capitalist strategies. And irony of my life is the biggest lesson i have learnt here is you dont need things to be happy. Because things that matter in life are not things at all.

Its futile to compare your destiny to others. Everyone has a different journey , different means, different goals and aspirations.
But only thing under contol is dreaming and creating your destiny.
Go ahead win your world..carry your sunshine along you.