"What's the median score looking like?" I was asked by one of my colleagues a couple of days ago just before lunch. "There's this one candidate that we may need to adjust the scores a little to make sure she gets in."
It's normally unheard off. But this is what I've learned in the last few days when it comes to getting into our group of universities to study medicine - whatever you say, it has to come from the heart.
And it's not always the easiest thing to do, especially when you're a young adult and the people you're opening up to are absolute strangers. And this is the separation point - those who can, are deemed to have what it takes - cos 90% of the time, your patients would be absolute strangers.
If you can prove to these seasoned physicians and surgeons that you can cross that chasm, you would have proven that you are here because you really want to. You would have proven that even if you lack some smarts, you will work your butt off to make up for it. You would have proven that you will not be mediocre. You would have proven that you have the heart to achieve greatness.
And the same principle applies in everything that every one of us does - it has to come from the heart. Or else it would mean nothing.
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