On September 5, 2008 I received an email from the Duke Physician Assistant program offering me an interview for their program. This came as quite a surprise as I had applied to many programs over the previous two years and had only one other interview offer. Not to mention the fact the Duke has the best PA program in the country, I served my mission in North Carolina and spent time on Duke campus, and (of course) Duke basketball.
I interviewed on November 3, 2008 and had a good feeling about getting in, eventhough I didn't think the interview went as well as it could have. To my relief, I recieved an acceptance letter on November 11, 2008. I was more excited than you can imagine.
We've waited almost a year, but it is finally here. We moved to Durham, NC on Thursday and are now settled into our new place. School starts on Monday at 9:00am with orientation and technology training. I'm excited to start and ready for the adventure. I've talked to many past PA students who have all expressed how difficult the program is, but they all made it.
I know that there will be many changes over the next two years, and I can predict a few. One in particular is the change in my hairline and/or color. I am going to track it on this blog. Here is the current state of my hair:
Here goes nothing...
3 comments:
You're a little crazy, you know? Maybe your brain is just getting ready to store all that knowledge you'll be learning and is burning a lot of energy making your hair fall out. Or maybe it's stress! Anyways, I just wanted to tell you again how proud I am of you. You've got an awesome little family and your dream of goind to Duke has finally came true. Hope you have a great first day!!!
You made me cry....... It looks much worse in that picture than in person. You will be fine! If that is all you have to worry about in life you will be doing just fine.
Just so you know, I am not worried about my hair. I just know that it is one thing that will change over the next two years.
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