Key Learning Points Surrounding yourself with people who already have a solid background in personal finance and can teach you or inspire you to learn more about your own financial literacy Be smart with your money and don’t carry a whole lot of loan money besides your tuition! If you Read more…
As a medical student, I feel oftentimes like student loans will one day control my life. As someone who has no background in personal finance, I’ve tried to find ways to expedite my learning and start getting on the right track to financial wellness day by day, taking it one Read more…
Key Learning Points Stress related to finances can lead to burnout The earlier you start learning in your training the better Don’t postpone learning out of the fear of the unknown or the fear of starting! Having a financial plan is a great place to start Having a high salary Read more…
7 Questions to ask yourself before making a decision These are some of the things to reflect on before making a decision whether you are getting ready to apply to medical school and you are building your list, or you have already been accepted to multiple places and are trying Read more…
Paris I was supposed to spend the last three months before medical school freely exploring the world and traveling without any care. I had budgeted throughout the year and made sure to spend my monthly income frugally so I would have enough to visit as many places as I wanted. Read more…
Let’s think about how we can maximize our chances of getting an interview and turn that into an acceptance! You’ve taken the MCAT, sent in your transcript, submitted your primary application and now it’s time for secondary applications. Secondary applications mainly consist of several smaller essays that are assigned by Read more…
The cost of medical school can be quite daunting and medical school debt over four years will most definitely seem overwhelming. That’s why I’ve decided to start budgeting ahead of time and figuring out where and how I can cut my costs. Here is a comparison of the estimated school Read more…
Where Am I Today? Until recently I was living in Paris. I had moved to Paris in July 2019 to start working as a Startup Analyst at Hello Tomorrow, a startup itself that supports the development of “deep technologies”, cutting-edge tech applied in digital, quantum physics, biology, new materials, and Read more…
Gap Year 1: Fulbright So I started off my gap year with the Fulbright Program. I was an English Teaching Assistant at the Medical University of Warsaw. I’ll go into more detail about Fulbright in another post. Here, let’s focus on how I eventually got to medical school. During my Read more…
I used to be a traditional applicant to medical school until I wasn’t anymore. Let’s start from the beginning. Undergrad I went into undergrad completely undecided. I knew that I liked science, math, physics, problem-solving, psychology, medicine… But I really had no idea what major I wanted to pursue. I Read more…