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Brain awareness week (the jokes basically write themselves) is basically over. We've had limited success through all the events, but we've generated a lot of interest across graduate students, post-docs, and faculty, and I am feeling like its a good thing to get started here at Hopkins.

I sat on a student/faculty panel for my major, and it occured to me halfway through what an incredible experience I've had here. I realize that a good portion of this is the typical nostalgia that people have when they make transitions.

At the same time, I had a pretty emotional discussion with the people in my lab about my desires to pursue a career in research. Everyone there is always pushing me to do it. Half of them because they know its what I want, and the other half because they think I'm good at it. I've decided I'll pursue an MD/PhD program next year. I got put on an alternate list for UCSD, so I'm headed for USC next year. Everyone I've talked has absolutely loved it, which hasn't been the case for UCSD students, so maybe its a stroke of good luck to be forced my own choices.

I'm terribly sleep-deprived, so I should probably continue writing all this down later.

*note to self: start save these entries to my computer so I have a more permanent account of my bitching and reflecting.*