You probably know that I’m playing a lot of Ravel on piano because I talk about it incessantly. You might’ve even read at about it here in Illusory Standards or Temptation, Dread, and Terror on Piano or #Ravel. Well, guess what: It’s senior recital time, featuring all Ravel! See above for the poster. Continue reading Young Ravel: a recital
Tag Archives: residency match
To Just See
It’s match week. Read about the residency match system in a previous post Schrödinger’s Match; it features cats. I thought I’d share my personal statement, pasted below.
Today at 11 am, I will find out if I failed to match to my first-year “preliminary” residency or my radiology residency. If I didn’t, my life will be in shambles and I would spend the week frantically vying for leftover slots around the country. Hopefully not. <1% chance, I estimate. Continue reading To Just See
Schrödinger’s Match
I assume you know about Schrödinger’s cat, which represents quantum uncertainty by existing simultaneously both dead and alive in its box. The cat will only establish a singular state because it is observed as you open the box.
And as all imminently graduating medical students can tell you, that’s kind of what the national residency matching process feels like. Continue reading Schrödinger’s Match