I'm GOING to be a doctor!!

It's somewhat fitting that my last post was about hopefully getting in to med school.
I decided to write this one about actually accomplishing that.
This blog is for me, so sorry if this comes across as a total brag fest, but one day I want to remember what this time in my life was like and the way it all came about!

First of all, God is faithful. Since my senior year of high school I've had the dream of becoming a doctor and doing medical missions. I firmly believe that desire was placed in my heart by God and He has helped me every step of this way. My accomplishments are not my own, but Him working through me to show His glory. I am so humbled and so very thankful!!

In July, I got my MCAT score back. I had made a 26. In MCAT world, its ok, but definitely not something to brag about. My GPA sits around a 3.8. These are basically the MINIMUMS that I felt I could apply with so I decided to give it a shot.
I applied to 5 schools and here's the breakdown:
Tennessee - didn't want a secondary. My first rejection, which I think I handled like a champ.
UAMS - asked for secondary (everyone from AR gets one... but let's still focus on the positives!!) and I interviewed November 1, 2014! This day was also: Jessie's birthday, Dani's wedding anniversary, Zack and Becca's wedding day. WOO. Big day in this family.
Those are the MD schools. I also applied to 3 DO schools.
KCUMB - sent in secondary, all interviews had already been offered so no luck.
OSU - sent in secondary... still haven't heard back.
ACOM - sent in secondary, interviewed on February 6, 2015. This school was amazing, I honestly have nothing bad to say about it! (Except the 10 hour away thing.)

I had had a few people tell me that I probably wouldn't get in (before my interviews). That I should have a backup plan "just in case" because my chances were so bad. And this is when I began to doubt that I could do this. But I just kept going for it.

On February 20, 2015, I got an acceptance email from ACOM. I was ecstatic! Regardless of what the answer was from UAMS, I was going to be a doctor!
On February 21, 2015, I got my acceptance packed from UAMS. I laughed. I cried. I sat in disbelief. And immediately knew that UAMS is where I belonged. And where I will go. I could NOT be more excited.

It's crazy because I've been working towards this goal for FOUR LONG YEARS. That's like, 20% of my life, and hard to believe. It feels so good to have been accepted and have confirmation that this is what I'm supposed to be doing with my life. And will be doing. So, don't get discouraged if you're goals seem unattainable or far off, just keep pressing towards your goal and keep leaning on God to get you there.