A Pre-Med Life

Everyone I know who is applying for medical school is stressed out by what books they should use for the MCAT. Here are the books that I use: Kaplan MCAT 2020-2021 $242.99 These are absolutely phenomenal prep books. The content is spot on and the layout is easy to use I would recommend these 10/10. I know that these are pricey but I feel like the quality of the content easily off sets the cost of the books. AAMC - The Official Guide to the MCAT Exam Fifth Edition $30.00 Who better than the AAMC to explain the MCAT. This has guides and help for applying and preparing for the MCAT with deadlines and schedules for preparation. It also has practice questions from the creators of the MCAT. This is a purchase that I don't think very many pre-med students make, but I would highly recommend it! I'll continue to update this post with the resources I use to prepare for the MCAT as my test date gets closer

I recently read a talk on service and how service can break down barriers. The talk is called Turning Enemies into Friends by Sharon Eubank. I’m going to share some of the things that I found especially profound and then I hope that I can connect them to Ghana and how we can make true progress in developing countries. I hope that I can articulate my thoughts and ideas clearly. Sharon Eubank proposes a powerful and thought provoking idea. She states that the true humanitarian aid is the people going, that we are the gift. That the greatest gift that a humanitarian effort can give is the human connection. Someone who cares, who remembers names, birthdays and with compassion listens to the problems facing the people before them. In her own words,   “ What would it look like if each of us were our own well-stocked humanitarian organization? Instead of just giving out tangible goods in foreign locations, what if we had the richness of dispensing healing, frien...