Tryin to decide, trying to decide, if I really wanna...

.... apply to 15 schools, not 12. Props to anyone who got the subject line.

But anyway, yeah I know I'm blogging a lot about my applications but lets be honest. Aside from a few other things, that's practically my life now. All my friends are in uni, and lets face it, I'm almost too lazy to call up other friends in case I'll be bothering them.

So yeah, basically, I've applied to Stanford, Harvard and SUNY Plattsburgh. I know, I know, Stanford and Harvard and all is just a pipe dream, its like never gonna happen. But its nice to dream, isn't it?

Lets see what happens. I have 9 more colleges to apply to, 12 if I decide to apply to Williams, Bates and UM Morris. Yeah I know you don't have any idea what I'm talking about, but hey, its my blog.

A new beginning

Dear XXXX,

I'm sure you know by now that I have not accepted the offer for enrollment at UNSW/Monash for the MBBS program.

The reason for this is I have decided to take a year off for my studies, to decide if medicine is truly what I intend to do in the future. This has been a rather abrupt change, I know, but I trust and hope you will consider me once more should I decide to reapply next year.

Thank you so much for everything. I truly am sorry I am unable to attend UNSW/Monash at this moment.

Regards,
Dinesh.

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My dad always said to keep my options open.

Ladies and gentlemen, I will be applying to US universities for the fall of 2010 (Aug/Sept). Yes, I've made up my mind and I'm not looking back.

If I don't make it to the States, I will at least know that I tried, and I will probably do some sort of twinning program here in Malaysia. Hopefully, I will know what I want to do by then (US allows you to go in undecided).

P.S. I deleted all my previous posts. I wanted this to be a fresh start, for me and the 1 to 2 people who read my blog. (If you read, comment. I feel like I'm writing in a personal diary at this point)

So join me while I go through the application process (trust me, its not like applying to Australia, its so much harder and more self-reflective) and get decisions from my colleges. I hope it'll be an exciting ride, for me and you.