Hi.
The last 4 months have been cray. Like, really cray. I've been in school (full course load), working 5 jobs, sat on two student organizations doing events and communications, and was dealing with the EPIC STRESS of dietetic internship applications. More on that later.
Long story short is that school is now DONE. DOOOOOOOOONNNNEEE!!!! No more classes, no more books, no more assignments or exams or deadlines DONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I managed to cram a four year undergraduate degree into three years by working my BUTT off, taking full course loads every semester (including the summers - I've had exactly two weeks of summer vacation the last two years). I volunteered everywhere. I've also managed to do it all without getting into debt, thanks to managing between 3-5 jobs each year and definitely thanks to the support of my awesome family and boyfriend. I couldn't have done it without them, and I owe them a tremendous debt of gratitude.
So. Now what?
In January/February I applied to dietetic internships and graduate schools to finish what I started and become a Registered Dietitian. Let me tell you - this process was brutal. It was very stressful to manage the applications (really, the application process is a whole course in itself. It was super hard to manage all that while already taking a full course load and writing midterms during the interview period). Across the country, an estimated 30% of applicants will actually get an internship spot, so I really wasn't expecting much. I wanted it bad, but I didn't want to have any expectation of succeeding at all. After all, most of the people I knew last year who applied for the first time didn't get in. After three straight years of hard ass work, of sacrifice and struggling, it was all over. On internship selection day, my boyfriend was out of town for business. I whined: "The ONE DAY that I need you the most, and you're GONE OUT OF TOWN!?!??! Whether its good news or bad, I'm going to be crying hysterically!"
I got an email on internship selection day:
WHAT??????
It was probably a good thing that boyfriend wasn't home that day. It was a tremendous ugly cry, giggle fit, hysterical screeching kind of a day. On the way to class later that morning, I cried four times on the 30 minute subway ride to campus.
This fall, I will be a dietetic intern at the University Health Network, a network of four hospitals in Toronto (Toronto Western, Toronto General, Princess Margaret, and Toronto Rehab) which are among the best of the best in the country. AND THEY WANTED ME!!!!!!!!!!! I'm officially an RD-to-be!
Now that all of that drama has passed, all of the school is DONE FOREVER (for real this time - second undergrad degree complete!), I have much more time on my hands over the summer to pay attention to blogging. What can you expect coming up?
- Graduation!
- Prepping for internship, and the life of a dietetic intern (coming in the fall)
- Fun with fitness!
- Recipes and nutrition information
- More vegetables and/or fruits of the month
- More??? (you tell me! What would you like to see?)
After a waaaay too long hiatus, I'm happy to be back! You can expect your next veggie of the month to pop up sometime in the next day or two.
And, anyone reading this who is interested in the dietetic internship process, what to expect, etc., please don't hesitate to comment and I will gladly get back to you. I might make another post about it when internship application time comes up again next year, but given how my promises to post things have gone lately, I wouldn't hold your breath over it :P
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