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ters about moving cities. Mom came to visit after hearing the good ne

cereal for half the month. It also meant no savings, and one thing my mom had taught me was how to prepare for worse days, because you never know what life migh

needed to be filled out before joining felt like I was signin

happily do it. Because this has been my dream program for as long

or seven years old when my mom gifted me my first anatomy doll one Christmas. It was a hideous l

ng, but I would always carry it with me and when I was old enoug

ve always been good, and I have worked hard to ma

, I can't contain my excitement. All that daydreaming, studying my ass

neck, but the good kind. The kind where you feel

t least not yet, and I re

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ance. I catch my reflection in the glass, looking back is the

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e middle. There's another girl sitting two seats over. She looks at me and waves enthusiasti

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, "Hi, I'm Zara Thompson. It's a pleasure t

hand, "Pleasure is a

aking, "Isn't it exciting? Oh My God, I feel

s the kind of person who befriends you

the announcer opens the mic and re

urgical training like me and others have completed their c

e reasons it's such a sought-after residency program. When I was doing my research, I read somewhere that the number of applic

ere among these geniuses, I feel like an imposter but I q

mart as any of my peers. And be

y, introduces himself and welcomes us all to the p

iency expected of eve

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program to say a few words. She is sitting among

ry article she has ever published, every surgical t

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an who doesn't look a day over forty. She is wearing a dark maroon pantsuit with a wh

one was to hear my thoughts they would think I'm

crush, but of pr

for longer than necessary. While she is telling us what kind of effectiveness and diligence i

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the director's son and, oh god,

surgeon, but the pictures on the internet do not do him justice, because that man is

n that shows he just finished some major sur

of fake reprimand and pride at the same time, but star

nt row with the ease and confidence of som

eone being yours truly. his gaze sweeps the audience, and when those

too long, face totally unreada

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