Many people asked if I was a Kentucky fan; I told them I was from Arkansas and that promptly ended the conversation.
A week back from Kentucky, and still no blog? Shame on me. Well, my punishment is to sit here and write one. That's right, I'm foregoing studying, foregoing filling out paper work for the eye bank, foregoing cleaning up the weather's havoc on our driveway and porch, to sit down and blog about recent events. I'm so hard on myself (no comments, please, RCT, GMA, and KGW!).
Kentucky was nice. Lexington is a nice area with lots to do within a two hour radius. I can't find any reason in my mind, though, to pick Lexington over Little Rock, or the other way around. Oh, aside from the fact that this is where we already live and live closer to both families than if we moved over to KY. As far as the residency program, it's par with UAMS - not as good for some reasons, better for other reasons - the kind of program that attracts me. If I were to decide to be retina surgeon, Lexington would be the place to go. If I were to decide to do oculoplastics, UAMS would be the place to go.
Let's not get too far ahead, though. I am FAR from a legitimate decision. Assuming I am invited, I will definitely return there for an interview and ultimately rank UK somewhere on my match list. But now that my application is in, and already redistributed to the various programs, it will be a matter of waiting for interview invitations and special requested additions to already submitted application material. I have to get an eye exam for the program down in San Antonio, TX - but this isn't uncommon for ophtho programs. I've gotten confirmation also from SLU. The 28 other programs I have yet to hear from. Time to hurry up and wait.
And study for Step 2, the written part. Yep, another eight hour test to be taken on the 26th of this month, which I am not taking off for study time. Many folks don't take time off to study for this exam, but that doesn't make it any less big or important than Step 1 from last summer. All I can do is come home from school everyday and jump right into my studies. Sorry, babe.
Don't have much else to say right now other than I am happier than ever to be back home and I must get back to studying. Peace.
