Good News, Bad News and Moving Forward

This week I have both some good news and bad news.

The bad news is that after spending countless hours on my application to become a welcome week rep, I received a rejection email. Truth be told, I'm having a very hard time with this because so many past reps were encouraging me to apply and many said that they would put in a good word for me. In the email, the committee said they would be happy to provide us with individualized feedback, so I replied thanking them for the opportunity and asking for some advice. Essentially, they told me that they didn't see leadership qualities in my application and that my interview wasn't strong enough to be considered.

This really resonated with me because I knew people in high school who used to say things like that just to put me down. Over the past four years, I have had to make a choice each day to listen to the voices that encourage me, instead of those that make me feel less than. However, when I read this email, I immediately began to question myself. Many people have said that the feedback isn't a reflection on me, and that there were so many factors in play that were out of my control. I'm not sure what I believe, but I suppose in the end, it wasn't meant to be. I guess there's always next year!

On a more positive note, not long after receiving this email, I received another one accepting me into the MacServe program! I will officially be going to Costa Rica over reading break! We will be staying in the mountains with host families who speak little to no English and working with locals to help build their communities. This will be the first time I travel without family and I'm beyond excited! I can't wait to begin my adventures overseas and see what Costa Rica has in store for me!

Moving forward into the next couple weeks, I'll be preparing for my midterms and continuing to learn physical assessments for clinical practice.

...I think that even though I didn't make it into yellow suits this year, I'm still going to apply to be involved in other areas at McMaster. This is not so that I can prove anything, but simply because it makes me happy...and I think happy is a good thing to be!