No Giving In, No Giving Up

99.9% of the time, the stuff that comes out of my mouth is either unintelligible, incoherent, irrational, unfeasible, and/or just immature. That, however, leaves the 0.1% of the time where what I say is utterly brilliant. ;) But if you must know I'm 23 and am an aspiring doc. Science, Islam, and cats mean a lot to me.

[strokesofinsight-blog]

No longer using this tumblr. Message me if you wanna keep in touch. It was fun tumblr

[studying-queen-blog]

Study with passion. Lust for wisdom. Crave for understanding. Carve it into memory.

A student (via bebestudies)

[ascienceofuncertainty-blog]

A while ago, various medblrs were sharing low grades they’d gotten to help show that it’s not the end of the world if you have a C on your transcript. Now that I’ve been accepted to med school, too, I wanted to show you my grades, because I am the poster girl for “a C won’t keep you from going to medical school.” 

It’s worth noting that I’m a post-bacc student, so I have a lot more grades in general than your average undergrad. It’s also true that my Cs (and that one D) weren’t in my post-bacc classes. But it seems to me that many pre-med students find it hard to believe that someone with these grades in any class could be accepted, and unnecessarily beat up on themselves if they have even one or two low grades. (And I included those B minuses above precisely because even a B- can feel like the end of the world to a pre-med sometimes.)

Do your best. Work hard. Shoot for the stars. But remember: as an applicant, you are more than just your grades and scores. Keep your eyes on the prize, and use those low grades as learning experiences to springboard yourself to greater heights.

[aspiringdoctors-blog]

WELCOME TO MED SCHOOL!!!

Super proud of you, thank you for sharing your grades!!

[my-sophrosyne-deactivated201508]

*le sigh* This is uplifting, certainly, but I think at the same time it really depends on the medical school you’re going to? I always say grades aren’t going to kill you, but when I mention I really need to get into an NYC medical school, that’s when people tell me “good luck” since my grades aren’t good enough T_T I so want to prove them wrong!

[ascienceofuncertainty-blog]

Yes, it does depend on the school you’re going to, of course. Every school has different criteria, and are looking for different qualities within their students. 

And yeah, my acceptance is not from Columbia, Mt. Sinai, or NYU. But it actually is from an NYC-metro school (not in the city, but nearby).

YOU CAN DO IT.

[strokesofinsight-blog]

this is the most inspiring thing ever

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[qalbeenaar]

QULU AMEEN *dying*

[weltenwellen]

I am hard on myself. But isn’t it better to be honest about these things before someone else can use them against you? Before someone else can break your heart? Isn’t it better to break it yourself?

Stephanie Perkins, Isla and the Happily Ever After (via splitterherzen)

[casaharington]

Your role in Game of Thrones is only to get more and more important as time goes on. What are you looking forward to the most as the show progresses?

Kit Harington: I really love this show and I love being involved in it. It’s a good question but I’m afraid a boring answer – I’m really just looking forward to doing more of the same. I’m always so excited to get the scripts, seeing what I’m going to be doing or what new actors are on. It never ceases to amaze me when I walk on to a set and they’ve built something new that’s even more incredible than the last thing I saw.

[astralessence]

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Every one on Tumblr needs to listen to this song.. Strong lyrics. 

So Proud of J-Cole. 

[strokesofinsight-blog]

truth ^ if only the radio played quality music like his

edit: the song isn't working so listen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCxaXqwRhvw

[cutethingsincups-blog]

kittens for lunch by nancerbeams on Flickr.

[rightatrium]

I will confess, this took me a second to understand, but I think i got it. Transmission occurs through contaminated stool. This is a great way to remember which types are transmitted this way. Hepatitis with a vowel - comes from the bowel!

[mothernaturenetwork]

5 ways being thankful can improve your life Gratitude is the cornerstone of Thanksgiving, but according to a growing field of research, it’s also an important building block for mental and physical health.

[yogachocolatelove-deactivated20]

"I have arrived, I am home" is the shortest Dharma Talk I have ever given. "I have arrived, I am home" means "I don’t want to run anymore." You need that insight in order to be truly established in the here and now, and to embrace life with all its wonders.

Thích Nhất Hạnh (via yogachocolatelove)

[noorshirazie]

Do not enter my world unless your intentions are brimming with meaning.

Noor Shirazie (via aestheticintrovert)

[abdullasyed]

aur bhii dukh hain zamaane mein mohabbat ke sivaa There are other heartaches in the world than those of love raahaten aur bhi vasl ki raahat ke sivaa There is happiness other than the joy of union

[strokesofinsight-blog]

Keeping my private life private is one of my biggest goals. Sometimes I wish I had an anonymous tumblr so I can post patient stories (abiding by HIPAA of course) or other stories but alas that's what a journal is for

[oupacademic]

Got books on the brain? Why not get some books on the brain? (Work it out.)

The 2014 Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting is taking place November 15-19 in Washington D.C. If you’re attending the meeting, stop by booth 200 to check out these books and more.

Concussion Care Manual: A Practical Guide by David L Brody

Rhythms of the Brain by Gyorgy Buzsaki

The Aesthetic Brain: How We Evolved to Desire Beauty and Enjoy Art by Anjan Chatterjee

The OMICs: Applications in Neuroscience edited by Giovanni Coppola

Cajal’s Butterflies of the Soul: Science and Art by Javier DeFelipe

Ignorance: How It Drives Science by Stuart Firestein

Consciousness and the Social Brain by Michael S. A. Graziano

Introduction to Neuropsychopharmacology by Leslie Iversen, Susan D. Iversen, Floyd E. Bloom, and Robert H. Roth

Plants and the Human Brainby David O. Kennedy

Neuroglia, 3rd Edition edited by Helmut Kettenmann and Bruce R. Ransom

Integrated Neuroscience and Neurology: A Clinical Case History Problem Solving Approach, 2nd Editionby Elliott M. Marcus, Stanley Jacobson, and Thomas Sabin

Drugged: The Science and Culture Behind Psychotropic Drugs by Richard J. Miller

The Oxford Handbook of Attention edited by Kia Nobre and Sabine Kastner

The First Brain: The Neuroscience of Planarians by Oné R. Pagán

The Altruistic Brain: How We Are Naturally Good by Donald W. Pfaff

Angelo Mosso’s Circulation of Blood in the Human Brain edited with commentary by Marcus E. Raichle and Gordon M. Shepherd

Brain Architecture: Understanding the Basic Plan, Second Edition by Larry W. Swanson

Neuroanatomical Terminology: A Lexicon of Classical Origins and Historical Foundations by Larry Swanson

The Brain Supremacy: Notes from the frontiers of neuroscience by Kathleen Taylor          

Why Humans Like to Cry: Tragedy, Evolution, and the Brain by Michael Trimble

Your Brain on Food: How Chemicals Control Your Thoughts and Feelings, 2nd Edition by Gary L. Wenk

Flicker: Your Brain on Movies by Jeffrey M. Zacks

Any brainy books to add to the list? 

[mhconsumer-blog]

Be proud of yourself for how hard you’re trying.

mhconsumer (via mhconsumer)

[bookpickings]

The Art of Asking: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let People Help

Amanda Palmer

“You’re an artist when you say you are. And you’re a good artist when you make somebody else experience or feel something deep or unexpected.”

My conversation with kindred spirit Amanda Palmer on the art of asking and what Thoreau teaches us about accepting love: