Short – WCI Scholarship 2019 Grand Prize Winner
Being short is a part of my identity, and it’s a descriptor that extends past my height. I enter medical school because I have been short my entire life, and it has given me everything.
Being short is a part of my identity, and it’s a descriptor that extends past my height. I enter medical school because I have been short my entire life, and it has given me everything.
My dad has worked at convenience stores, factories, restaurants, and anything to pay the bills. Enough is enough. You’ve done more than anyone I know. It’s time to take a break.
Deafness will always be a part of my life, but I refuse to let it define me. After all, if a boy who had to fight for every word can become a skilled physician, all things are surely possible.
Graduation is the day I get to look my mother in the eye and say... "as they confer this degree on me, they really confer it on us. Because, it is as much yours as it is mine”.
As a daughter, I believe my father was one in a million. As a citizen of the world, I hope to be like him – successful not just for myself, but for those around me.
It's WCI Scholarship week and we're giving away over $90,000 in cash and prizes! Today, we publish excerpts from the honorable mentions - 6th-10th place.
My story started in a desert, surrounded by endless sand and grit, but it was the grit within me that granted me the resilience to pursue medicine again. I no longer try to wash the grit away: it is part of who I am.
I lived in a stone house with no tap water and toilet until I was 10 years old. I learned things such as a building could be as tall as a hill or even a mountain, a toilet could flush water, and people drove cars.
My parents left everything behind with the goal of giving their children the best chance at a successful future. I'm on the brink of fulfilling my dream of becoming a physician and realizing my parent's vision.
In many ways, having debt has been similar to having twins. They were both scary at first, and as they grow each year they get a little scarier. But with planning, teamwork, and complete dedication, we have no reason to fear.
You think you're a frugal medical student? You have no idea.
We're announcing our WCI Scholarship finalists this week. Today, we publish excerpts from the honorable mentions - 6th-10th place. I hope you enjoy them as much as I did.
We're giving away money again with the annual WCI Scholarship. If you're a student, write an essay and try to get some cash! If not a student, then give some cash! Or just help us judge all these essays! Either way, it's a lot of fun every year.
I’ve given all that I have to offer and can’t go on. I’ve worked so hard for too long with little appreciation and no compensation. Completely exhausted and hopelessly depleted, I simply won’t survive residency training.
An experienced doctor listened to my heart for thirty seconds after the infamous duck walk...“Probably nothing. Protocol makes us have to get an echo.”