It's finally here! March 20 2015, the day we find out where Laura has matched for residency, and where we will be moving and living for the next 5 years!
Such a big day would be worthy of celebration, and Laura's med school class is not one to let such an opportunity be wasted. Though Laura and a few others arrived early to get things set up, most people started showing up around 11am. Popcorn, cotton candy, music, balloons, goofy board games... it was like a carnival!
Each student had a personalized envelope containing our residency match information plus a snazzy goody bag, and of course these were sitting out on massive tables...just sitting there...taunting us!!!!! So we passed the hour-long wait by chatting, twirling hair, playing games, stuffing our faces nervously with snacks, taking pictures together...just waiting...
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| My fellow Child Neurology applicants! |
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| The school even brought the official UR media team and local news in to record this momentous occasion |
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| We even started to interview each other....gotta pass the time! |
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| As the noon hour drew closer, people started calling their families! |
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| 2 minutes to go!!! |
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| Grabbed the bag...opened the envelope...Matched to Northwestern University & Lurie Children's Hospital in Chicago!!! |
We got our number 1 choice! Now time to check with all our friends to see where they are headed!
Time to call my family and then go get some tasty Dinosaur BBQ for lunch!!!
Happy Match Day!!! More posts to come as we try to wrap up all our Rochester-era adventures before heading off to the Windy City this Summer. Stay Tuned!
-The Lorax-
Yay! So glad for you - first choice. The new adventure begins. Looking forward to seeing you guys in Chicago!
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