Spontaneous Summer Travel + MCAT Study Plan

I Booked a Flight to Taiwan 48 Hours Before Boarding

Setting: I am currently on a 12 hours plane ride to Japan.

So last Friday was the official start of my last college summer vacation. However, it didn’t feel like summer since I had to go back to be a marshal for graduation (Congratulations Class of 2016!).

Since I became a premed very recently, I had planned to shadow doctors and study for MCAT this summer. However, as I was binge watching (catching up on ) Grey’s Anatomy, I realized how important family is to me, and thinking about how this might be the last time I can see my grandparents for a while, I brought a ticket to Taiwan. At first I was worried about not having enough time to study but my parents were more than encouraging —  “if you really want to study, you can study anywhere, no excuse,” was what they said.

Then I had 48 hours to pack and find a ride and the adrenaline from this spontaneous action made me even more excited. Honestly I am not sure if I packed everything — I packed clothes, passport, money, computer, phone, chargers and hair and face products. (do you notice anything important I’m missing? maybe I can buy it when I land).

So back to my premed plan until the end of May (tentative):

5:00am: exercise with my grandma

7:00am: eat delicious Taiwanese food

9:00am: study MCAT

12:00pm: eat delicious food

3:00pm: visit relatives/family friends

8:00pm: study MCAT

on other days

7:00am: breakfast

8:00am – 5:00pm: shadow doctors in rural Taiwan

6:00pm: dinner

8:00pm: study MCAT

10:00pm: “yoga” or just stretch and face mask to heal my skin from the heat

What do you premed experts think about this schedule?

I am still lost in the premed world.

Let me know what you think

and have a great summer!