Now that I’m in quarantine I feel like nothing is really in my control. I can’t see my friends, I can’t go out to eat, I can’t even go to school. I’m someone that loves to have everything in control and planned out, so when COVID-19 came around I definitely had not planned for that. One of the ONLY things I can control at the moment is my schedule and because of that, I decided to share a typical quarantined day in my life. 8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Today, I woke up at 8:30 a.m.

There I was at 8:00PM on a Tuesday, taking the first exam of my college career. “It’s chemistry, you memorized everything, you got this,” these words became a montra for me in the days prior to the exam. I breezed through the test and came out feeling super confident of all of my answers. “Has to be a 85-90% no doubt,” I told my dad as we drove home. Later that night, the exam answers came out. Checking the key with my sheet, I started crying. I got half of the multiple choic

If I were to receive a penny every time someone told me I was “crazy” for trying to become a health professional, I would have enough money to pay for school three times over. I’m sure I’m not the only one. Transitioning from high school to college is already stressful as it is. Adding on the difficult classes, trying to understand the requirements for our future professional schools, shadowing, volunteering, all at the same time can become overwhelming. Take a deep breath an