Dear Grandpa,
I have great news to share with you! I received a phone call from my interviewer at Boston University School of Medicine this afternoon and was told that I had gotten accepted! This school has been my number one choice since I started applying to medical schools, and I am so excited to start there this fall. My first classes begin on August 6th... that's less than five months from now! It is unbelievable that I have actually made it to this point. I remember back in high school, when I first dreamt of becoming a doctor... I had had so little experience with science, and I hadn't been very good at it, so I really didn't know if I could make it. But I stuck with it and I worked as hard as I could, and I got to exactly where I wanted to be! This is going to be a story that I will tell my children and my grandchildren... it's true that if you set your mind and your heart to something, you can make anything happen!
Boston University School of Medicine is an amazing school. They are ranked #31 out of over 150 medical schools in the nation. Every year, Boston University gets more applications than any other medical school (over 12,000!). Out of those 12,000 applicants, they accept about 4%. I can't believe that I made it! I know that I've worked hard these past four years though, and I will continue to work hard these next four years and the years beyond to be the best doctor that I can possibly be. I am particularly drawn to Boston University because of their clinical hospital, which is Boston Medical Center. This hospital is a safety net hospital for all of New England, which means that it provides care to some of the poorest, most underserved residents of the New England area. I want to be able to help those that are most in need of help, so this is perfect for me. I will be exposed to a wide diversity of patients so that I am prepared to serve any patient population later on. On top of that, a lot of my friends are staying in the Boston area, so I will be surrounded by people that I know and love.
I have had an incredible college experience. I came into college not very sure of myself, not sure of how well I'd do at a school full of very intelligent people, not sure if I'd stand out... but now, after four years of persistence, I know that I have done very well. I have formed great relationships with all of my philosophy professors and I have worked extremely hard to do well in those classes, resulting in the prize that Mom told you about. I have loved all of my professors, in science and philosophy alike. I have learned so much from this school. As I move forward, I will remember the great experiences that I have had here. I have been taught valuable lessons about humility and the benefits of teamwork, which I will certainly carry with me to medical school. I am certain that this school has made me a better person, and I know that Boston University will continue to shape me in the right direction.
Thank you for all of the support that you have provided me over all of these years. I have been thinking about you all of this time, wishing for the moment when I might be able to tell you that I've gotten into medical school. I know that you are proud of me, and I hope to only be able to make you more proud in the future. I wish that I could be sharing this news with both you and Grandma, but I know that she had no doubt that I would be able to get into medical school and become a great doctor. I know that she was proud of me as well. I hope that you are doing well, Grandpa. I am thinking about you and I miss you very much. I love you and I promise to continue writing to you about my life.
Love,
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