How am I to say this? hmmm, PRAISE THE LORD for a fantastic time of interview! It was really a very fun interview, even though I may have pretty much screwed up some of the wns, but I was fun, nonetheless. At least, there is something I can do that is really way more stimulating than my current job .. haha!
I was really nervous, having so much on my head, because I wasn't even sure of the oath and the route I was to take for a long long time.. Where 's my destination and all. But thank God, He spoke to me. It was after Cell group tt I realise, that my ultimate goal was realy medicine school, and that I shouldn't give up just because of a setback. There are so many routes I can take! The time may differ, the process may be long, but the destination is the same. All I need to do is to be focused on what I am aiming out to be! That is to be a paeds specialist and have my own clinic. like Dr Belinda! :)
So well, here's a post to kind of chronicle my interesting USP interview! :P
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*Profs exit the room, grabs some food and says:
Prof 1: Well when we're hungry, we ain't nice
Prof 2: Well come in
*The puzzled interviewee (aka yours truly enters)
JY: Hi, good morning sirs.
Prof 2:Its alright, take a seat *signals to the cold isolated grey chair in the middle of the room
Prof 2: What's your name?
JY: Ee Jia Ying
Prof 2: Where were you from?
JY: Victoria Junior College
Prof 2: Alright, please tell us what is so interesting about USP besides it being a multidisciplinary platform, with breadth and depth, and that It is fun and you get to see many things. and....
Prof 1: And whatever you;'ve read on the booklet, and the different kinds of modules you get and...
Prof 2: *looks at Prof 1* Are we not giving her anything to answer?
Prof 1: *looks at his food and chuckles* No
*Both turns to look at me, while prof 1 still continued savouring his cake*
JY: Well, that was really a daunting qns, I mean, since whatever you've mentioned are basically the basis for the programme, and these are definitely usually the reasons for which people are atrracted to the programme. Personally, It is really the allowance of being able to study from different perspectives that really interests me. *goes on to rattle on the inter learning experiences with peopl e from different faculties and so on and so forth, and interaction with people who might be able to see things differently from me...* ... and I feel that it is necessary to be able to see the full picture of things, because things are not 2D, they are multidimensional...
Prof 2: Why is it then important to see things in their full perspective?
JY: I feel that you do not want to limit yourself to only see the surface of things, It would be good to see the whole picture and to understand things from multiple views. *continues to rattle... bleah*
Prof 1: Then won't life be much simpler without having to see the full picture? Isn't it better to just see things on the surface?
JY: Yes, I agree with you sir, but life isn't like that. Life requires you to think more than just what you see. Life is hard, and it is too bad.
Prof 1: It is man that complicates life, don't you think?
JY: I agree with you sir, but it is still the way it is, right?
Prof 1 and Prof 2 holds a discussion on life that I can barely remember -- too nervous, maybe.
Prof 2: So what then interests you?
JY: I enjoy philosophy... *rattles a whole lot of irrelevant stuff like why I love to think deep and why is it interesting... *
Prof 1:But that is not philosophy. Thinking is not philosophy. You might be siutting there now and thinking. but thats not philosophy. and a man has said before that philosophy does no contribution to society.
JY: Is it? I feel that it is still impt because of its ability to cause people to ponder and getting them to realise things and philosophy makes up the values and traditions in life..* rattles and I can't rmb what I've said*
Prof 1: *continues to say something that I can't quite catch.* ... that isn't really philosophy you know.
JY: So I guess that is really why I'm here for, to learn what exactly philosophy really is about *smiles*
Prof 2: *nods*
Prof 1: Anyway the man who said that is in this room.
*Prof 2 looks around*
JY: Well then, I see him looking around. *smiles*
Prof 2: Nope, It isn't me.
JY: *turns back to prof 1* Then I see him staring right back at me.
Prof 2: So what course are you enrolling in?
JY: Faculty of Science, Life Sciences, I haven't quite decided on the specialisation yet.
Prof 1: You like science?
Prof2: You'll be taking 4 art modules and 8 science modules here. Is it ok?
JY: Sure! Personally to me, Science is like a career I want to pursue, but arts is like something I really appreciate and enjoy. So definitely, Its ok *goes on the rattle on how I like to probe and stuff*
Prof 1: So here's a science question for you *points to the gel thingy on the table that flows from one compartment to another* Look at this, how... do you think ...the speed of gel would have differred if ...the temperature of the room was ...lower?
JY: Well, this depends on the vicosity of the gel and the temperature of the room. If the temperature of the room is lower, and I causes the vicosity of the gel to increase, then I would say the gel would definitely flow slower, and the time would be longer. Judging from this gel, I would say that ( i can't rmb.. what I said la) ... However, from what I gather, I suppose not a great difference in the timing, because the difference would be negligible anyway.
Prof 2: Fair enough.
Prof 1: Well thats all, thank you.
JY: Thank you so much, and I hope to hear from you soon!
*walks to the door
Prof 1: So does that mean you can hear negatively from us too?
JY: Well Sir, Hope deferred makes the heart sick right? *smiles*
Prof 2: *laughs*
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FUN INTERVIEW!!!! :P wahahaha!!! if only USP is like this all the time! :P