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...throughout high school, I was able to balance my academic pursuits with my violin studies. I took violin pretty seriously; I practiced three hours a day, and commuted three hours each way to study with a renowned professor (ok, maybe my childhood wasn??t that normal). By senior year, I seriously thought about becoming a violinist...
What if I’d only chosen medicine, and not liked it? What if I’d only chosen violin, and decided that it wasn??t for me? Given the difficulty of both professions–and the sheer amount of time needed for them–is it possible to be successful in one without precluding the other? If I love both, why must I give...
What made my decision so difficult wasn??t disappointing my parents, who come from a culture where academic life was the only path to a successful life, but rather, the fear of Harvard leaving me behind...
...would watch the ways lips formed words, and could decipher their messages without hearing: “The face had brightened slightly when he talked about the numbers he did in his head as a kid. Not brightened but sort of loosened, her eyes showing interest. But the story wasn??t true. He did not multiply large numbers in his head, ever. This was something he said sometimes because he thought it would help explain him to others.” Between these two, an understanding is exchanged, a balance between individual thoughts and interactions with...
...Someone must have thought they were worth something, but it wasn??t worth their effort," he said...