decisions etc

after a marathon of four rejection letters, i finally was accepted into a post-bac program at wash u, which is a HUGE relief. i still have one application up in the air at mills college, a well-respected program in the east bay area with very good medical school admissions rates. i haven't been admitted, but they invited me to sit in on some classes, which i took as a pretty good sign -- or cruel and sadistic, depending on whether or not they actually want me. regardless, i wrote up a list of pros and cons for both mills and wash u, and wash u won by a landslide. i am probably going to call mills and see if i can get some more info, but i am 98% certain i am going to be back in the dirty sweaty 'lou in a few short months. HOORAY mostly!!

in a bizarre twist of fate, the st. louis condo we have had sitting on the market for nine months got its very first bid yesterday, while i was blissfully wandering the aisles of the dermatology conference vendor booths. a contract was written up and signed today. it is still possible that the deal wont go through, but it is looking like i wont have a place waiting for me in st. louis after all -- other than nate's, of course.