I have arrived back from my first interview at Saint Louis University programme. I spent about 3 days in sint Louis only to discover by the end of my tour that I could have stayed with two of the AKU grads working there. Since I do not like to go on the elist I could not contact them. At any rate, even if I had, both of these grads, are not on the list to have read my message, anyways.
I stayed at the water tower inn which is right next to the SLU. The rates are high for an unemployed person like myself but still. There is nothing outstanding about the inn or the service they provide to their customers. Had it not been for the convenience of being close to my hospital I would not have opted for the same place since there were cheaper and better options available in the town. The other downside of the place is that there is no free shuttle from and to the airport or any major bus terminal. And the cost of traveling to the inn, one way, is 16 US Dollars. Compared to the taxi fare of $34 this might seem like cheap but it is not.
The day of the interview itself was overcast and had showers that started in the morning and continued till late in the evening. The raincoat served me well on the day of my interview.
The interviews went well but nothing extraordinary. I was not expecting anything extra ordinary either. But I was astonished to have found out that all this process for which I am suffering so whole lot in every respect and putting in all my best effort is mere luck and in the end it is not where you really stand that matters in the rank order list but where your luck lands you. It is all in the hands of the secretaries and the programme director. Most of the applications are not reviewed and those that are selected are not based on any procedure but mere chance or the luck. I am not saying tht this was the case at SLU since i had this distinct feeling that the programme director was very very nice and relized how important it was for him to go through each and every candidate's file before talking to him. I think he is doing a very nice job.
I am back to where i started. Let us see where the wind takes us now.
I stayed at the water tower inn which is right next to the SLU. The rates are high for an unemployed person like myself but still. There is nothing outstanding about the inn or the service they provide to their customers. Had it not been for the convenience of being close to my hospital I would not have opted for the same place since there were cheaper and better options available in the town. The other downside of the place is that there is no free shuttle from and to the airport or any major bus terminal. And the cost of traveling to the inn, one way, is 16 US Dollars. Compared to the taxi fare of $34 this might seem like cheap but it is not.
The day of the interview itself was overcast and had showers that started in the morning and continued till late in the evening. The raincoat served me well on the day of my interview.
The interviews went well but nothing extraordinary. I was not expecting anything extra ordinary either. But I was astonished to have found out that all this process for which I am suffering so whole lot in every respect and putting in all my best effort is mere luck and in the end it is not where you really stand that matters in the rank order list but where your luck lands you. It is all in the hands of the secretaries and the programme director. Most of the applications are not reviewed and those that are selected are not based on any procedure but mere chance or the luck. I am not saying tht this was the case at SLU since i had this distinct feeling that the programme director was very very nice and relized how important it was for him to go through each and every candidate's file before talking to him. I think he is doing a very nice job.
I am back to where i started. Let us see where the wind takes us now.
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