Welcome to Idaho...

So I just finished applying to graduate school this month.  Graduate schools, I should say, since I have applied to four already and may add another three by the end of the month.  Anyways, last week I received something from my school that I haven't had in four years... a fall break!  And so I decided to use the aforementioned time off school to drive up to Idaho and visit my first-choice graduate school--Idaho State University.

Yep, I am cheesy enough to take pics on the side of the road.

What do I like about Idaho and more specifically ISU?  Well for starters, I like that the school has a plan for navigationally challenged drivers like myself:

Paw prints on the road so I don't get lost...

But I also like that they have a top-notch program (see here).  I like that they have an entire class devoted to medical Spanish.  I love how their program is focused on rural medicine.  And after meeting with several of their faculty and sitting in on a class, I really like the feel of their program--they've fostered a very personal and relaxed environment where the focus is on developing the skills to be a great healthcare provider.  I really enjoyed visiting with the department and I really hope I get an interview offer soon and get accepted!

Other fun tidbits about ISU and Pocatello:  the campus has a wicked-sweet indoor rock-climbing wall, there is a huge Institute of Religion, and the mountains there are beautiful!  Also, it is located near these fun people:

I got to hang out with these cute ones. 

Oh, and some cool cousins sent me home with home-grown carrots and potatoes:

This is a real-life carrot.  Grown in Idaho.  Yum!

Keep your fingers crossed that I get accepted, okay?
Love,
me.