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A Future Doctor: 7 year BS-MD Program Essay [5]
I think the first paragraph could be more personal. As in you could mention the fact that you also have a beating heart. As it stands i feel that it is slightly detached.
How about something like this:
"I traced the path of blood flow over and over, marveled by how the complexity of this long chain of events occurs so easily every day, every minute, every second.
I felt the very organ beating inside of me now. Its deep composed thumps assured me that I was perfectly at home. "
I find the proximity of the words "morgue," "beauty" and "divine" slightly disturbing:
As I walked into the morgue at Drexel University College of Medicine, as a member of the National Youth Leadership Forum, I was captivated by not only the beauty of the divine human body on the bed, but also by the students.
how about something that mediates them. like
"cold beauty of the human body"I think that "I had about five pieces of candyby the time I left" should come at the end of that paragraph as framing device.
I do agree that the conclusion is a bit weak. I cant think of anything right now =( but you should work on it.
My 2 cents =)