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How is the coronavirus pandemic affecting your life right now? Tell us about your experiences, feelings, and thoughts.

I experienced a lot of changes in my life due to the COVID pandemic.<strong> I am a current senior at a university,</strong> and unfortunately have been entirely online since last spring.<strong> During this pandemic I applied to graduate school, and I was unable to visit any of the schools</strong> beforehand. All interviews were held online, and for a student with subpar internet, that was<strong> really stressful.</strong> Luckily a program took a chance on me! I am now left with finishing out my semester remotely before I move on to graduate school, hopefully in person.<strong> I cannot imagine learning medicine online, but at this point I have learned that adaptability is a necessity for surviving this pandemic.</strong> As COVID continues to worsen, I fear that my learning will continue to be fully online for many semesters to come and hinder my ability to practice medicine in the future. Financially, COVID has been a struggle for me among many others.<strong> I worked in nursing prior to the pandemic,</strong> but because of my other job in medical administration I was not able to continue due to the extremely high risk of contracting COVID and passing it to my other coworkers. Luckily, I stumbled across a<strong> new position as a COVID screener at a local museum, which as helped supplement my income.</strong> It has not been easy working two jobs and being a full-time student, but<strong> I am trying to count my blessings</strong> that I am able to attend a good university and have an income at all. I know that many others in the US and across the world are struggling severely due to this virus and all that I can do is be thankful for my blessed situation and continue moving along with life.