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Just when I thought I was getting a handle on things this semester, I realize I something really important slip by.

I was planning on applying to the 2-year Bioethics Fellowship with NIH, which would have been an absolutely fantastic opportunity. I even went as far as to ask Dr. Latham for a recommendation last term, almost 2 months before the application was due. So I had plenty of time to work on it. But somehow, in the middle of holidays, the start of the new year, shopping for classes in the new semester, and other things, I let it slip by. Today, I finally realized it, and when I looked up the due date again, I realized, with incredible disappointment, that the deadline had already passed: January 15th. That's more than half a month ago!!

This is beyond procrastination.

I don't think this has happened to me before, especially given how interested I was and how much I was looking forward to applying.

You can imagine my disappointment. With myself, with the situation. Either way, at this point, there's no chance of asking for an extension or trying to apply late, given the amount of time that's passed.

This episode means that
1) I will be extremely invested in making sure something similar doesn't happen again
2) I will be very motivated to apply to other opportunities I'm very interested in