At the end of the Medicine entrance test held yesterday morning in the classrooms of Monte Sant’Angelo, here are the thoughts of some of the children who took the test to understand what the emotions, fears and hopes for the future of aspiring doctors are once they have access (hopefully) to a new degree pathway. “I want to be a surgeon – he said Adriana Amato, nineteen years old from Portici. My previous studies had nothing to do with the medical field, I went to a linguistics high school because knowing languages is important in life, but I always wanted to be a doctor. No one in my family did this job, but ever since I was little, it was as if I had some kind of job. I repeat, I want to be a surgeon and be on the front line to save the lives of many people.”
Hypothesis
Adriana is so convinced of this that her resolve will not be shaken even by the possibility of failure in the filter semester: «For plan B I chose Biotechnology because I thought that if unfortunately I failed this exam I could use the next year to study things related to medical studies. Because I will definitely try to access it once again. I am sure of this.” But for now he is still optimistic: «I must say that this test does not seem difficult to me, in fact I would say quite simple, of course if you prepare well. I can’t even identify the questions that put me in particular difficulty.” Asia Ambrosi actually comes from Naples, from the neighborhood of Fuorigrotta, and 18 years old: «I only took biology and chemistry tests and I assumed that they went well, to be honest I expected it to be more complicated. I just had a little difficulty doing some calculations because I’m not very good at doing them in my head and we didn’t have the opportunity to use a calculator.” Asia also chronicled these months of study: «There’s no doubt it’s a race against time. The sheer volume of studies and the fact that we didn’t study some topics as thoroughly as we should have. My dream is to become a neuroscientist because the study of the brain with its infinite mysteries has always fascinated me greatly.”
Subject
«I have prepared well for the biology and chemistry exams as well because I have taken a year of biology and I have studied several topics. Maybe it’s just physics I have to return it in December – said the twenty year old man Mami Diav comes from Caserta. However, medicine was the only path I was truly interested in. It has always been my passion because I want to serve others to help them. The specialties I am interested in are oncology and pediatrics. I thought about cancer patients and children, and I wanted to do something for them.” «I didn’t find the test too difficult – he said Giulia Caramanna18 years. If I make it into medicine, my hope is to become a pediatric surgeon because I love children and I want to make myself available to help them. I always work with them in doing animations and other activities and therefore I also want to continue in my future profession». “My name is Andrea Albini and I am 18 years old and my dream has been to become a doctor since childhood. I think the tests went pretty well and now my goal is to do neurosurgery as I have always been interested in the mechanisms of the brain and nervous system. My parents work in the medical field but the love for this profession is something I have always felt within me.”
Objective
After leaving Monte Sant’Angelo, many students were still so tense that they couldn’t stop talking about their hopes and ambitions. Some immediately cried, perhaps because they were sure that the exam had not gone well. Even two girls who came out together still looked very tired. But suddenly smiles appeared on both of their faces: on a bench on a leafy university street, there were their girlfriends waiting. In their hands they both held orchids. And when they saw the two maidens coming from afar, they arose and went to meet them. They kissed him and gave him flowers. Now the faces of the two students finally calmed down. Filter semesters and exams take a backseat for a while, thanks to their boyfriends and a very romantic gift that turns out to have the desired effect on the girls.
