The sentiments you feel are mixed, I know. Gratitude - to family, teachers, those who wrote letters of support. Accomplishment - you knew you could do it. And you have. And expectation - let us get on with it.
Orientations are for the birds.
I am reminded of a comment that former Harvard President Nathan Pusey made to the seniors as they parted from Harvard. It's because the freshmen bring in so much and the seniors take out so little. I hope you are the exception to that statement. You represent a distillation - I hope a fine one, of the hopes and aspirations of a substantial number of Americans. There were more than 45,000 students across America and around the world who hoped to matriculate into one of the classes of the 125 medical schools this fall.