This week was a major struggle for me. I had hoped that maybe I would finally secure or at least hear a response from my possible mentor. But it has been silent. No responses. Nothing. He responded so often I'm very surprised that I haven't at least heard back from him. I am a little confused now on what the next step is. I have really started preparing for the possibility of not getting a mentor. I am really worried about the final product because I don't know what to do either. Honestly this is the most stressful experience I have had but I hope the rebound happens soon. So far I have been researching other oral surgeons that I can look into having as a mentor. But the annoying part is that I need to restart the process with just getting an interview. And then I need to ask. I wish I could really do this by myself but I don't think I can. I have searched for articles on the biology of TMDs but would you believe that something completely unknown is incredibly hard to find. I am falling behind a little bit and it doesn't help that my other classes are heating up tremendously. I did work on another research assessment due to not having an interview or a mentor visit. But that article was honestly just not informative and I am really struggling to find any new or perspective changing information. I hope this improves. or this is going to be a very painful process this semester.