ME: Are you still pre-med?
Girl: Yeah, but med school is sooo competitive so I'm going to apply to MD/PHD programs instead.
ME: !!
oh dear... yeah i wanna go bungee jumping but i'm scared of heights so i'm gonna go sky diving instead.
ME: Are you still pre-med?
Girl: Yeah, but med school is sooo competitive so I'm going to apply to MD/PHD programs instead.
ME: !!
You know that misconception has been around a long time. I joined this forum 7 years ago and a now resident told me that a 3.0 would get you more easily into a MD/PhD program then MD program.
So perhaps someone told her that. I wouldn't be surprised as this kid told me such and I had no plan on doing such cuz I cannot fathom the idea of doing a PhD.
LMAO! He was probably trolling. Especially that *****ic statement he made:
"Er, great one, doc! So why is it called a boner if there's no bone? I'd suggest that you get yourself to a high school biology class as soon as possible and learn some basic anatomy. And why is there a pubic bone if it isn't for supporting a boner?
Dude, forget medical school. You're not touching me if that's the extent of your knowledge of human anatomy."
Naive folks like this usually make my day
WTF...you listed journals you've read as an "EC"?!I suppose I will never know if my pre-medical interviewer (PMI) was serious or trying to get my reaction....
PMI: You have a good GPA but since several of your volunteer experiences are people-centric you might want to consider being a Psychologist.
My thoughts : If only there was a way to involve people in the medical profession...and I can see how participating in blood drives, helping food drives, and working as a PCA could be misconstrued as having nothing to do with medicine but EVERYTHING to do with Psychology.
PMI: You have a lot of extra-curricular journal articles that you have read over the past two years, most pre-medical students have three or four.
Me: Well I like to read. At first journal articles were difficult for me to understand, however, as I took more science classes I started to understand why they were preforming the test they did as well as understanding the implications of the results.
PMI: I'm concerned that this shows that you love academics/studying more than anything else.
My thoughts: Too bad medicine and studying don't mix...
I also had a co-worker that was not in college offer some help:
Co-worker: So how are things going with school?
Me: I've been pretty busy studying for Calculus. The test have been pretty difficult!
Co-worker: I can help you with that.
Me: Oh, you've taken calculus before?
Co-worker: No, but my mom went to college and she is really smart and she has her old text books.
Me: What did your mom major in?
Co-worker: I don't know.
Me: Did she take Calculus?
Co-worker: I don't know. But girls have a harder time with math and I was pretty good at it in HS.
Me: Well, I just said it was hard I didn't say that I wasn't doing well in the class...but thanks.
Later he called me to clarify if I was flirting with him (based on this conversation)!!!
WTF...you listed journals you've read as an "EC"?!
You've gotta be kidding me.
While you may think his comment is ridiculous, it's really not if your other activities didn't point him away from it. That just seems absolutely ridiculous to me that you would put down reading a journal as one of your ECs. Most people do that kind of stuff as a part of something else (their research group or a clinical job) -- it's simply a part of the position but no one ever lists it as something they did (i.e., like a responsibility).
LOL - They specifically asked for what journal articles you had read in the past two years. My pre-medical adviser had told me to keep a record of things I read that were medically related. I only listed this on my premedical application because they asked for it. I did NOT mention it in my apps to medical schools.
LOL - They specifically asked for what journal articles you had read in the past two years. My pre-medical adviser had told me to keep a record of things I read that were medically related. I only listed this on my premedical application because they asked for it. I did NOT mention it in my apps to medical schools.
What is a premedical application? And a premed interview? You have to apply to become a premed at your school?
I suppose I will never know if my pre-medical interviewer (PMI) was serious or trying to get my reaction....
PMI: You have a good GPA but since several of your volunteer experiences are people-centric you might want to consider being a Psychologist.
My thoughts : If only there was a way to involve people in the medical profession...and I can see how participating in blood drives, helping food drives, and working as a PCA could be misconstrued as having nothing to do with medicine but EVERYTHING to do with Psychology.
PMI: You have a lot of extra-curricular journal articles that you have read over the past two years, most pre-medical students have three or four.
Me: Well I like to read. At first journal articles were difficult for me to understand, however, as I took more science classes I started to understand why they were preforming the test they did as well as understanding the implications of the results.
PMI: I'm concerned that this shows that you love academics/studying more than anything else.
My thoughts: Too bad medicine and studying don't mix...
I also had a co-worker that was not in college offer some help:
Co-worker: So how are things going with school?
Me: I've been pretty busy studying for Calculus. The test have been pretty difficult!
Co-worker: I can help you with that.
Me: Oh, you've taken calculus before?
Co-worker: No, but my mom went to college and she is really smart and she has her old text books.
Me: What did your mom major in?
Co-worker: I don't know.
Me: Did she take Calculus?
Co-worker: I don't know. But girls have a harder time with math and I was pretty good at it in HS.
Me: Well, I just said it was hard I didn't say that I wasn't doing well in the class...but thanks.
Later he called me to clarify if I was flirting with him (based on this conversation)!!!
LOL - They specifically asked for what journal articles you had read in the past two years. My pre-medical adviser had told me to keep a record of things I read that were medically related. I only listed this on my premedical application because they asked for it. I did NOT mention it in my apps to medical schools.
The premedical committee at my school had a very VERY long premedical committee interview application. Just some hoops I had to jump through to get a premedical committee letter.
Well, I guess that's one way to find out if someone was flirting with you.
Ahh...ok, gotcha. That makes sense...well, not really, but I get why you kept track of things. I probably wouldn't have kept track of it, TBH. Maybe just made up some crap to make the guy feel good. Honestly, that seems like one of the most bogus and pointless things to keep track of I've heard. (And I thought Shadowing was pointless... what will they think of next? "Keep a log of the number of hours of Scrubs you watch. Also keep track of the individual episodes viewed and the lessons learned from each.")
Oh I see. I didn't have anything like that at my school. Wow, that is a lot of hoops for a committee letter!
This is a conversation between me and another bio major:
me: so what are you going to do once you graduate?
him: well, I've done a lot of research so I'll probably go on to get my PhD. What about you?
me: I plan on going to medical school, I've been preparing for it for years so hopefully I'm accepted somewhere.
him: oh yeah, I think I'll do that too.
me: medical school?
him: yeah, I think I'll just get an MD while I'm at it. It would be super cool to have two advanced degrees!
This is a conversation between me and another bio major:
me: so what are you going to do once you graduate?
him: well, I've done a lot of research so I'll probably go on to get my PhD. What about you?
me: I plan on going to medical school, I've been preparing for it for years so hopefully I'm accepted somewhere.
him: oh yeah, I think I'll do that too.
me: medical school?
him: yeah, I think I'll just get an MD while I'm at it. It would be super cool to have two advanced degrees!
I know someone who was just going to do the PhD route. Out of curiosity, he took the MCAT after studying for 2 weeks (supposedly). Since he scored so well, he was pretty much like, "what the hell, I'll do MD/PhD." He's now at a prestigious CA medical school in an MD/PhD program.
However, other people have told me he's been studying a lot longer than 2 weeks...
It kills me how hard some people work to cultivate a laid-back image/make it look like they put zero effort into being awesome. Does working hard to be awesome mitigate the awesomeness?
Why are a majority of the comments from girls? lol. and girls tend to be the gunners most of the time
Slightly-related...
Me: *measures migration distance on a gel printout with a ruler* It's about 6 cm.
Pre-dent w/ a BS in bio, Pre-PA, and a person with a Master's in forensics: Wait, what? We've only got 2 annnnnd, like, a little less-than-half of a centimeter.
Me: Well I've still got 6 cm.
Them: How?
Me: Well, I'm using the centimeter side and y'all are using the inches side...
Them: Oh...
Anyways at a LOR program thing today put on my schools advising program a student asked: "Are all your letters supposed to be strong? I heard you need some weaker letters so you have balance. I heard it was bad to have all strong letters."
My research advisor told me this. I told him I didn't want to do an MD/PhD though and he said: "OK but let me know if you ever want to take the easy path."
Anyways at a LOR program thing today put on my schools advising program a student asked: "Are all your letters supposed to be strong? I heard you need some weaker letters so you have balance. I heard it was bad to have all strong letters."
Wow. By the way, won't you have a lot of student debt after an MD/PhD program. How is THAT easy....
top!
Me: Aren't you going to take physics 1+2? Many schools won't accept your AP credit.
Her: Nope. I checked it out. CU Denver will take my AP credit and they're my #1 so I'm all set.
Me: But....
This just made me crack up in the Math Lab and garner a few dirty looks. Thank you, sir.Genius Pre-med: "Well, if you're applying DO, then you better get used to prescribing Fish Oils and Milk of Magnesia, because that's all you can do."
Me: Uhhhh.....
People forget that nurses are VERY big on evidence-based practice. We got drilled that since we were little nurselings.
Oh, that is great.
Ahh...ok, gotcha. That makes sense...well, not really, but I get why you kept track of things. I probably wouldn't have kept track of it, TBH. Maybe just made up some crap to make the guy feel good. Honestly, that seems like one of the most bogus and pointless things to keep track of I've heard. (And I thought Shadowing was pointless... what will they think of next? "Keep a log of the number of hours of Scrubs you watch. Also keep track of the individual episodes viewed and the lessons learned from each.")
And forensic pathologist is the only one of those that require an MD.
And on that note one more gem for you:
When I was 21 this kid who was head of premed amsa thought that your MCAT score is usually 10 times what your GPA is. Oh how wrong he was. Our school was living proof of that.
Just last year a former psych major who claimed she wanted to do medicine didn't even know what match was. I was shocked. i thought every premed knew what step 1, step 2, match, residency all meant.
I don't
Don't get what?
One kid tried to convince myself and others that the DAT was a much harder test than the MCAT. He actually could be right and I would have no idea but I found that pretty amusing.
Dude I got this for Chem except he flat out just wasn't taking one. i don't think he did any research prior to this. I was just like okay go ahead with your okey doke.
time to bring this thread back up to speed.
Pre-med Gunna- "So, DOTW, what schools do you think you will apply to?
Me- "Well, its pretty early to tell, but my dream school is Miami"
Gunna- "Miami thats a pretty tough school, what was your GPA?"
Me- "It was a 3.1, I rocked a C in CHEM 101 and a couple other classes, lol"
Gunna- "Woah really? I don't think you will get into any med school with a C on your transcript then"
Me-"You do know the average GPA is 3.6 right?"
Gunna- "Ya, only A's and B's though. They screen you out if you have a C or lower"
Me- "You don't say...(-________-)
He said it was his dream school, not where he thought he would be goingHate to break it to you but your not getting into miami w a 3.1.. i think this post you just wrote should be included under the thread title topic, not the other way around.
Hate to break it to you but your not getting into miami w a 3.1.. i think this post you just wrote should be included under the thread title topic, not the other way around.
He said it was his dream school, not where he thought he would be going
DOTW - make sure you get doxy's permission before choosing a dream school in the future.