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Bored at work, thought of a few analogies comparing med schools to girls. Feel free to add more to the list:
The All-Around Girl: This is the girl in high school who was valedictorian, class president, played multiple varsity sports, and still somehow managed to have a bangin' body, cute face, and great personality. All the other girls envied her while all the guys dreamed of someday marrying her. She is, in a word, complete.
Examples: UCSF, Penn [only schools to rank in the top 10 in both research and primary care on USNews, both have amazing resources, funding, and alumni network]
The Girl Next Door: She might not be as flashy as the others but she's dependable and always a good hand to have. Very low maintenance, the girl next door favors you over the other guys because you spent your childhood skipping stones and playing "doctor" together. While many guys gravitate to the girl next door, for others the familiarity breeds contempt and they just have to get away.
Example: Your local state school(s). [Cheap, familiar, easier to get in, gets the job done]
The Ugly Sister: This girl doesn't have much going for her except for the fact that her sister is super hot. That alone gets her attention from guys who hope that by dating the uglier sister they can move on up to her hotter counterpart down the road (i.e. for residency). Also known as the Khloe Kardashian of med schools.
Example: Drexel, Rush [with Penn and NW/UChicago, respectively, playing the role of the hot sister]
The Size Queen: She's all about those big, long, thick, throbbing….MCAT scores. If you aren't sporting at least a 35R don't even think about asking her out. The Size Queen laughs unabashedly at tiny MCAT scores while her eyes light up like Christmas at the sight of the really big ones. Every cycle she hopes that she will finally slay her Moby Dick : the elusive 45T-incher.
Examples: WashU, Michigan [both known for this kind of behavior]
The Tease: She's all over you at the club, on the taxi ride back to your place, and even when you're walking up to the door. But once you get inside she suddenly decides she's not ready to have sex with you. Seriously?!?!?
Example: GWU [no screened secondary, interviews a ton of people but only accepts ~25% of interviewees]
The All-Around Girl: This is the girl in high school who was valedictorian, class president, played multiple varsity sports, and still somehow managed to have a bangin' body, cute face, and great personality. All the other girls envied her while all the guys dreamed of someday marrying her. She is, in a word, complete.
Examples: UCSF, Penn [only schools to rank in the top 10 in both research and primary care on USNews, both have amazing resources, funding, and alumni network]
The Girl Next Door: She might not be as flashy as the others but she's dependable and always a good hand to have. Very low maintenance, the girl next door favors you over the other guys because you spent your childhood skipping stones and playing "doctor" together. While many guys gravitate to the girl next door, for others the familiarity breeds contempt and they just have to get away.
Example: Your local state school(s). [Cheap, familiar, easier to get in, gets the job done]
The Ugly Sister: This girl doesn't have much going for her except for the fact that her sister is super hot. That alone gets her attention from guys who hope that by dating the uglier sister they can move on up to her hotter counterpart down the road (i.e. for residency). Also known as the Khloe Kardashian of med schools.
Example: Drexel, Rush [with Penn and NW/UChicago, respectively, playing the role of the hot sister]
The Size Queen: She's all about those big, long, thick, throbbing….MCAT scores. If you aren't sporting at least a 35R don't even think about asking her out. The Size Queen laughs unabashedly at tiny MCAT scores while her eyes light up like Christmas at the sight of the really big ones. Every cycle she hopes that she will finally slay her Moby Dick : the elusive 45T-incher.
Examples: WashU, Michigan [both known for this kind of behavior]
The Tease: She's all over you at the club, on the taxi ride back to your place, and even when you're walking up to the door. But once you get inside she suddenly decides she's not ready to have sex with you. Seriously?!?!?
Example: GWU [no screened secondary, interviews a ton of people but only accepts ~25% of interviewees]
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