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Magna Carta Holy Grail is EVERYTHING!! That is all.
+1
(haven't heard it though lol)
I'm sensing......i'm sensing.... i'm sensing....D*** riders
Magna Carta Holy Grail is EVERYTHING!! That is all.
+1
(haven't heard it though lol)
I'm sensing......i'm sensing.... i'm sensing....D*** riders
+1
(haven't heard it though lol)
I'm sensing......i'm sensing.... i'm sensing....D*** riders
Not at all. This is easily Jay's best album since American Gangster. Already top 5 of his catalog for me.
That's crazy that you heard the album before it was "officially released." I guess you are beyonce
Hey Yall,
So I have a question for those of you who are either in med school now or just went through the interview process. I have been spending a lot of time thinking about dress code for interviews and in medical school after getting into a debate about it in the pre-allo forum. My concern is simply that I do not want to feel as though I must "blend" into the existing physician population (i.e. mostly old white men) by dressing in a manner similar to them on my interview day or as a student/physician. I guess I still have a little voice in the back of my head saying "don't sell out". Have any of you dealt with this? I know clothes are kinda silly, but I feel that a lot of my identity comes from that and I don't want to feel as though I am compromising who I am in order to be a physician. I want to go into medicine to bring about change, not to conform to some antiquated standard. I'm just worried that first the clothes change, then the attitude changes, then next thing you know I'm not in medicine for the same reasons (helping the community) that I originally decided to go into it for. What do yall think? Am I just being melodramatic?
BTW, I'm not talking about showing up to an interview in a snap-back and some Jordans, I'm talking about wearing trendier suits that, in my opinion, are still professional, but supposedly the older crowd will see as too flashy or something.
Yes
But, trendier cut = fine. Keep the bland color though. Blue, gray, charcoal, brown can work to dress it up a bit.
"Do what you have to do, to make sure you can do what you want to do."
That was a Yes to being melodramatic? haha
I feel you though - that makes sense.
Do what makes you comfortable for the interview, but trust me I went to many an interview and few looked at what I wore. The only compliments I received were from people on my way to and from my interviews. You want them to remember you for your mind, not your clothes. Make sure its a good suit. Indochino/Black lapel/Proper Suit are all great options.
Hey Yall,
So I have a question for those of you who are either in med school now or just went through the interview process. I have been spending a lot of time thinking about dress code for interviews and in medical school after getting into a debate about it in the pre-allo forum. My concern is simply that I do not want to feel as though I must "blend" into the existing physician population (i.e. mostly old white men) by dressing in a manner similar to them on my interview day or as a student/physician. I guess I still have a little voice in the back of my head saying "don't sell out". Have any of you dealt with this? I know clothes are kinda silly, but I feel that a lot of my identity comes from that and I don't want to feel as though I am compromising who I am in order to be a physician. I want to go into medicine to bring about change, not to conform to some antiquated standard. I'm just worried that first the clothes change, then the attitude changes, then next thing you know I'm not in medicine for the same reasons (helping the community) that I originally decided to go into it for. What do yall think? Am I just being melodramatic?
BTW, I'm not talking about showing up to an interview in a snap-back and some Jordans, I'm talking about wearing trendier suits that, in my opinion, are still professional, but supposedly the older crowd will see as too flashy or something.
ChemEng I JUST had a conversation about this with my really good friend (also black) who is starting EM residency. I'll never forget, my junior year in undergrad, I was tabling at the med school of our university and I saw kids who were clearly on an interview day. And this one black guy was very obviously from the south from the suit he had on. It was overly large and while black had a shiny checkerboard pattern. I'm sure that was perfectly acceptable to wear to church wherever he came from, but it wasn't at all professional. I have no idea what the outcome was for him, but I would tell a student from up north where European cuts and shiny fabrics are in. It's not interview attire. Period. Business attire is just that.
Tl;dr: Save your personal expression for later; you can't change anything from the outside looking in.
You don't know that applicants situation, he could have only had money for that type of suit. I probably would have been wearing the same thing, if one of the deans at my school, did not go out and get me a $300 suit. Also when people say you can't change anything from the outside looking in, just sounds like a pathetic way to say conform. It's rare that these same people who conform to get in, "magically" attempt to change the system once they get in. Change usually comes from the ones who had the balls to not conform in the first place and still made it in. (sorry for misspellings guys, playing starcraft and typing at same time lol)
If he had money for a patterned one, he had it for a not patterned one. And when I was a broke college grad ALL of my work clothes were hand-me-downs or thrift store items my mom or the mother of my church took in for me since they both sew. Affordability is not an excuse in my book. It's perfectly possible to look professional for way less than $300.
I don't happen to believe that professionalism is conformist at all. It wouldn't be acceptable to curse in an interview either. Or have poor hygiene. Or any number of other things people generally find objectionable. But I was raised on the east coast and we'll have to agree to disagree on that. I find the schools that have the most stringent opinions on presentation to be HBCUs anyway. If I have time to find one of the articles about Hampton U's policy on hair for their male students I'll edit this post to include it.
What's the dress code? It can't be as bad as Loma Linda!
From Jay Z's greatest and worst albums to interview wear, boy I have missed a lot while away! I can't comment too much on Jay Z's work because I am more of an underground hip hop kind of person but in regards to the interview attire I think what you want to do is wear what makes you feel most comfortable that is still professional because the more comfortable that you are on the interview the more confident you will be and probably have a better interview day. Just remember that the world (and Adcoms) all have different perspectives on what is acceptable for "professional" attire.
Good luck you all!
Have you listen to le$ e36? Pretty good mixtape
Been/Ben/Bin kind of dead here lately, what's going on guys? My life has been pretty boring.NERD ALERT!!: Started playing Starcraft 2 multiplayer (play people around the world) and reached gold level Also hoping to make a little extra cash in my stocks before school starts at the beginning of August. And lastly, have been running a lot more lately and got myself down to about 9.2 minutes per mile on a 5.5 mile run. Hoping to get down under 9 minutes by this Sunday. Everyone else give your boy an update
My man! Congrats on the running. I was around 9 minute miles on 5.5 mile runs (used that RunKeeper app on the phone) but then finals came and the MCAT came and I fell off......my speed is still decent, but my endurance is garbage. I got really into running to try and help mitigate my asthma.
Right now I am just trying to wade through these secondaries, my brother. I was verified two days ago and have received about 10 secondaries right off the bat and I'm trying to crank em out but make em decent too. Some of em aren't that bad, but like UChicago's are legit essays, 550 and 400 words.
Other than that I am just in the lab, extracting RNA from mouse hearts like crazy
Hey Guys!!! Long time no "See"!!!
Ok Guys! I moved into my apartment yesterday. Now, I must settle in and get ready for school in a couple a weeks. Orientation starts August 6th and classes officially begin the 12th. I still need to send my official letter to withdraw from UTMB's waitlist, but it's all good. I have a half tuition scholarship at my state school. I'm ready to start and knock out these first 2 years. Does this make me crazy?
What have you been up to Whitty?
For ChemEng and Iave, what are proper breathing techniques? I've been jogging, but I still feel winded. I'm out of shape and overweight, so that doesn't help. I am also migraine prone too, so it is hard for me to run long stretches without suffering hours later. I usually run every other minute to keep from getting the headaches, which has faired well. I've been doing the 10K app (based on couch to 5K) and loss 25 lbs over 9 weeks. I would like to keep it up to help with my chronic migraines (I think it has been).
Yooo just made me feel really lazy. Orientation is Aug 1st and still haven't purchased apartment or anything . I'll get on the ball this week.
As far as breathing techniques, I guess it depends on your endurance. If I am running < 3 miles I usually just breath from my nose. My usual distance, I breath from my mouth from the beginning to help combat premature winded. Some of my friends start off running and not watching their breathing until they are about to pass out.
Anyone have any recommendations for stuff needed in an apartment for MS1. So far I have a futon mattress and my suitcase with clothes. I can't really think of anything else I need to put in there. Maybe a chair in desk, but my general rule is that I never study where i sleep and play video games.
This! I would suggest a crockpot for making meals and possibly a microwave if you don't already have one. If you are coffee drinker, I'm not, buy a coffee pot to save $$$. Maybe get one of those one cup makers. I moved out of my house, so I basically transferred items. I didn't want to deal with housing issues in med school. They can be a headache plus I need to unload it before I buy a new one anyway, LOL. My biggest challenge was that I didn't cook because I most often bought out or ate at a family members house, so I had to go out and buy pans and stuff. That will be changing to save money!
Man, I started putting in applications on apartments back in February when M1s and other applicants suggested it. My classmates started putting their names on "M1 It places" in November, LOL. My apartment is less than 5 minutes from school in a nice area and gated. It doesn't have a pool, tennis court, running trail, or exercise facility, but I have laundry on site and I have my own personal elliptical with 2 bd and 1 ba for $650/mo with no roommate. One room for studying.
Word, I think i'll invest in some cooking items. When I was younger we moved around a lot so now I have developed a nomadic like behavior when it comes to moving into new places. Only bring enough items (suitcase, mattress, chair, table) that can fit in a car. I guess i'll be staying in the same place for four years so can add more stuff. Also looking at a two bedroom .5 miles from campus ~$550. My buddy thinks it's section 8 though because it's so cheap. I told him I don't care as long as I can sleep at night. I'm thinking i'll use one room for studying, or since I'll be so close to campus just study at the library and walk home when I am done.
Do you gotta apply for section 8? I looked into it for grad school, but in my city there was a bit of a waiting list and then I managed to get hooked up with a gig on campus as a live in RA so I got my apartment fo free.
Word, I think i'll invest in some cooking items. When I was younger we moved around a lot so now I have developed a nomadic like behavior when it comes to moving into new places. Only bring enough items (suitcase, mattress, chair, table) that can fit in a car. I guess i'll be staying in the same place for four years so can add more stuff. Also looking at a two bedroom .5 miles from campus ~$550. My buddy thinks it's section 8 though because it's so cheap. I told him I don't care as long as I can sleep at night. I'm thinking i'll use one room for studying, or since I'll be so close to campus just study at the library and walk home when I am done.
I wonder if med student can get food stamps and Medicaid/medicares? I know a med student was telling me at work that I could apply for Medicaid. Medicare is for senior citizens.
Yooo just made me feel really lazy. Orientation is Aug 1st and still haven't purchased apartment or anything . I'll get on the ball this week.
As far as breathing techniques, I guess it depends on your endurance. If I am running < 3 miles I usually just breath from my nose. My usual distance, I breath from my mouth from the beginning to help combat premature winded. Some of my friends start off running and not watching their breathing until they are about to pass out.
Anyone have any recommendations for stuff needed in an apartment for MS1. So far I have a futon mattress and my suitcase with clothes. I can't really think of anything else I need to put in there. Maybe a chair in desk, but my general rule is that I never study where i sleep and play video games.
Thanks Quechua for the info. Oh shucks I don't qualify; although, I am going to my state school. At least, I only have to purchase a few books for 1st year because my M2 buddy gave me hers, so I saved several hundreds there.
Iave, that's a great idea. Good luck with orientation and school everyone and too all applicants good luck with your applications. I'm signing off for now. You can PM for anything more pressing.
Yo iave...I was just thinking about music and stuff...have you heard Julian Cruz? He's from The Weeknd's XO crew....
https://soundcloud.com/hearjulian
I liked the EP "Black Heart" he dropped last year...didn't catch on with a lot of people tho
Welcome WelcomeCool. There is a social thread. I'm late in this game lol.
Man we are the only two left in this gameit's too quite in here... I guess some of you must be busy with secondaries and such
Man we are the only two left in this game
it's too quite in here... I guess some of you must be busy with secondaries and such
Don't count me out bruh. BTW, listened to magna carta...holy grail...it was terrible
I miss Blueprint Jay
BTW I totally derailed that URM thread the other day into a discussion on how to fix the lack of Rural and Urban PCPs lol
Haha I have no excuse with plenty of things to do and little motivation for doing them!Man we are the only two left in this game
Was it bad? Now I dont want to listen to it.Don't count me out bruh. BTW, listened to magna carta...holy grail...it was terrible
I miss Blueprint Jay
BTW I totally derailed that URM thread the other day into a discussion on how to fix the lack of Rural and Urban PCPs lol
Sigh. I WISH. I'll be a little late in the game seeing how I'm still prepping for the MCAT. My summer is a bit more busy than I anticipated.
On the bright side, it's encouraging to see fellow URMs preparing to entering their first year of med school and already scoring interviews/secondaries this cycle! It gives me hope
BTW I totally derailed that URM thread the other day into a discussion on how to fix the lack of Rural and Urban PCPs lol
Good job
Thread took an interesting and sharp turn. I can tell you are passionate about helping underserved @ChemENG, most URMs are trying to get in and get the hell far away from anything low income. Also black hearts is dope. You should check out Partynextdoor mixtape. Two good songs are right now and make a mil
@Juansolo And.....saved by on campus housing. The only place left that was decent near the school was $1078 a month, F*ck dot" -Kendrick lamar