Any Muslim Pre-Meds out there??

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ramadhan mubarak everyone! iA interviews and acceptances for all!
 
As'salaamu Alaykum Wa'Ra7matullaahi Wa'barakatu7u!

How have I missed this thread for this long. Ramadan Mubarak, kull `aam wa antum bikhair! , May Allah azza wajall make your siyyam (fast) easy and accept, Ameen!

To get you caught up about me, I am undergrad (biochemistry major-profile). I started wearing hijab in 9th grade, still hijaabi. I wear it to clinicals and to observe during surgery. The shaking hand issue-easy to avoid with practice. I have been in circumstances where I was completely surrounded by doctors and all but one were male-I kindly smiled and exlpained and moved on-not a BIG DEAL.

The Sunnah The Betta!



 
ramdddan mobbbark i need some coffee man im workin and im still half asleep lol oh ok so i just graduated fron st johns here in nyc wd bio major i did my mcat this aug so im waitin for the score by the way im soo happy its comin out in ramddan so it will be blessed and i wont be doin any harram things lol jk
 
no good persian food over here in rochester, new york. I need to head out to westwood and hit up shamshiri
 
Wow, I can't believe I didn't stumble onto this thread earlier. Ramadan Mubarak y'all! I'm Muslim pre-med from Benedictine University, applying next summer. I'm a proud Bangladeshi.
 
RedSHIFT said:
no good persian food over here in rochester, new york. I need to head out to westwood and hit up shamshiri
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there's a shamshiri in northern virginia, one of my fav. restaurants
 
Ramadan Mubarak to everyone out there!! I'll be praying for all my fellow muslim SDN'ers....please also do the same 🙂 Inshallah my first interview is coming up this monday!! pleaseeee pray for me!!! Anyone else also applying to DO schools aswell?
 
Where is everyone? busy with ramzan? hope everyone's interviews/applications are going well.
 
don't you know? SDN is HARAM in ramadan! we must abstain from food, water, sex, and pointless socializing on SDN. anyways..i hope your interview went well a few mondays ago (or whenever it was)..please pray for me as well, had 2 interviews and got 2 more comin up..
peace be upon you all
 
is anyone fasting during their interviews? jus wonderin...
 
WilliamsF1 said:
You don't really have a choice, do you? It's your religion...
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actually if you're travelling, its completely permissible to not fast and to make up the fast later, which i would assume is what most people are doing...
 
BILAL said:
actually if you're travelling, its completely permissible to not fast and to make up the fast later, which i would assume is what most people are doing...
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not I said the fly...fasting is def. doable unless you're gonna be driving a ridiculous amount and aren't on enough sleep and it will impact your performance...you're def. excused for breaking your fast if you travel, and i would too, if i felt it would negatively impact my performance..but if it won't, then again, it's up to you and only you.. one of the hardest things about fasting during interviews is the bad breath! be aware of that and don't whisper to the guy/girl sitting next to you lol..also, not eating lunch with the rest of the people might make a couple people uncomfortable but ISS ALL GOOD..
 
BILAL said:
actually if you're travelling, its completely permissible to not fast and to make up the fast later, which i would assume is what most people are doing...
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I didn't fast for my last interview, I was to exhausted from travelling. I feel bad that I didn't but inshAllah I will be making them up after Ramadan.
 
salaam everybody, 4th year med student in Philly, full out punjabi munda from Lahore, moved to the states when I was 6, grew up in NY, hope everyone is having fun, hang in there
 
AoA.

Well so far I've had one interview during ramzan, and i had to drive 5 hours for that... and yes i did fast... it honestly wasnt that bad.. i mean...you had to be at the school by 8:30 anyways...so after fajar, i just stayed awake, read over my secondary application... and drove to NSU... And about the bad breath.. lol.. i was concerned about that too....but here's what you do.. Just request the school to give you a morning interview instead of the afternoon..... so this way your breath wont stink infront of the most important ppl--your interviewers. During lunch, it was no biggie..... i just ended up talking to some of the med students...who werent really eating aswell...
 
aishoo84 said:
AoA.

Well so far I've had one interview during ramzan, and i had to drive 5 hours for that... and yes i did fast... it honestly wasnt that bad.. i mean...you had to be at the school by 8:30 anyways...so after fajar, i just stayed awake, read over my secondary application... and drove to NSU... And about the bad breath.. lol.. i was concerned about that too....but here's what you do.. Just request the school to give you a morning interview instead of the afternoon..... so this way your breath wont stink infront of the most important ppl--your interviewers. During lunch, it was no biggie..... i just ended up talking to some of the med students...who werent really eating aswell...
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hey aishoo u go gal!!!
thnx 4 sharing ur Fastin xperience with us.. makes us inspired!!
 
aliziry said:
Ana min masr. Its close enough. Were you born here or in Yemen and good luck and congrats with your acceptance mate.
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heeey ... iam from there too premed going mcat in august 2008
 
Got my first acceptance from NSUCOM today!! I'm so excited!
 
Muslim from Kurdistan and inshallah i will get into a med school this year. I wish the best for everyone in this holy month. Inshalah all your hard work will be paid for .......
 
No, there are absolutely no muslim premedical students. Never has been, never will be. Ever.
 
Assalaamualaikum everybody...repping Maryland...yeah Shamshiry is on Westwood Center Drive in Tysons Corner, VA...amazing food
 
gmsquid said:
Assalaamualaikum everybody...repping Maryland...yeah Shamshiry is on Westwood Center Drive in Tysons Corner, VA...amazing food
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Wakaykumasalams,
Mashallah dude, your mdapps is off the chain! good to see our ppl representin!
 
salam people, im a muslim premed too, make dua for me i have an interview at uic tuesday !!!!

jawwad
 
Jawwad said:
salam people, im a muslim premed too, make dua for me i have an interview at uic tuesday !!!!

jawwad
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salaam jawad,
may I ask you when you were complete at UIC? I've been waiting for one desperately. I've also been "Applicant in process" as opposed to "Application is in process" for about 2 weeks. Did you see that change in your status before your invitation? If so, how long were you "applicant in process" before receiving the invitation? thanks and Good luck on your interview. Just realized...couldn't tuesday be EID?? What are you going to do if it is? InshAllah you will do fine.

wassalam
 
BionicOne said:
salaam jawad,
may I ask you when you were complete at UIC? I've been waiting for one desperately. I've also been "Applicant in process" as opposed to "Application is in process" for about 2 weeks. Did you see that change in your status before your invitation? If so, how long were you "applicant in process" before receiving the invitation? thanks and Good luck on your interview. Just realized...couldn't tuesday be EID?? What are you going to do if it is? InshAllah you will do fine.

wassalam
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Eid is monday my brother..
 
babaghannough said:
Eid is monday my brother..
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Well it could be tueday. because today is the 27th
sat= 28
sun=29
(depending on if we see the moon)
mon=30/eid ?
tues: eid?

some ppl started a day later though for them i guess its sun or monday.
 
it's monday if you live in the US of A. it has been decided that the US will follow scientific lunar calendar predictions so now we actually know when eid is gonna be for the next decade in the us (maybe even longer).
 
Umm i think i was complete 8-3 and got an interview invite 9-29. i did NOT see a change in my status.

Hope that helps

salam

jawwad

BionicOne said:
salaam jawad,
may I ask you when you were complete at UIC? I've been waiting for one desperately. I've also been "Applicant in process" as opposed to "Application is in process" for about 2 weeks. Did you see that change in your status before your invitation? If so, how long were you "applicant in process" before receiving the invitation? thanks and Good luck on your interview. Just realized...couldn't tuesday be EID?? What are you going to do if it is? InshAllah you will do fine.

wassalam
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babaghannough said:
it's monday if you live in the US of A. it has been decided that the US will follow scientific lunar calendar predictions so now we actually know when eid is gonna be for the next decade in the us (maybe even longer).
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Yep, eid's definitely monday here in the USA....
 
Jawwad said:
salam people, im a muslim premed too, make dua for me i have an interview at uic tuesday !!!!

jawwad
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Congrats on your interview!!! Best of Luck on Tuesday!!!
 
I'm a muslim (Indian) 3rd year undergrad. It's good to know there are so many muslims applying to med schools...in America too! Mashallah! I'm from Canada and I keep hearing horror stories about racial profiling in America from well meaning 🙄 people.

Good luck to all of you!
--Rezia
 
DrVanNostran said:
I didn't fast for my last interview, I was to exhausted from travelling. I feel bad that I didn't but inshAllah I will be making them up after Ramadan.
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Don't feel too bad...remember: "Your Lord does not wish hardship for you" (don't remember the exact verse number) 🙂
Does anyone else have trouble fasting for an entire month? I always get really really weak after the two weeks or so and end up having to stop😳 Looks like I'll have a good two weeks to make up this year...
 
babaghannough said:
it's monday if you live in the US of A. it has been decided that the US will follow scientific lunar calendar predictions so now we actually know when eid is gonna be for the next decade in the us (maybe even longer).
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hmm. that's wierd. we live in the orlando area, and we still do it the old school way. we see if there's a crescent or not and eid starts respectively.
 
Asalam U Alaikum,
I am a muslim from the deeps of karachi, Pakistan. I am an undergraduate at Benedictine University. I am going to apply next year after I retake my MCAt (wasn't really pleased with my August result... that damn verbal🙁 ) Well I restart studying after EID is over. Advanced EID Mubarak to everyone.. ASalam U Alaikum
 
tp709 said:
Don't feel too bad...remember: "Your Lord does not wish hardship for you" (don't remember the exact verse number) 🙂
Does anyone else have trouble fasting for an entire month? I always get really really weak after the two weeks or so and end up having to stop😳 Looks like I'll have a good two weeks to make up this year...
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i eat cake for suhur and that seems to stop making me hungry for the day. and my mom makes us eat HUGE iftar every nite and that i guess help too.
 
woodhorse22 said:
Asalam U Alaikum,
I am a muslim from the deeps of karachi, Pakistan. I am an undergraduate at Benedictine University. I am going to apply next year after I retake my MCAt (wasn't really pleased with my August result... that damn verbal🙁 ) Well I restart studying after EID is over. Advanced EID Mubarak to everyone.. ASalam U Alaikum
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Woa... the second person I've "met" who's from Benedictine..... a month ago, i didnt even know this uni existed.... and then I met my friend's wife who recently moved to florida....when I asked her what uni she went to, I was like "huh, repeat that again plz" lol... she was just complaining how the classes at FAU were super large compared to at Benedictine... Anyways, Good luck on your MCAT!
 
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