Before you were MS 0, you were MS -1

[wiloghby]

One of my pet peeves used to be when people got accepted to medical school and then changed their status to "MS 0". Man, it used to bother me so much.

I think I can get over it though. I would like to request that, if you are pre-med and plan to change your status to "MS 0" as soon as you get into medical school (that way the rest of us can know!), I think it is only fair that until you are accepted anywhere, you classify yourself using a negative number system. (EDIT: Apparently needing to clarify, I am being completely facetious. I really don't care.)

If you are making the transition from hSDN to pre-allo in September, you could call yourself "MS -4" -- unless you're planning a gap year. If that's the case, make sure it's "MS -5"

If you are 2 years away from starting medical school in your mind, please classify yourself as "MS -2".

If you are going through the application process currently but have not earned an acceptance yet, please classify yourself as "MS -1".

Then of course, once you get that first e-mail/phone call, "MS 0" is all yours! 🙂

Just a suggestion. I really hope it catches on though..it would really help when reading someone's comments to know just how close they are to the coveted prize.
Eventually, you might even want to date your checks based on the years before/since you planned to start medical school... instead of the conventional BCE/CE method.

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[crimsonkid85]

One of my pet peeves used to be when people got accepted to medical school and then changed their status to "MS 0". Man, it used to bother me so much.

I think I can get over it though. I would like to request that, if you are pre-med and plan to change your status to "MS 0" as soon as you get into medical school (that way the rest of us can know!), I think it is only fair that until you are accepted anywhere, you classify yourself using a negative number system.

If you are making the transition from hSDN to pre-allo in September, you could call yourself "MS -4" -- unless you're planning a gap year. If that's the case, make sure it's "MS -5"

If you are 2 years away from starting medical school in your mind, please classify yourself as "MS -2".

If you are going through the application process currently but have not earned an acceptance yet, please classify yourself as "MS -1".

Then of course, once you get that first e-mail/phone call, "MS 0" is all yours! 🙂

Just a suggestion. I really hope it catches on though..it would really help when reading someone's comments to know just how close they are to the coveted prize.
Eventually, you might even want to date your checks based on the years before/since you planned to start medical school... instead of the conventional BCE/CE method.

If you're bothered this much by 'MS0' I really want to be a fly on the wall when you start third year.

 

[Reckoner]

But won't it be embarrassing when @Agent B has to change her status to MS -10???

 

[Doctor Strange]

Yeah.... No...

 

[solitarius]

The world actually revolves around you.

 

[AlbinoHawk DO]

Why is pre-Allo going full ******? Never go full ******.

 

[johnnycage377]

MS-1, MS-2, MS-3... I keep hearing these terms being thrown around, can someone explain what they mean?

 

[crimsonkid85]

Why is pre-Allo going full ******? Never go full ******.

MS-1, MS-2, MS-3... I keep hearing these terms being thrown around, can someone explain what they mean?

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

 

[wiloghby]

Obv not serious. Nobody should do this. I thought the last line would make the joke obvious if nothing else.

I think MS 0 is weird, but I really don't mind it at all.

Aside from the shadowing love triangle thread, I got tired of reading the same stuff on the first page. I think it's that I've come full circle from when I started paying close attention to SDN last year, a few months before application season began. So people are asking about the same topics again.

I'm sorry my attempt at humor was ill-received.

 

[Pacna]

I, too, think it's weird that you're excited. If you're going to say you're MS1, you might as well say you're MS5 in residency. I mean who gives a f*** amirite?

 

[wiloghby]

The world actually revolves around you.

Well, almost... if implemented it would revolve around the year you start medical school. 🙂

 

[crimsonkid85]

I, too, think it's weird that you're excited. If you're going to say you're MS1, you might as well say you're MS5 in residency. I mean who gives a f*** amirite?

ummmmmmmmmmmmmm in residency you begin counting PGY's...................

 

[wiloghby]

I, too, think it's weird that you're excited. If you're going to say you're MS1, you might as well say you're MS5 in residency. I mean who gives a f*** amirite?

absolutely

 

[pharmolu]

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

I don't see the humor in him asking about the meaning of an acronym, why not tell him what it means rather than laugh at him?

To answer johnnycage's question, it refers to the year of medical school you're in, like MS1 is first year, MS2 is second year etc. kinda like L1 for law school and PGY1 for residency (post graduate year)

 

[kavorca]

It kind of makes me laugh when I see it, but I know people are excited to get accepted and want to tell people. Live and let live, I say.

 

[Patassa]

OP, did you delete your signature after your first post in this thread?

 

[487806]

OP, did you delete your signature after your first post in this thread?

Don't think so.

 

[TheRobin]

But won't it be embarrassing when @Agent B has to change her status to MS -10???

Agent B is a her?

 

[kittykattat]

Agent B is a her?

Yeah, I thought it was obvious via many of her posts

 

[knv2u]

Yeah, I thought it was obvious via many of her posts

No. For some odd reason, I was surprised to learn of Agent B's gender as well (not that it matters here).

 

[acslater99]

Agent B is a her?

That's interesting.

 

[Spinach Dip]

Instead of using negatives, why not use the prefix "pre-". Kind of similar to the BCE/CE method of dating.

Those who haven't been accepted yet would have to call themselves PMS1, PMS2, etc.

 

[487806]

Agent B is a her?

No. For some odd reason, I was surprised to learn of Agent B's gender as well (not that it matters here).

That's interesting.

It's true. So much for anonymity.

 

[KindofBlue]

Instead of using negatives, why not use the prefix "pre-". Kind of similar to the BCE/CE method of dating.

Those who haven't been accepted yet would have to call themselves PMS1, PMS2, etc.

Pun intended? lol

 

[A7X]

Yeah, I thought it was obvious via many of her posts

lol I always assumed agent B was a male.

 

[Spinach Dip]

Pun intended? lol

Joke? What do you mean?

I have no time for nonsense.

 

[ZeaL6]

It's true. So much for anonymity.

 

[TheShaker]

Agent B is a her?

😱😱😱😱😱 Seriously, this is a much more serious matter than the OP.

 

[Life Sucks]

You can't be negative if you didn't begin yet. The whole MS-0 **** is dumb anyway.

 

[Life Sucks]

Wait, what if you get nothing...
MS(-

,

)?

 

[Chillbo Baggins]

So when I was born I was MS -23?

 

[Reckoner]

So when I was born I was MS -23?

Gunning from the cradle.

 

[TheBDP]

Praise Helix!

 

[Microglia]

Obv not serious. Nobody should do this. I thought the last line would make the joke obvious if nothing else.

I think MS 0 is weird, but I really don't mind it at all.

Aside from the shadowing love triangle thread, I got tired of reading the same stuff on the first page. I think it's that I've come full circle from when I started paying close attention to SDN last year, a few months before application season began. So people are asking about the same topics again.

I'm sorry my attempt at humor was ill-received.

I've noticed this too over the years. Not much changes around here. Same questions, same answers, same 1-2% of people/trolls who will never ever listen to said answers. Been looking for something to shake things up.

 

[Mad Jack]

My birth certificate read MS -29.

 

[knv2u]

Wait, what if you get nothing...
MS(-

,

)?

There is a symbol for all real numbers that looks like a stylish R - so let's say MS R.

 

[darkjedi]

I am actually very turned off by people who refer to themselves as "MS-0", but that may be just me

 

[Docility]

I don't know, dude...some people are pretty bad at math. We're gonna start seeing some weird ass fractions/exponents/imaginary numbers thrown in there and it'll just be even more confusing. 😛

Also, @Agent B is indeed a girly girl.

 

[SilentSoldier]

I don't know, dude...some people are pretty bad at math. We're gonna start seeing some weird ass fractions/exponents/imaginary numbers thrown in there and it'll just be even more confusing. 😛

Also, @Agent B is indeed a girly girl.

I'm totally gonna make myself MS -(i/3)^4

 

[touchpause13]

Agent B is a boy who likes to pretend to be a girl on the internets

 

[sinombre]

I think it's more frustrating when users change their status to "medical student" before they actually start medical school, mostly because people reading what they post have no way of knowing they're not actually medical students yet. I can understand the eagerness to change statuses, but it's misleading.

 

[touchpause13]

I agree sinombre. I'll change mine when I actually start school

 

[NontradCA]

I personally don't care...where you're from, who you are, what you do as long as you love me.

#bringboybandsback

 

[487806]

I think it's more frustrating when users change their status to "medical student" before they actually start medical school, mostly because people reading what they post have no way of knowing they're not actually medical students yet. I can understand the eagerness to change statuses, but it's misleading.

There's a Medical Student (Accepted) status option

Agent B is a boy who likes to pretend to be a girl on the internets

Or maybe I'm girl pretending to be boy who mistakenly pretends to be a girl?

 

[Chillbo Baggins]

There's a Medical Student (Accepted) status option

😱

There is! Though I've never seen anyone use it, lol.

 

[amazing tekkers]

But won't it be embarrassing when @Agent B has to change her status to MS -10???

Her status?!

 

[amazing tekkers]

Or maybe I'm girl pretending to be boy who mistakenly pretends to be a girl?

What's the B stand for? Where's Agent A?

 

[487806]

What's the B stand for? Where's Agent A?

It's an inside joke among us females.

 

[Reckoner]

Her status?!

 

[winterchill]

Thanks for that. I switched it to MS (Accepted). Hopefully it'll catch on. The MS0 thing annoys me a little too.