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Okay, ignoring the humble brag that is dripping from this post...

Do you enjoy teaching people? If no, then don't do it. Just be like "sorry dude, I gotta go study for xyz". If you're feeling used and don't want to help people anymore, don't do it - you're not obligated to. If you like teaching, then keep doing it. Honestly, I've found that teaching other people is the best way for me to reinforce material to myself and basically ensures that I know everything extremely well (you can't explain something to someone effectively unless you yourself know it exceedingly well).

Also understand not everyone is a genius like you, so inevitably people will struggle. They see you as someone who doesn't and wonder how you do it; they look to you for help. Either help them or don't, but don't be condescending.
 
Like you said, you're a genius at a crap university. Understand intelligence is relative, and not everyone takes education seriously. If you are tired of helping others, don't. No one is forcing you to (hopefully), so focus on yourself and your achievements. By the way, I would strongly suggest tutoring the ladies...if you swing that way.

EDIT: Well this looks pointless now..
 
Turkishking said:
People just radiate to me for help on exams, and study groups. The study groups form, and I'm the one that ends up teaching people, and people tell me I should be a teacher for knowing simple biology.. Not my fault I actually like learning and study quite frequently. Does this happen with anyone else too? Next thing I have people trying to be my friends, and girls texting asking me to tutor them. Should I just simply decline this?? I feel it's really simple to pull a 3.8 at this crap university.. I can't believe people are struggling.. making me feel like a genius, and I'm not even that smart.
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Girls be blowin' up my phone, help SDN!

People have come to me for help in courses before. If I have the time I happily help them. If I don't then I tell them I'm too busy. Not really a problem here, but I suspect you already knew that.
 
Gurby said:
I want to know how he used the word "radiate"... OP please!
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NotASerialKiller said:
Girls be blowin' up my phone, help SDN!

People have come to me for help in courses before. If I have the time I happily help them. If I don't then I tell them I'm too busy. Not really a problem here, but I suspect you already knew that.
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you really don't have anything better to do
 
Something along the lines of..

"People radiate to me for help"

Alright, OP. I'll get off your case now. In conclusion: Quit helping people and focus on you.
 
People just radiate to me for help on exams, and study groups. The study groups form, and I'm the one that ends up teaching people, and people tell me I should be a teacher for knowing simple biology.. Not my fault I actually like learning and study quite frequently. Does this happen with anyone else too? Next thing I have people trying to be my friends, and girls texting asking me to tutor them. Should I just simply decline this?? I feel it's really simple to pull a 3.8 at this crap university.. I can't believe people are struggling.. making me feel like a genius, and I'm not even that smart.
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Take some upper division/graduate level courses stat (assuming your university lets you)! I'm sure your college isn't complete crap, you're just not seeing the better parts of it. There's a world of difference between undergrads and phd students; you won't find anyone in the latter pool asking you to tutor them or skimping out on learning/studying. The difference between undergrad professors and graduate level ones is just as pronounced - upper division professors actually care about what they're teaching unlike the ones drafted into teaching intro bio/orgo etc. Also, it goes without saying but decline the requests if you're being used. There's no need to feel guilty about it - the people struggling are struggling because they are lazy, not because they are unintelligent.
 
I have the same problem with study groups. It's really valuable to be able to talk with people about things you don't understand well, but not so much if you're the only one who is putting in time and effort. I've lucked out in that I have 1 friend who is equally nerdy as I am, so we've helped each other out quite a bit. I think it's just about finding the right people.
 
I have nothing against teaching others, and in fact I quite enjoy it when I have the time to do so. But most of the time between class and my job I am pressed for study time and I don't like to spend that time teaching. Consequently, my method is to fly under the radar with regards to my scores, instead of radiating my success to others so that they seek me out for help.

For example, if my classmate and I are discussing our recent exam and he/she asks me what I thought of it, I might respond "It was okay but there were some tricky questions" even if I got a hundred. Same goes for this whole medical school application process. Most people I know don't even know I have applied.
 
tenblackalps said:
I have nothing against teaching others, and in fact I quite enjoy it when I have the time to do so. But most of the time between class and my job I am pressed for study time and I don't like to spend that time teaching. Consequently, my method is to fly under the radar with regards to my scores, instead of radiating my success to others so that they seek me out for help.

For example, if my classmate and I are discussing our recent exam and he/she asks me what I thought of it, I might respond "It was okay but there were some tricky questions" even if I got a hundred. Same goes for this whole medical school application process. Most people I know don't even know I have applied.
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How is not teaching related to apps
 
tenblackalps said:
I have nothing against teaching others, and in fact I quite enjoy it when I have the time to do so. But most of the time between class and my job I am pressed for study time and I don't like to spend that time teaching. Consequently, my method is to fly under the radar with regards to my scores, instead of radiating my success to others so that they seek me out for help.
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The best way to learn is to teach it to someone else.
 
Glazedonutlove said:
How is not teaching related to apps
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Very similar, actually. From prepping for the MCAT, to writing great essays, to applying early and broadly, it's not all that different from doing well in class if you get admitted.

Lost in Translation said:
The best way to learn is to teach it to someone else.
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I agree, I actually teach a class as well 😛
 
tenblackalps said:
Very similar, actually. From prepping for the MCAT, to writing great essays, to applying early and broadly, it's not all that different from doing well in class if you get admitted.



I agree, I actually teach a class as well 😛
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I meant why do you need to keep your application a secret.. it's not like people would be asking to copy your stuff.
 
Glazedonutlove said:
I meant why do you need to keep your application a secret.. it's not like people would be asking to copy your stuff.
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Is it a secret? You know about it 😛

Really though I just see no reason to loquaciously divulge information about my life.
 
Ha HA this post makes you sound like a sad man ... Find something else in life to brag about .
 
Turkishking said:
People just radiate to me for help on exams, and study groups. The study groups form, and I'm the one that ends up teaching people, and people tell me I should be a teacher for knowing simple biology.. Not my fault I actually like learning and study quite frequently. Does this happen with anyone else too? Next thing I have people trying to be my friends, and girls texting asking me to tutor them. Should I just simply decline this?? I feel it's really simple to pull a 3.8 at this crap university.. I can't believe people are struggling.. making me feel like a genius, and I'm not even that smart.
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@NotASerialKiller I will forever be in your debt for saving this amazing post.

Also, isn't this the same kid who posted whimpering about his 87 in biology a few days ago? Sounds like that 3.8 may not be happening bro...time to start filling out those podiatry apps.
 
goldy490 said:
@NotASerialKiller I will forever be in your debt for saving this amazing post.

Also, isn't this the same kid who posted whimpering about his 87 in biology a few days ago? Sounds like that 3.8 may not be happening bro...time to start filling out those podiatry apps.
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Credit is not mine, I just have friends in high places 😉
 
NotASerialKiller said:
Girls be blowin' up my phone, help SDN!

People have come to me for help in courses before. If I have the time I happily help them. If I don't then I tell them I'm too busy. Not really a problem here, but I suspect you already knew that.
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@NotASerialKiller Definitely one of the better posters on SDN, but dont you think its real shady to dig up this post? The OP realized what he said was stupid and spoke badly of him. Why would you dig it up just so he could be made fun of more?

Also to everyone else in this thread:

Y'all are bullies
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steelersfan1243 said:
@NotASerialKiller Definitely one of the better posters on SDN, but dont you think its real shady to dig up this post? The OP realized what he said was stupid and spoke badly of him. Why would you dig it up just so he could be made fun of more?

Also to everyone else in this thread:

Y'all are bullies
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One man's shady is another man's learning experience! Shouldn't you be in a cheery mood with Roethlisberger coming back?
 
steelersfan1243 said:
@NotASerialKiller Definitely one of the better posters on SDN, but dont you think its real shady to dig up this post? The OP realized what he said was stupid and spoke badly of him. Why would you dig it up just so he could be made fun of more?

Also to everyone else in this thread:

Y'all are bullies
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If OP doesnt get a proper lesson on how egotistical and off putting his line of thinking is then he is up for a rude awakening.. We are doing him a favor so if he ever opens his mouth and think he is superior to his classmates because he is doing better in school he will think twice. OP doesnt even realize how toxic his line of thinking is he just removed it because he knew he would get his ass handed to him which shows he is somewhat smart as he think he is
 
Well. I'm sorry if I sounded so egotistical, and so condescending. I'm not sure if you guys experienced people bothering you during exams, or people calling you at the worst times to help them with the homework. The best part is, if I wasn't doing so "well" no one would come to me. How do you filter out the people that are exactly your friends, from those that are not? It's not just like this for Bio, but every class. I'm not trying to sound so condescending. I tried to get rid of the post as fast as possible, but you have the same people that have no lives on here bringing it alive.
 
Turkishking said:
Well. I'm sorry if I sounded so egotistical, and so condescending. I'm not sure if you guys experienced people bothering you during exams, or people calling you at the worst times to help them with the homework. The best part is, if I wasn't doing so "well" no one would come to me. How do you filter out the people that are exactly your friends, from those that are not? It's not just like this for Bio, but every class. I'm not trying to sound so condescending. I tried to get rid of the post as fast as possible, but you have the same people that have no lives on here bringing it alive.
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Of course I've experienced this. Everyone has. Believe it or not, even people who don't have the god given gift of being a biology demigod have experienced this. The difference however is we don't run to post about it online.

Let me give you some advice. Speaking like you're some kind of beneficent intellectual messiah here to help all the "less fortunate" students is a fast track way to make a very bad name for yourself. That goes both on here and in real life. Learn to be humble and don't let you're ego be defined by your GPA.
 
I really wonder what TurkishKing's next thread is going to be. One day it's "I did bad on a biology test what do I do," the next day it's "I did bad on an English essay what do I do," then the next day for some reason it's "people always come to me for biology help?" Makes no sense.
 
Turkishking said:
Well. I'm sorry if I sounded so egotistical, and so condescending. I'm not sure if you guys experienced people bothering you during exams, or people calling you at the worst times to help them with the homework. The best part is, if I wasn't doing so "well" no one would come to me. How do you filter out the people that are exactly your friends, from those that are not? It's not just like this for Bio, but every class. I'm not trying to sound so condescending. I tried to get rid of the post as fast as possible, but you have the same people that have no lives on here bringing it alive.
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You could try, you know, putting your phone on silent, Mr. Popular.

But, on the serious, from someone who is much older than you (from the age you project, anyway), either help people or don't. This is not something for you to bemoan and grow weary from thinking about.
 
BurghMed said:
I really wonder what TurkishKing's next thread is going to be. One day it's "I did bad on a biology test what do I do," the next day it's "I did bad on an English essay what do I do," then the next day for some reason it's "people always come to me for biology help?" Makes no sense.
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I'm eagerly awaiting his next thread with the same anticipation I get when I have to wash the dishes.
 
I had a rude awakening in the mist of breaking up with my girlfriend.....

She said.,"You think youre so smart? How old are you? 27? and you're still not in medical school? I know people way younger than you who got in. You're not as impressive as you say you are."

Sudden increased of my Troponin level.
Sudden decreased of my confidence, ego, and esteem 😢
 
You are so much better off without her!

oOKawaiiOo said:
I had a rude awakening in the mist of breaking up with my girlfriend.....

She said.,"You think youre so smart? How old are you? 27? and you're still not in medical school? I know people way younger than you who got in. You're not as impressive as you say you are."

Sudden increased of my Troponin level.
Sudden decreased of my confidence, ego, and esteem 😢
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oOKawaiiOo said:
I had a rude awakening in the mist of breaking up with my girlfriend.....

She said.,"You think youre so smart? How old are you? 27? and you're still not in medical school? I know people way younger than you who got in. You're not as impressive as you say you are."

Sudden increased of my Troponin level.
Sudden decreased of my confidence, ego, and esteem 😢
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Lol.
They always try to kick you in the balls when you break up with them.
 
I meant to use a different word:hilarious:. Blame me for not being a natural born citizen, and not living in the states for my whole entire life. You guys are trolling someone that doesn't speak English as their first language! Well done SDN. Continue on trolling! So when a patient comes by and has a minor error in their speech, are you going to troll them too for countless days? Probably not!
 
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