can you believe this stuff?

[A. Caveman]

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yeah, you predents don't know jack about this. just kidding! 😀 you've got the same things happening in dental school applications.

anywho, she may have a connection at GW, which would explain how she got an interview 2 years in a row (this don't happen often, especially since first time she had 19 mcat). but i don't get temple. oh well...maybe she does have somethign special. but does it justify her getting a chance before more competent students. she may have overcome great obstacles and whatever else you wanna say...let's say she's got great ECs too. still, how do adcoms believe she'll make it in med school. i woulnd't trust her to learn how to jump rope and chew gum at the same time. i WOULD trust her to learn how to scratch her armpit with one hand and scratch her head with the other while sticking out her tongue though. maybe that's what they saw in her...maybe not 😛 . or...maybe i was right about the picture she sent to med schools. i'll bet using her ankles as earings would make her look pretty damn attractive. I'll interview THAT!!
j/k that could NOT have been her secret. maybe it was the scratching thing.... <img src="graemlins/laughy.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughy]" /> 😎 <img src="graemlins/laughy.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughy]" />

 

[CalBear]

a.caveman,

what is your problem? some of your posts are unnecessarily mean and rude. just b/c you don't think that she should have gotten those interviews doesn't mean that she didn't deserve them. instead of spending all your time belittling others, why don't you spend your time on something more productive? i know i'll probably get flamed by saying this, but i'm sick and tired of your whining. (i know you've asked several times what is wrong with your application. maybe it's your attitude. i sure hope you don't bring this attitude of yours into an interview.) anywhoo, i still wish you luck in the whole admissions cycle.

calbear

 

[Fah-Q]

I have sat on an admissions committee and I have seen the way things really work, at least at my school. The best advice I can give is go to the school's website and find their "Admissions Criteria" or something along those lines. Read it thoroughly and then read your application thoroughly to see how well you match with that school. Of course you will find GPA and MCAT somewhere in that Criteria but notice there is a lot of other stuff there too...that other stuff is not BS, they really do look at it. Trust me, I was a pre-med and I remember the way I thought about admissions. Then I sat on the committee and realized how wrong I was. I will leave you with a couple of things our Dean of Admissions says all the time:

"Numbers are good...people are better."

"Everyone who wants to go to medical school will get into medical school."

 

[reesie0726]

Big up to you CalBear! I totally agree with you. I think it is fruitless to waste time being mad because this girl has two interviews. I agree with many of the other posters, we do not know the girl's entire application so we can not judge. I worry that this attitude might come out in your application, Caveman. I do not think that the mcat is the end all and be all. I really do hope you get some interviews and eventually an acceptance. However, I think that this is totally unproductive of you to sit around and be bitter about some applicant that you barely know.

 

[megkudos]

Caveman,
I understand what you are saying and you are right. I guess there's not much of anything that anyone can do though 🙁
I am probably going to get yelled at for this--but I am guessing that she probably got the interviews with a 21 MCAT because she is a URM. But it is weird that she would have other weaknesses in her application as well and still get interviews.
Who knows? Well good luck with everything.

 

[A. Caveman]

calbear, what is your problem? my post wasn't rude..dude remove that basketball pole from your butt. you've jumped on the bandwagon...think freely. what was so "rude" about my post??? geez, everybody's so sensitive here that a harmless, rudeness-free post sets off butthairs on fire.

take a step back, relax, count backwards from 10, and reread my post..no rudeness man. i've dropped any rancor that i felt about that situation..whatever i said in my original post..i don't feel anymore. it's another day big guy. stop picking on me, it really hurts deep down. 🙄 .

there's like a domino effect here. a few people start telling me to lighten up and the whole world jumps on me. maybe you need to relax. take some ex-lax and go take a load off. that last line was meant to be humorous..if your asshairs are wound up so freaking tight that you're offended by this post, then you've got emotional issues worse than i did when i was on my rant. just because my posts are a little more "direct" and i'm more blunt than most people on this board, doesn't mean i have a chip on my shoulder. sometimes it's fun to talk straight like this. if you can't handle it, go play with your gameboy.

PS. i'm only teasing because you're the 100th person who's confronted me about my posts. leave it alone man..i'm not being rude on that one. NEXT time you see a post you feel is rude that i've typed recently, you let me know big guy. otherwise, stop pointing your finger at me, before i bite it off. caveman like nails..disulfide bridge make caveman thirsty dow.

 

[A. Caveman]

oh, maybe you thought the scratching (monkey business) comment was rude. ever heard of a guy making a joke man? it's funny, not rude. i'm not calling her stupid.

reesie, i'm not wasting my time on her...i'm wasting my time. i come on this board to relax and check out what people have to say. sometimes i spice up the discussions with risque stuff. talking about the same old stuff just isn't as fun as a heated, passionate discussion. back to the point of this post...i'm here wasting time already, so why not discuss what's on my mind. i'm not THAT interested in her case..but since like 2 pages filled up before i even said another word, i figured the PEOPLE wanted to talk about her. if you don't wanna discuss it, get off this thread.

and lighten up will you...you are loved. seriously, i mean to be funny more than "rude." drop your guard and just chill. dont' tell me that scratching stuff wasn't funny at all!? later

 

[Patiently Waiting]

Originally posted by megkudos:
•I am guessing that she probably got the interviews with a 21 MCAT because she is a URM. •••

It's been repeatedly mentioned she's a Puerto Rican. According to Caveman: she's quite a flower...(NOT!!!! 😀 )

I totally agree that the hard numbers (GPA, MCAT) are not a good indicator of if he/she will become a great physician, BUT a MCAT score 21??? a 19 prior to this retake? Look, no matter how excruciating her circumstances were that led to a poor performance TWICE IN A ROW, how will she handle anatomy, biochem in med school? Maybe she just can't kickass on the standardized exam? Possible.

 

[A. Caveman]

good point patiently waiting, but getting an AA at our nearby community college (such easy classes) and doing the othe 60 credits at my alma mater should have resulted in a higher gpa in order to prove her abilities. i agree with your point about numbers not equaling great physician, but remember i mentioned that also med schools want to know you can do well in the coursework that leads up to being a physician...she hasn't demonstrated she can do the work (well apparently she has to temple and GW).

 

[lake show]

caveman, what good is whining about this through this website going to do? i'm all for airing out frustrations and asking for opinions, but this topic has been beaten to death. you didn't get the interview, this girl did. i doubt that you know EVERYTHING about this girl's application to truly make all the judgements you did about her. maybe she lied on the app or has a unique background that she never revealed to anyone, who knows, but the fact is that 2 schools found her worthy of an interview. if you really have beef, why don't you ask them yourself why she got one and not you?

the rude part about your posts to me is the fact that you're belittling someone who can't defend herself on this site. be the man and confront her about it, don't go behind her back and start bashing her.

 

[CoffeeCat]

Caveman, it's my bet that you'd have a better shot at getting into med school if you focused as much attention on your own application as you do others. Nobody likes a whiner. 😉

 

[A. Caveman]

corleone and coffeecat...would you think less of me if i told you that i made the whole thing up just for the sake of discussion???

PS. did you READ my previous two posts. i just finished explaining that i'm not whining. i thought i was very clear. if the two of you put more thought into people's comments, maybe you wouldn't keep making these stupid mistakes. like i said before...understand my post before you move on...otherwise you're gonna force people to reinvent the wheel over and over and over ....

 

[CoffeeCat]

😛

 

[A. Caveman]

i accept your apology. j/k 😀
anyway, we can drop this whole "issue" right now if THE PEOPLE want to.

😛 😛 😛 😛

 

[lake show]

caveman, as a suggestion, humor is real difficult to get through these posts. a simple 😀 or 😎 would get rid of a lot of misunderstandings about your "true" intentions. i don't mind spicing things up for some heated discussions, but i don't know if your pissed, bitter, or joking.

😛

 

[A. Caveman]

i see your point. i just feel so fruity when i put those faces in there just so i'm not misunderstood. it's like when you tell a joke and not many people laugh, so you think they didn't get it..so you explain it...and you feel like a total ass for selling yourself out (as the performer..or comic..or artist) and explaining it.

but what the hell do i have to lose...i've already sold my soul to SATAN for an acceptance.

😀 😀 &lt;------ this means i'm joking children.

geez that felt fruity.. it's like when you talk to little kids, and you wanna make sure you smile through everything you say so that they don't misunderstand you. better example: it's like when you're in front of a lion in the wilderness and you wanna smile so that it doesn't think you're disrespecting it (even though it seems obvious to the civilized animals that you're not disrespecting it). better example: it's like when you talk to big scary black guys, and you wanna make sure you sound extra nice so they don't misunderstand and get mad, even though most people wouldn't misunderstand.

anyway, i'm just teasing corleone 😀 😉