Caribbean + Genius = ?

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For everyone one of you there's 10 kids who were smart enough to study for a week and pop a 30, not to say you're not smart, but you're probably not revolutionarily smart. Most people aren't
 
This is the last thing I will write on this thread. OP seems to only want to go to med school for status, not for the pleasure of being a physician and helping people.
 
ComputerGuy365 said:
Don't worry guys I'm a genius as well. In high school, I got an A in freshman chemistry without studying. I must be a genius.

OP, I would just suggest you take this a little more seriously because you will never succeed by being lazy. Keep your ego down as well.
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I had an annoying friend who actually used to say that he got "an A in Freshman Chemistry without studying he's smarter than all the pre-med students at college" and my friends and I would just side eye him.
 
MLaura said:
I had an annoying friend who actually used to say that he got "an A in Freshman Chemistry without studying he's smarter than all the pre-med students at college" and my friends and I would just side eye him.
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and I have a family member tell me all the time that nursing school is just as hard as medical school because they know a nurse that had to study a lot to pass. I'm working on restraining myself to just the side eye but have been failing thus far
 
MLaura said:
I had an annoying friend who actually used to say that he got "an A in Freshman Chemistry without studying he's smarter than all the pre-med students at college" and my friends and I would just side eye him.
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My sister tells me our high school science classes were much harder than those at her LAC, he might not even be wrong
 
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sb247 said:
and I have a family member tell me all the time that nursing school is just as hard as medical school because they know a nurse that had to study a lot to pass. I'm working on restraining myself to just the side eye but have been failing thus far
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This is so depressing to hear.
 
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Hospitalized said:
I'm going to compare your situation to a one night stand.

She looks really attractive, she's got tits, a nice smile, even an attractive personality as a bonus.

For some odd reason, she's really attracted to you. She wants you, so you say heck, I'll do it, surely nothing bad will happen to ME. People have done it , they've made it out alright, so will I!

At first, it goes really great. You love it. She's excited, you're excited. FINALLY, all of this buildup and you have gotten something you once dreamed about.

It ends. She's gone the next day, life goes on. You forget about it.

Before you know it, sometime later, you get this pain in your crotch, a massive outbreak of sores, and you have to go see the doctor. Tests come back, you've got the clap.

Here's a summary in case you weren't following.

This girl is the Caribbean, she's pretending she's interested because she wants satisfaction or is getting over something. In this case, the school wants your money. It's a pretty attractive deal because you like sex and women, otherwise known as an MD degree.

The time period after the initial "encounter" (your admission), where you go about living normally, is the first two years at a Caribbean school.

Now that STD test is your Step 1 score. No one wants to match with you anymore.
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That's not how "the clap" presents.
 
ewax said:
That's not how "the clap" presents.
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If you were such a genius, why didn't you study more than 30 minutes for tests, knowing the high stakes involved? Your lack of reasoning rules out such lofty intellect. Even the physics actual-genius someone mentioned bothered to study.

Oh - my first MCAT with no study was a 29. So thanks for calling me a SUPERgenius!

ratiocinate said:
Hello Y'all,

Due to personal, non-academic reasons, I do not feel that my GPA, MCAT, and ECs properly reflect my ability to succeed in medical school. I literally did not study for the MCAT, yet scored a 27. I just cram 30 minutes before my exams and got a 3.6 GPA. I have a few volunteering activities, which I nearly got kicked out of because they are so boring (the triviality of the tasks given to volunteers bothers be, I love the patient interaction of course). Anyways, I know that in med school if I study, I will be able to more than master the material.

So...what if I go the Caribbean and totally rock all the classes? How hard will it be to graduate a successful doctor and match into a respectable residency?

I honestly hate college with a passion, and just want to move out and begin med school where real medical training occurs (handing out check in forms in the ER is nothing nothing nothing nothing at all like being an ER doctor, obviously). I just can't wait to start med school, so I want to start at the Caribbean.

TL;DR: if you are a genius who would have done well in a US med school, and then you go to the Caribbean and graduate with flying colors, can you still be a successful doctor?

Thanks!
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ratiocinate said:
Hello Y'all,

Due to personal, non-academic reasons, I do not feel that my GPA, MCAT, and ECs properly reflect my ability to succeed in medical school. I literally did not study for the MCAT, yet scored a 27. I just cram 30 minutes before my exams and got a 3.6 GPA. I have a few volunteering activities, which I nearly got kicked out of because they are so boring (the triviality of the tasks given to volunteers bothers be, I love the patient interaction of course). Anyways, I know that in med school if I study, I will be able to more than master the material.

So...what if I go the Caribbean and totally rock all the classes? How hard will it be to graduate a successful doctor and match into a respectable residency?

I honestly hate college with a passion, and just want to move out and begin med school where real medical training occurs (handing out check in forms in the ER is nothing nothing nothing nothing at all like being an ER doctor, obviously). I just can't wait to start med school, so I want to start at the Caribbean.

TL;DR: if you are a genius who would have done well in a US med school, and then you go to the Caribbean and graduate with flying colors, can you still be a successful doctor?

Thanks!
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It sounds to me that you're no genius but rather a lazy person who is likely going to do poorly in medschool bc you wont even put in the effort to study for the mcat.

A 27 is piss poor
 
efle said:
A 27 is considered very competitive for DO schools...
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Woo hoo!
This score is piss poor and hasn't even beaten the average APPLICANT since 2003.
The average matriculant in 2014 had over a 31.
Though I'm sure, as a genius, he can review the material he took months and years ago with minimal effort over a few weeks and secure a solid 39+.
The world needs more lazy physicians, I mean Geniuses. OP contact me for a LOR from a top 10 faculty member. You deserve nothing less.
https://www.aamc.org/download/321494/data/factstable17.pdf
 
Tired said:
It seems like most people on SDN are fairly competitive MD applicants. An MCAT score below the mean for all test takers (much less matriculants) will generally be thought of as a poor score. I don't think anyone was trying to offend DO applicants.
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I love DO! I just love research more...
 
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