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dw2158 said:
overall feeling about revisit = meh.

honestly, i was really excited about everything *except* for the people. that was disappointing even if it didn't quite manage to outweigh alllll of the other major positives. i only met 1-2 people that i felt like i could/would be friends with... i was shocked how many people had the frat boy/girl mindset of "every spare second i get during school is going to be spent drinking." i mean, i get that i'm a huge loser and choose to spend my time differently than most other 23-year-olds, but i thought in med school there would be more people like me.

and it's not only the partying... i just felt like so many people i met there were the cool kids in high school. you know what i mean. and that is SO not me-- i'm weird, and artsy, and occasionally awkward, and a homebody. not totally put together and fabulous.

so now i'm feeling excited about my future academic experiences but really depressed about how lonely and friendless i'm going to be. though i'm trying to remind myself that the people who have more in common with me might be too quiet to have introduced themselves... so i just didn't meet them. :xf:
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I bet you'll find people you like to hang out with. Plus there's a whole city of people.

Med school doesn't have the work hard/ play hard feeling to it. The drinking is mostly calms down some after the first semester though.

oaklandguy said:
haha, good night.

Well, since it's slow hopefully this post will be able to marinate.

I just got my grades back for this semester. 17 credits averaging out to a 3.9 for the semester, raising my total gpa up to a high 3.7

I 4.0ed Physiology, 4.0ed a gen-ed, 3.9ed orgo lab, got a 95% in anthropology which equates to a 3.7 for that class, got a 91% in bio lab which equates to a 3.6. Luckily bio lab is only 1 credit. I also got 2 credits of 4.0 for my research, but they are currently incomplete because my presentation isn't scheduled till end of May and I might skip it and just present at the end of July.
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Congrats!
 
brooklynblunder said:
yup. i think i understand dubs though. NYC has so many people, it can really be the loneliest place on earth sometimes.
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truer words have never been spoken.

drizzt3117 said:
Med school is pretty much like high school, except people are all 21+ and can go to the bars. That's true pretty much everywhere in my experience.

Actually med school makes it a lot worse... it's because of the stop and go nature of it, with immense amounts of stress and pressure before an exam, followed by a small window of relief after it. That's one of the reasons a lot of the "top tier" schools are trying to go away from grades to make it less ridiculous. After pulling 4-5 days with 4 hours sleep and 20 hours studying, people just want to get annihilated and stop thinking about whatever subject they were just studying haha. This is pretty much how investment banking was too, haha.
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yeah, this is pretty much what i was assuming. i don't really fit in because (1) i don't procrastinate, so i never end up pulling all nighters or whatever right before an exam, and (2) i refuse to let myself get *that* stressed out about schoolwork, and (3) my idea of total relaxation has nothing to do with alcohol and usually doesn't involve me leaving my apartment.

drizzt3117 said:
well you WILL be in NYC... there will probably be a few people to hang out with, right? 😉
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refer to brooklyn's post. been here 6 years... i pretty much know the drill by now.

DrYoda said:
I bet you'll find people you like to hang out with. Plus there's a whole city of people.

Med school doesn't have the work hard/ play hard feeling to it. The drinking is mostly calms down some after the first semester though.
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by doesn't did you mean does? :laugh:
 
morninggg. i hate when i'm still tired but can't sleep anymore.
 
BTW, the Cavs-Celtics series starting up before the last 1st round series is even done is stupid. I know they won their series early, but this just shows how horribly drawn out the NBA playoff scheduling is.
 
FloatOn said:
I don't drink alone. That would be very sad. 🙁 <-- me being sad

toomuch, are you male or female? I just kind of assume that everyone is a white male until proven othewise.
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Hahaha that's exactly how I see people on the board too...

FloatOn said:
I can hear the people who live udner me arguing. I think it's going to turn into a fistfight.
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Hmm I'm not sure if ur situation or my situation is better. I could hear the people above me... they weren't fighting. They were doing the exact opposite (I'll let your mind wander to what they were actually doing rather than explicitly blurting it out :laugh:)

dw2158 said:
yeah, this is pretty much what i was assuming. i don't really fit in because (1) i don't procrastinate, so i never end up pulling all nighters or whatever right before an exam, and (2) i refuse to let myself get *that* stressed out about schoolwork, and (3) my idea of total relaxation has nothing to do with alcohol and usually doesn't involve me leaving my apartment.
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@ #1: you don't procrastinate?! You are missing out on so much fun :meanie: But I agree w/ you - all nighters are silly... unless they are non-academic all nighters; those can be fun

And my idea of relaxation is anything that has to do w/ my friends around me - poker @ my place; mario kart party at 2 am or party till the cops come shut us down (no joke; this has happened to me) - I be down yo :laugh:
 
DrYoda said:
Off topic: They still haven't capped off the oil well 🙁
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Yea this isn't going to end well.

Can't they just drop a bomb down there something? That should seal up that hole pretty well...

Then again I guess it could make it a much bigger hole too 😡
 
Sentinel said:
Hahaha that's exactly how I see people on the board too...



Hmm I'm not sure if ur situation or my situation is better. I could hear the people above me... they weren't fighting. They were doing the exact opposite (I'll let your mind wander to what they were actually doing rather than explicitly blurting it out :laugh:)



@ #1: you don't procrastinate?! You are missing out on so much fun :meanie: But I agree w/ you - all nighters are silly... unless they are non-academic all nighters; those can be fun

And my idea of relaxation is anything that has to do w/ my friends around me - poker @ my place; mario kart party at 2 am or party till the cops come shut us down (no joke; this has happened to me) - I be down yo :laugh:
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yeah, i don't procrastinate... med school will be perfect for me in that way. in college i would just study a little bit every day, and usually the day before a test i'd be wandering around with not much left to do.
 
dw2158 said:
yeah, i don't procrastinate... med school will be perfect for me in that way. in college i would just study a little bit every day, and usually the day before a test i'd be wandering around with not much left to do.
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Yea usually I'll be getting a muffin @ Westside because they are awesome 🙂
 
dw2158 said:
muffins = evil!
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dude WHAT?! TAKE THAT BACK!!!!

I love my chocolate chip muffins - they are like super duper awesome. I tend to take every exam with a muffin because:

1. if I'm doing well - yay I'm celebrating with a muffin
2. if I'm not doing well - at least I've got my muffin

:laugh:
 
I'm )(&*(*&#(*^*#(9 pissed right now

I just woke up, got a call from work saying I was on the schedule, unbeknownst to me

FML
 
DrYoda said:
Med school doesn't have the work hard/ play hard feeling to it. The drinking is mostly calms down some after the first semester though.
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That's not my experience... there might be less days of drinking but there's more ebb and flow of it... when it flows, it flows hard haha

also all of 4th year post match is way more drinking than the rest of med school combined haha
 
Pedie Packs said:
I'm )(&*(*&#(*^*#(9 pissed right now

I just woke up, got a call from work saying I was on the schedule, unbeknownst to me

FML
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🙁
drizzt3117 said:
That's not my experience... there might be less days of drinking but there's more ebb and flow of it... when it flows, it flows hard haha

also all of 4th year post match is way more drinking than the rest of med school combined haha
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Yeah, that's what I was talking about. The drinking here has become more limited to weekends and after tests since biochem ended.
 
DrYoda said:
Off topic: They still haven't capped off the oil well 🙁
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Per BP spokeswomen, Marti Powers, "the dispersants attach themselves to underwater concentrations of oil, causing it to sink to the bottom and dissipate."

Yes, because oil disspates in water and just dissapears. What you mean, lady, is that the oil will stay at the bottom so that its less visible, and thus, in your minds, and hopefully ours, not as big of deal. seriously, I hope she, and her cohorts, suffocate slowly on their own sputum. :nod:
 
dw2158 said:
yeah, this is pretty much what i was assuming. i don't really fit in because (1) i don't procrastinate, so i never end up pulling all nighters or whatever right before an exam, and (2) i refuse to let myself get *that* stressed out about schoolwork, and (3) my idea of total relaxation has nothing to do with alcohol and usually doesn't involve me leaving my apartment.
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Med school is a little different. I think it'll be easier at Sinai where they're pure P/F and can take tests whenever etc, but there just isn't enough time to really pace yourself, for the most part. I stay way on top of class, I'm usually 3-4 days ahead in reading in three week blocks, but the last few days before a test are always an orgy of studying for everyone. Before our last block exams I spent 84 of the last 96 hours at a study room we claimed in school studying...

With your other two points, I think you'll still find people to hang out with, there's just going to be a big group of people who are down to get ridiculous haha.
 
Hoody said:
Per BP spokeswomen, Marti Powers, "the dispersants attach themselves to underwater concentrations of oil, causing it to sink to the bottom and dissipate."

Yes, because oil disspates in water and just dissapears. What you mean, lady, is that the oil will stay at the bottom so that its less visible, and thus, in your minds, and hopefully ours, not as big of deal. seriously, I hope she, and her cohorts, suffocate slowly on their own sputum. :nod:
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method # 14 to pick out a med student / premed: we use the word sputum
:laugh:

But I agree w/ u; ugh. Problem is, most of america is stupid enough to believe it 🙁
 
DrYoda said:
Yeah, that's what I was talking about. The drinking here has become more limited to weekends and after tests since biochem ended.
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yeah cuz the rest of the time people are in the library 🙁

drinking while studying is the way to go though 🙂
 
FloatOn said:
I don't drink alone. That would be very sad. 🙁 <-- me being sad
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Drinking alone is underrated. Not getting trashed, but having a glass of wine or beer or scotch or two is pretty fun 🙂

Getting hammered on a regular basis alone on the other hand = DCM.
 
Sentinel said:
dude WHAT?! TAKE THAT BACK!!!!

I love my chocolate chip muffins - they are like super duper awesome. I tend to take every exam with a muffin because:

1. if I'm doing well - yay I'm celebrating with a muffin
2. if I'm not doing well - at least I've got my muffin

:laugh:
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that's what mcd breakfast is for me 😀
 
Sentinel said:
dude WHAT?! TAKE THAT BACK!!!!

I love my chocolate chip muffins - they are like super duper awesome. I tend to take every exam with a muffin because:

1. if I'm doing well - yay I'm celebrating with a muffin
2. if I'm not doing well - at least I've got my muffin

:laugh:
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muffins are so full of fat and sugar... they masquerade as healthy sometimes, but they are actually just cupcakes. so many calories.

drizzt3117 said:
Med school is a little different. I think it'll be easier at Sinai where they're pure P/F and can take tests whenever etc, but there just isn't enough time to really pace yourself, for the most part. I stay way on top of class, I'm usually 3-4 days ahead in reading in three week blocks, but the last few days before a test are always an orgy of studying for everyone. Before our last block exams I spent 84 of the last 96 hours at a study room we claimed in school studying...

With your other two points, I think you'll still find people to hang out with, there's just going to be a big group of people who are down to get ridiculous haha.
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we'll see... i'm not concerned about the workload. my plan is to do just what you said-- stay a bit ahead in reading, etc.
 
dw2158 said:
muffins are so full of fat and sugar... they masquerade as healthy sometimes, but they are actually just cupcakes. so many calories..
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and? Where you going somewhere with this? I don't see your point :laugh:

I still maintain muffins = awesome 😀

ok; off to school for some tutoring, cya'll later
 
dw2158 said:
muffins are so full of fat and sugar... they masquerade as healthy sometimes, but they are actually just cupcakes. so many calories.
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yeah, they aren't very good for you, but they're tasty 🙂

we'll see... i'm not concerned about the workload. my plan is to do just what you said-- stay a bit ahead in reading, etc.
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Yeah, that's a good idea. Even if you stay 1 day ahead of everything, that'd be fine, but just make sure you understand everything you're reading down to the smallest detail, med schools love to test on completely obscure BS that has no relevance haha, but they also try to correlate everything clinically and don't necc teach you the correlations, they expect you to figure it out. It's pretty BS sometimes...

Example. A 32 year old male weightlifter presents in the emergency room with signs and symptoms of hypotension. What is the most likely diagnosis?

A. Ruptured aortic aneurysm
B. GI bleed secondary to diverticulosis
C. Ruptured hepatic adenoma
D. GI bleed secondary to Colon Cancer
E. Laceration at the gastroesophageal junction

I'll post the answer later, have fun with that 🙂
 
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drizzt3117 said:
yeah, they aren't very good for you, but they're tasty 🙂



Yeah, that's a good idea. Even if you stay 1 day ahead of everything, that'd be fine, but just make sure you understand everything you're reading down to the smallest detail, med schools love to test on completely obscure BS that has no relevance haha, but they also try to correlate everything clinically and don't necc teach you the correlations, they expect you to figure it out. It's pretty BS sometimes...

Example. A 32 year old male weightlifter presents in the emergency room with signs and symptoms of hypotension. What is the most likely diagnosis?

A. Ruptured aortic aneurysm
B. GI bleed secondary to diverticulosis
C. Ruptured hepatic adenoma
D. GI bleed secondary to Colon Cancer
E. Laceration at the gastroesophageal junction

I'll post the answer later, have fun with that 🙂
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Anyways, to answer my own question, the answer is C, ruptured hepatic adenoma.

Hepatic adenomas are benign tumors of the liver that happen in women taking oral contraceptives, or men taking steroids. They want you to assume that weightlifters are on anabolic steroids, making it more likely they'd get and rupture a hepatic adenoma... something like that will be one line out of 30 pages of text, plus you need to follow their train of thought. Fun stuff.

That's how they'd ask the question in med school. In step 1, they'd make it one more level of thinking and ask it like this...

A 32 year old male weightlifter presents in the emergency room with signs and symptoms of hypotension. Which of the following pathologic processes has a similar mechanism?

A. Leiomyoma
B. Rhabdomyolysis
C. Small Cell Carcinoma
D. Carcinoid Tumor
E. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.
 
guess below

C or D, paraneoplastic syndrome, I don't know enough to say which cancer would be more likely to do it without using teh google.
officially I'll make my random guess C.
 
DrYoda said:
guess below

C or D, paraneoplastic syndrome, I don't know enough to say which cancer would be more likely to do it without using teh google.
officially I'll make my random guess C.
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It's A, Leiomyomas are benign tumors that are sensitive to sex steroids. They are the most common tumor of the GYN tract and one of the most common benign tumors in women. They are 3 times more likely in African Americans.

B. Rhabdomyolysis is destruction of muscle tissue. It is common in mitochondrial disorders or after intense exercise.

C. Small Cell Lung Cancer is associated with mutations in L-myc and expresses S100. It has a very poor prognosis and surgery is not indicated.

D. Carcinoid tumors are neuroendocrine tumors that usually arise in the GI tract. They secrete serotonin and when metastatic to the liver, elevated serotonin levels in the blood stream cause flushing, diarrhea, and right heart valve dysfunction.

E. Carpal Tunnel has nothing to do with the question at all, it's caused by median nerve compression.

Anyways, the boards is like that with 335 more questions.
 
:hello: everyone

i just went and read the 30 pages in this thread since i last posted. partially because i love you guys, but mostly because i'm a dork with some free time 😎
 
it's weird to think that two years from now i'm going to (hopefully) know about all those random little facts that drizzt posted about
 
drizzt3117 said:
It's A, Leiomyomas are benign tumors that are sensitive to sex steroids. They are the most common tumor of the GYN tract and one of the most common benign tumors in women. They are 3 times more likely in African Americans.
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Yeah, I didn't even know what leiomyomas was:laugh:.



:hello: everyone

i just went and read the 30 pages in this thread since i last posted. partially because i love you guys, but mostly because i'm a dork with some free time 😎
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:hello:
 
I'm actually managing to productively study and internet at the same time today.👍

and my apartment is really humid today, I wonder when the AC goes active.
 
It gets me really excited to think about what we'll be learning in the next 2 years too...

I'm at work and settled down now. I realize I only have 3 weeks left.... I should end on a good note 😎
 
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