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let me do some recruting in my may mcat thread =) i think as soon as app season starts we will get more ppl..=)

i think this thread and the may thread are the few threads i visit because some people can be so mean on some of the threads so i just selectively post where i know people wont eat me alive =)
 
BlueElmo said:
We need more 2014ers here.
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It may just be too early in the cycle for many people. And, honestly, I kind of feel like I'm tempting fate every time I post in this thread, so I can see how people would have reservations about joining the club.
 
ksmi117 said:
So I now have a thesis topic. I'm scared of my thesis. Also, I need to decide whether I want to do a poster presentation at a conference in Denver in July. It may conflict with an internship that I applied for and haven't heard back from, and I need to decide by Monday. grrrrr....
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Go to the conference!! Especially if it is either a really big conference, or a really small conference. If it is big, you will see so much that is going on, and it will help your perspective a lot. If it is a small, close-knit conference, you'll get to know all the famous, important people in your field. I went to a big (>35,000 ppl) conference last year, and it changed my life.

In any case, any decent internship position should be understanding of that sort of situation.

--and congrats on narrowing down your thesis topic. How exciting!
 
simran come to my apartment, ill help you study for the MCAT.
 
i dont do mcat studying with strangers. im sorry =)

u r too funny =)
 
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CielloStelatto said:
Go to the conference!! Especially if it is either a really big conference, or a really small conference. If it is big, you will see so much that is going on, and it will help your perspective a lot. If it is a small, close-knit conference, you'll get to know all the famous, important people in your field. I went to a big (>35,000 ppl) conference last year, and it changed my life.

In any case, any decent internship position should be understanding of that sort of situation.

--and congrats on narrowing down your thesis topic. How exciting!
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Word on the conference. IMO, I hate the big ones. It is fun to see everyone's work, but they just are not as much tangible fun. The smaller ones, with a few hundred people are my favorite. The interaction you get with scientists is absolutely moving. Not just during the "science" part of the meeting, but hanging out, drinking, eating dinner, etc. A PI I met at a conference a couple of years ago is writing one of my letters, since I need two PI letters for mudphud, but have only worked in one lab.

Not to mention, the big scientists feel indebted to cover their poor students' tab at the end of the night. 👍 My boss yelled at me when I tried to take my wallet out to pay for a beer last time.

I have to write my thesis this summer. In the middle of applying, finishing the MCAT, continuing research. :barf:
 
chuckanderson said:
oh what a beautiful morrrrning
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Disagree... Took a morning Verbal practice section. Popped a 5 on it. This is after averaging 11s and 12s the last few weeks. :scared:

*Just a fluke, just a fluke, just a fluke*

At least its Friday.
 
orrghead16 said:
Disagree... Took a morning Verbal practice section. Popped a 5 on it. This is after averaging 11s and 12s the last few weeks. :scared:

*Just a fluke, just a fluke, just a fluke*

At least its Friday.
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that happened to me more than a few times. don't sweat it. (although i have to say i wasn't thrilled with my VR score on the actual test. but whatever.)
 
orrghead16 said:
Word on the conference. IMO, I hate the big ones. It is fun to see everyone's work, but they just are not as much tangible fun. The smaller ones, with a few hundred people are my favorite. The interaction you get with scientists is absolutely moving. Not just during the "science" part of the meeting, but hanging out, drinking, eating dinner, etc. A PI I met at a conference a couple of years ago is writing one of my letters, since I need two PI letters for mudphud, but have only worked in one lab.
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👍. So true.

I like both sizes. Big conferences just give me that sense of awe in all that is going on. So much research, everywhere. My experience might be skewed because my advisor who went with me knew a lot of people there, so there was this close-knit section in our area, but then this huge room with all of the unknown.... or something.
 
BlueElmo said:
You play golf? Are you good?
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In a one word synopsis, no.

I never really get serious and keep track of my score accurately. I can hit well some days and poorly other days. I consider myself good when I get a par, and I probably have like 5 birdies in my life. I had one eagle put on a par 5 from like 80 ft.

I bet there's a lot of good courses for you to golf at in Cali though huh?
 
Bryson17 said:
In a one word synopsis, no.

I never really get serious and keep track of my score accurately. I can hit well some days and poorly other days. I consider myself good when I get a par, and I probably have like 5 birdies in my life. I had one eagle put on a par 5 from like 80 ft.

I bet there's a lot of good courses for you to golf at in Cali though huh?
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Yeah, that's true. But I suck though. You actually have 5 birdies. I think I have a couple. And the second one was pure luck, no joke. :laugh:
 
Mk, I've decided to go to the conference. My project partner is going to, so I won't be alone either. I'm excited about it. 😀

And it's Friday, so that's happy, too.

Also, auditions for colorguard (flag twirling girls with the marching band) is tomorrow... and I'm still not positive that I want to do this next year. I've had a pretty annoying week and it makes me want to be lazy and not do anything. But I think I'll be more willing to after some time off from school, but I'm not sure. And then there's the whole applying and interviewing and missing practice thing... sigh.
 
ksmi117 said:
Mk, I've decided to go to the conference. My project partner is going to, so I won't be alone either. I'm excited about it. 😀

And it's Friday, so that's happy, too.

Also, auditions for colorguard (flag twirling girls with the marching band) is tomorrow... and I'm still not positive that I want to do this next year. I've had a pretty annoying week and it makes me want to be lazy and not do anything. But I think I'll be more willing to after some time off from school, but I'm not sure. And then there's the whole applying and interviewing and missing practice thing... sigh.
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just audition. you're not locked into anything if you try out, but if you don't go then you're pretty much locked into not being on colorguard 🙂
(aka history of my life with dance stuff)
 
dw2158 said:
just audition. you're not locked into anything if you try out, but if you don't go then you're pretty much locked into not being on colorguard 🙂
(aka history of my life with dance stuff)
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Sigh, yeah. But I don't want to take a spot from someone who will definitely do it. Every year someone quits though. It's just super annoying to deal with. I just think I'll miss it come football season. If I didn't do it, it'd be the first time in 7 years that I've gone to my school's football game as a fan and not part of the band. Weird.
 
BlueElmo said:
Yeah, that's true. But I suck though. You actually have 5 birdies. I think I have a couple. And the second one was pure luck, no joke. :laugh:
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I golf all the time... our campus golf course is only like $150 for a membership so I go almost everyday... just got back even 😀

I'm not good, but I have like a 18 handicap so I don't make a fool out of myself
 
ksmi117 said:
Sigh, yeah. But I don't want to take a spot from someone who will definitely do it. Every year someone quits though. It's just super annoying to deal with. I just think I'll miss it come football season. If I didn't do it, it'd be the first time in 7 years that I've gone to my school's football game as a fan and not part of the band. Weird.
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have you done colorguard in the past or do you play an instrument?
 
ksmi117 said:
I played flute in middle school. But this would be my 8th year in colorguard. Crazy...
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that's uber intense! don't do it just to keep your streak alive, though. it's more likely that you'll look back on senior year and wish you had had more free time than that you'll look back and regret not doing colorguard. take it from someone who quit a bunch of ECs senior year and never looked back🙂
 
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i slept naked last night with the window open LOL
 
I'm scared to declare myself a 2014'er because I don't want to jinx it... but I might as well just jump in. Here's to 2014. 👍

Also, I just finished having breakfast for lunch. Ate a half a cantaloupe all by myself and it was awesome.
 
binko said:
I'm scared to declare myself a 2014'er because I don't want to jinx it... but I might as well just jump in. Here's to 2014. 👍

Also, I just finished having breakfast for lunch. Ate a half a cantaloupe all by myself and it was awesome.
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That sounds fantabulous.👍

My breakfast-at-lunch was Five Guys.:laugh::laugh::laugh:


Sooooo bad for me!!
 
Myuu said:
That sounds fantabulous.👍

My breakfast-at-lunch was Five Guys.:laugh::laugh::laugh:


Sooooo bad for me!!
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I don't know what Five Guys is, but from the name I'm imagining a deep-dish pizza place.
 
I ate Chocolate Lucky Charms and Honey Nut Cheerios. I'm addicted to cerel.😍
 
Sigh... just got back from colorguard auditions. We had 39 people try out and 28 made it. Most ever. And 2/3 of the line is new this year. Should be interesting. Let's just hope I can work out this interview thing with practice.
 
What is colorguard again?
Threads are really slow today.
 
i was just perusing the wonderful msar 2010-2011 spreadsheet that DataWhore made and i'm feeling SUPER discouraged. i've been a little disappointed in my mcat score ever since the day i got it back, but i figured it would be way too big a risk to take it again. now i feel like i'm below average at 90% of the schools on my list but i don't know what to do about it (since it's too late to retake), other than tack on a few more schools that i don't really want to go to. argh.

sorry for the whiny post.
 
BlueElmo said:
What is colorguard again?
Threads are really slow today.
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The actual song doesn't start until like 0:45, and I'm the second person in the line on the right.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mtc_xkEE1y0[/youtube]

Skip to about 1:10, us marching out is pretty boring. But anyways. This is our pregame show. I'm the girl all the way to the right on the first row.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAvwgMP1cbQ[/youtube]
 
So it's like advanced cheerleading with flags?
 
that is so cool ksmi! I heard football games in the South are pretty crazy. I've always wanted to do school band.
 
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