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redrower said:
yea i liked maceo's advice. that one kid who bolded and underlined and red fonted I HATE YOU...like seriously!? i hope youre never in a clinic where you encounter some poor girl who has dealt with hardships and is now looking for advice on what to do with her pregnancy at 14....these people have no sympathy. their horses are way too tall for this profession 🙄

oh and if any of you guys on THIS thread are the type of premeds were talking about, take the BBC outta your butts...i dont wanna go to school with such uptight individuals 🙂
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I think there's a bit of a difference in showing sympathy for a patient and showing sympathy for someone who is obviously trying to lie to get ahead. That being said, the rudeness and the "oh I'm so much better than you" in the thread isn't necessary. No, I don't think s/he should lie. I think a lot of people have stuff they wish they could lie about, but they don't. I thought about lying about my IA. Everyone with someone like that is bound to toy with the idea at some point. It just kinda blows up if you make that thought public, especically on SDN. People here always have to state their opinion and if someone else already said it, they say it again but more emphatically. This eventually leads to "you're the scum of the earth. i hope you die."
 
dw2158 said:
says the dude who jumped on me, calling me a gunner when i calmly asked a legitimate question about grades 😉
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omg i did not jump on you, i made a joke that you got angry at, i also did give you advice that you asked for!!!! 😛. I even said sorry after taht. Women never let anything go man :laugh:
 
Hey everyone! I'm just checking in. I'll be applying this cycle as well, but by the sounds of it you guys are waaaaaay ahead of me.

Anyway, Whaaaaaddddaaaaaaap!
 
Substance P said:
Hey everyone! I'm just checking in. I'll be applying this cycle as well, but by the sounds of it you guys are waaaaaay ahead of me.

Anyway, Whaaaaaddddaaaaaaap!
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sup P! welcome to this ridiculous thread :laugh:
 
Elijah05 said:
omg i did not jump on you, i made a joke that you got angry at, i also did give you advice that you asked for!!!! 😛. I even said sorry after taht. Women never let anything go man :laugh:
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i was just joshin' ya! no worries
 
Substance P said:
Thanks! I'll need it!




Thanks! This place is crazy! You guys have 443 pages already!!! I'm just going to put this out there now, I'm not going to read all that... 🙂
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haha yeah, i go to bed waaaay earlier than most of these kids and i don't even bother catching up when i check in in the morning.
 
MD for me too. i'm surprised we don't have anyone considering DO; i feel like there is usually a strong contingent on SDN.
 
dw2158 said:
haha yeah, i go to bed waaaay earlier than most of these kids and i don't even bother catching up when i check in in the morning.
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Ha ha. At the rate this thread looks like it's moving I can't say that I blame you.

brooklynblunder said:
i do research with substance P in lung mast cells!
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Nice, man! What are you guys looking at with the mast cells as they relate to Substance P? I've always been interested in the neural correlates of chronic pain, I actually almost did my thesis on it, but did psychosurgery/functional neurosurgery instead. I suppose substance p will always have a special place in my heart though. 😀
 
BlueElmo said:
Just MD for me.🙂
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Nice! I think I'm just going MD this cycle as well, but was considering DO.

dw2158 said:
MD for me too. i'm surprised we don't have anyone considering DO; i feel like there is usually a strong contingent on SDN.
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Yeah, that is pretty strange. If I don't get in this cycle I'm definitely applying DO next cycle.
 
my project focuses more on the complement system but i found an alternative pathway for g protein direct signaling which we think substance p is partaking (http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/119391353/abstract?CRETRY=1&SRETRY=0) basically somewhat intertwined with that article, focusing on histamine release -> bronchiole constriction -> asthma



I'm applying to both MD and the couple of DO schools in the area like PCOM and UMDNJ SOM. I'm always in a world of my own so whenever i opened a box of legos or built a desk or whatever I never looked at the instruction manual. As long as I have whatever degree society requires me to practice and I enjoy the area (which is usually everywhere), I'm down
 
dw2158 said:
i was just joshin' ya! no worries
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lol i know, its just women scare me 😛. Their wrath is worse then anything in the world :scared:

dw2158 said:
MD for me too. i'm surprised we don't have anyone considering DO; i feel like there is usually a strong contingent on SDN.
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i couldnt apply DO. I would personally feel as if i failed, I know MD=DO basically, same pay, job description, blah blah blah. But i would find it really hard to go DO, w/o at least 2 application cycles for MD. Not to mention the stigma from those elitist docs...which i have personally seen a fair amount of while doing research at the hospital.
 
what u guys think?

drive to nashville from philly (without resting in between) and meet up with friends in ATL for the weekend

or just fly there and come back w/o searching for TI?
 
Substance P said:
Thanks! I'll need it!




Thanks! This place is crazy! You guys have 443 pages already!!! I'm just going to put this out there now, I'm not going to read all that... 🙂
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You have to read all the pervious pages in order to start posting here. There's a quiz.

Substance P said:
:hello: Hey!



Is anyone here applying DO as well as MD? Or is this pretty much just MD?
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MD here. I don't know if there is anyone that posts here that's applying DO too. Probably not.

brooklynblunder said:
what u guys think?

drive to nashville from philly (without resting in between) and meet up with friends in ATL for the weekend

or just fly there and come back w/o searching for TI?
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Drive, it's always more fun. I HATE airport security, lines, ticketing, prices, parking, luggage, airplane seats, food, etc.

jk about the quiz btw. welcome to our thread!
 
brooklynblunder said:
my project focuses more on the complement system but i found an alternative pathway for g protein direct signaling which we think substance p is partaking (http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/119391353/abstract?CRETRY=1&SRETRY=0) basically somewhat intertwined with that article, focusing on histamine release -> bronchiole constriction -> asthma



I'm applying to both MD and the couple of DO schools in the area like PCOM and UMDNJ SOM. I'm always in a world of my own so whenever i opened a box of legos or built a desk or whatever I never looked at the instruction manual. As long as I have whatever degree society requires me to practice and I enjoy the area (which is usually everywhere), I'm down
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The link doesn't work for me, but your research sounds pretty interesting.

I completely agree with your philosophy for med school. It won't matter when all is said and done as long as you can practice. I feel that way too, but I would rather apply the $200 for the DO apps to my MD apps since I can only afford a few this year.
 
Bryson17 said:
You have to read all the pervious pages in order to start posting here. There's a quiz.


MD here. I don't know if there is anyone that posts here that's applying DO too. Probably not.


Drive, it's always more fun. I HATE airport security, lines, ticketing, prices, parking, luggage, airplane seats, food, etc.

jk about the quiz btw. welcome to our thread!
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You say that now... I was already through page 216... Sigh... 😉
 
ksmi117 said:
I think there's a bit of a difference in showing sympathy for a patient and showing sympathy for someone who is obviously trying to lie to get ahead. That being said, the rudeness and the "oh I'm so much better than you" in the thread isn't necessary. No, I don't think s/he should lie. I think a lot of people have stuff they wish they could lie about, but they don't. I thought about lying about my IA. Everyone with someone like that is bound to toy with the idea at some point. It just kinda blows up if you make that thought public, especically on SDN. People here always have to state their opinion and if someone else already said it, they say it again but more emphatically. This eventually leads to "you're the scum of the earth. i hope you die."
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i have a theory about the med school application process...if everyone was 100% honest, only 5% of the applicant pool would be accepted...🙄
 
dw2158 said:
MD for me too. i'm surprised we don't have anyone considering DO; i feel like there is usually a strong contingent on SDN.
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well it is in the pre-allo forum

nvm saw that someone above was applyin to both.
 
redrower said:
i have a theory about the med school application process...if everyone was 100% honest, only 5% of the applicant pool would be accepted...🙄
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Probably more like 1%. 99% of pre-meds are either: evil, liars, greedy, cheaters, bitchy, or annoyingly stupid.

Which category do I fall into? none, i'm food, i have no category
 
I'm going to take a week off of SDN and see if I feel less stressed by the burden of knowing when secondaries and interviews are being released. Peace.
 
Aggro said:
I'm going to take a week off of SDN and see if I feel less stressed by the burden of knowing when secondaries and interviews are being released. Peace.
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i did that and it was great!!!!!🙂
 
Aggro said:
I'm going to take a week off of SDN and see if I feel less stressed by the burden of knowing when secondaries and interviews are being released. Peace.
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actually...good idea. me too. ill be back next friday. later guys
 
Elijah05 said:
me!! I got an interview invite from creighton...i feel like not a total failure at least now lol.
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Congrats! I was waiting for you to get some good news, you deserve it.
As I see it, once you get the interview, the luck's kind of out the window now and it's all on you to be awesome.

Oh, look - an inadvertant top. It's just not as fun anymore.
 
redrower said:
i have a theory about the med school application process...if everyone was 100% honest, only 5% of the applicant pool would be accepted...🙄
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So true. I everyone that I know who's been accepted to med school has "embellished" some of their experience. It's the nature of the beast.
 
Substance P said:
So true. I everyone that I know who's been accepted to med school has "embellished" some of their experience. It's the nature of the beast.
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Any time you're selling yourself to the best of your ability, you are going to tiptoe the line between truth and embellishment. I think it's totally fine as long as you don't lie and don't make up stuff that didn't happen. This applies to regular job interviews as well as med school apps.
 
SteinUmStein said:
Any time you're selling yourself to the best of your ability, you are going to tiptoe the line between truth and embellishment. I think it's totally fine as long as you don't lie and don't make up stuff that didn't happen. This applies to regular job interviews as well as med school apps.
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I agree. This is how people get ahead the world. The key is also seeing how experiences relate to one another. This allows for embellishment without crossing the line.
 
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